I think people downvoting aren't objecting to the idea that russian oligarchs/businessmen engaged in unethical and/or illegal practices to build their businesse

I think people downvoting aren't objecting to the idea that russian oligarchs/businessmen engaged in unethical and/or illegal practices to build their businesses--everyone agrees on that. What downvoters probably are objecting to is the idea that oligarchs/businessmen in the United States didn't do those exact same kinds of things to build their own businesses. Because they totally did, and they still do.