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Are you equating the government of the USSR with Putin's Russia? These are two different governments. I agree that Putin is not a believer in Democracy (as defined by the current left in the US). Putin follows in a long cultural tradition in Russia of "the strong leader". He believes he should be in charge, and that politics is a game of force, not of representation. I'll agree to all that about Putin.

That said, since Putin has been in power, there have been none of the true horrors of the USSR, no gulag system, no mass disappearances, no overwhelming domestic travel restrictions. I both have friends from Russia, and I traveled there myself in 1989 (Communist) and 2018 (Putin). I speak enough Russian to get around. The difference between 1989 and 2018 is impossible to describe to someone who has not experienced both. Putin's Russia is not the same animal as communist Russia at all.

But the raw hatred of "Russia" in our media is blind to any of this real-world subtlety. It's all lost in "Russia bad!" This is a huge mistake, both morally and practically. They don't begin to understand what they are talking about, and whipping up the population into a war frenzy against their idea of their enemy is supremely dangerous when their idea of their enemy is WAY wide of the mark of what the country "Russia" actually is.

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Are you equating the government of the USSR with Putin's Russia? These are two different governments

I mean, sure, they got different flags. They got different names. But Putin is old guard KGB.

there have been none of the true horrors of the USSR, no gulag system, no mass disappearances, no overwhelming domestic travel restrictions

I see news stories. Poisonings, assassinations. You don't really want to be a political opponent over there. I believe they hate gays too, which I'm not cool with. I mean if a dude wants to take cock, not be competition for women, more power to those guys. Russia also limits outside internet access.

This is a huge mistake, both morally and practically.

I'm okay with it. Nothing against the Russian people, but I don't see how what's good for Russia is good for the US. Russia is just upset they're being bled financially for their land grab. But this is perfect. If it had gone smoothly Russia might start thinking more ambitiously. This was a test run. Still might be.