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> It's just that there are guns to be sold, proxy wars to be fought, and sanctions to be imposed, etc., until that country (Russia) is finally allowed to be plu

• coldtea 9y ago
  >There is the world of difference between the interests of Russian people and the interests of Russian government. Sure. But not much larger than with the interests of the people of most other countries and their government, and not that much as most western media present it. They blow any opposition parties, activists etc., out of all proportion, and favor western-educated and pro-western spokepersons as if they represent the country at large. Of course they have their own interests in mind when doing that -- plus the usual racist "the western way is the only way, and we know better". From what I can gather (my country is a neutral third zone with historically good ties with both EU and Russia), the majority of the people in Russia very much like Putin, and if one checks the numbers (economy) from when we was first elected and afterwards, one can easily see why. If an American president did a similar change in the economy he would have been worshipped as a god. The majority are also conservative and quite devout than the western media darlings, so they are with him on such issues too (just like lots of us citizens liked conservative politicians like Reagan or Bush Jr. -- or Trump for that matter).