(February 22, 2017 at 10:07 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(February 22, 2017 at 9:57 pm)Kosh Wrote: True, but then they went and subjugated themselves by putting Putin in charge. It was probably a "Make Russia Great Again" bullshit line that they lapped up.
They put putin in charge because the transition from soviet totalitarian communism to the supposed liberal capitalism was so mishandled that most of those who lived through it would infinitely prefer the palest shadow of old communist totalitarianism over the sort of liberal capitalism they experienced.
That very well might be true. My point is that a large portion of both populations looked back at what was (and forgetting that it wasn't all that great) instead of looking forward and trying to make things better. They did free themselves, but then said fuckit.
“Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.”
