I traveled the world and am born in Romania. Russia is an evil authoritarian kleptocratic state with vestiges of communism that need to be excised by the Russia

I traveled the world and am born in Romania. Russia is an evil authoritarian kleptocratic state with vestiges of communism that need to be excised by the Russian people. The Hungarians had to deal with this, the Polish had to deal with this, the Romanians had to deal with this, etc. If Russia wants to be part of the civilized and liberal (in the classical sense) Western world, there needs to be change. The Chinese people will eventually have to come to the same national conclusion, but at least China isn't bombing civilians in neighboring countries—not that Uyghur concentration camps are much better, but at least they are quieter. The US and NATO are hardly perfect, of course, but let's not kid ourselves: just about everyone would rather live in America than in Russia. There's a reason Silicon Valley is here; there's a reason Hollywood is here; there's a reason the best universities (where even Russian oligarchs send their kids) are here.