If you think USA is like Russia, you're way off. USA is a flawed democracy. Very flawed, but still a democracy, since your votes matter. Russia is an informational autocracy. It's ruled by a spin dictator who lies the country is a democracy whilst killing his real opponents and posing clowns as his real ones. Mind you, I am Russian.

Edit: Now that I'm looking at it again, US may be considered a capitalist oligarchy, I'm fine with that classification. I do, however, disagree about Russia being one, it's informational autocracy (hence "way off" to begin with)

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

It’s ruled by a spin dictator who lies the country is a democracy whilst killing his real opponents and posing clowns as his real ones.

Russia needs to defend itself against NATO is not spin. That some corrupt remaining Yeltsin cronies sometimes say Russia should not, is not "useful democracy". Navaltny caught on video soliciting funds from MI6 to diminish Russia is not useful democracy.

That west needs to have war on Russia, Iran, Syria, China is more spin than opposing war.

[–] Mistic 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah, and that's why "you need Putin," "Putin is our only leader," "no Putin, no Russia."

Doesn't that seem convenient? But that's only a part of it.

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