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What we call "with western freedoms", you call "under western control". But you are wrong. The west will mostly ally itself (as best it can) with champions of
by yobbo 5y ago
What we call "with western freedoms", you call "under western control". But you are wrong.
The west will mostly ally itself (as best it can) with champions of its values, whether they be Ukrainians, Russians, or any other ethnicity. This is the actual threat to the regime in Moscow.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoBut... does not your statement effectively support my argument? A threat to regime in Moscow is a threat to Russia? What am I missing? Can you elaborate?
- yobbo 5y agoPeople in the west, generally, choose to view the regime in Moscow as bearing most of the responsibility for the high level of inequality and poverty in Russia, through corruption and abuse. The beginnings of democracy in Ukraine demonstrates a roadmap for a potential Russian future. Democracy is a threat to the current regime in Moscow, but is not a threat to the Russian people.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoIt is a reasonable interpretation though I will admit I disagree with it. I have no problem separating people from their government. That said, I am not sure the regime in Moscow - come to think of it, any regime - feels the same way. I guess what I am saying is that you might be missing a forest for the trees. Democracy is a threat to Putin only in a sense that his control over Ukraine weakened with ouster of Yanukovych. He was fine with democracy as long as 'his' candidate won. Now, we can argue over whether Ukraine was a democracy, but I am not sure that is a good or even worthwhile argument to have.