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Every single one of the "superpowers" is guilty of this, not just Russia. Russia's just easy to target because it's obviously authoritarian, and thus villainous
by bovermyer 6y ago
Every single one of the "superpowers" is guilty of this, not just Russia. Russia's just easy to target because it's obviously authoritarian, and thus villainous by default.
The problem is obvious. The solution is not. Sanctions won't help, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say what WOULD help.
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoRussia's an easy target because of its history and its positioning against the west, the same is true of China. It's obvious that they're taking advantage of this situation - it directly weakens NATO which directly increases their power. It's not because "they're the big bad." It's because it makes the most logical sense and there is a lot of pretty easily verifiable smoke.
- bovermyer 6y agoThe governments of Russia and China are ideologically anathema to me personally. I try very hard to avoid my gut reaction, which is rather... final. Knowing this reaction of mine, every time I post something about either country, I have to be extra careful that I'm not indulging that.