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minus-squaredubya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·4 months agoRussia had a choice: play by the west’s rules, or play second fiddle to China. They chose the latter unfortunately for them and for us.
minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s just what happens when you go from tsarist serfdom state to a communist peasant regime to a “democractic” dictatorship while constantly greasing the gears with vodka and corruption.
minus-squaredubya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·4 months agoHey at least the alcoholism has gotten a little bit better, right?
Russia had a choice: play by the west’s rules, or play second fiddle to China. They chose the latter unfortunately for them and for us.
That’s just what happens when you go from tsarist serfdom state to a communist peasant regime to a “democractic” dictatorship while constantly greasing the gears with vodka and corruption.
Hey at least the alcoholism has gotten a little bit better, right?