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This comment would be considered bigoted by some or at least when applied to some other nations. But I agree with you. I came from there about when communism c
by yostrovs 6y ago
This comment would be considered bigoted by some or at least when applied to some other nations.
But I agree with you. I came from there about when communism crashed and had high hopes, which have now been destroyed. Russians just don't have the same wishes that people in the west do. They just want a grand and powerful nation that is feared by others. They don't mind living rather poor as long as they have nukes and hypersonic missiles or some such. And that leads to a place that doesn't seem very nice, friendly, or attractive.
- supernova87a 6y agoThis is especially interesting to me -- that the collective mentality of a people, first of all, is a real thing. And that it can really influence how the country itself evolves. And whether it can feed back on itself in bad ways and produce cycle of people and government and culture that lock a country into a bad situation...
- Kinrany 6y ago> that the collective mentality of a people, first of all, is a real thing I don't think that's true, or at least well-defined?
- tim333 6y agoWell, the Russian leadership perhaps. I wouldn't mind betting that many ordinary Russian people would rather be a normal EU style democracy like France or Germany.
- yostrovs 6y agoMany do, but surprisingly many more don't. Their main complaints are economic. If they would be a bit wealthier, they would be content. They are ok with a one party state, homophobia, corruption, etc. It's just they're very poor and it does kind of suck. So they're upset about wealth, but everything else is ok as far as they're concerned. Generalizing of course.