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"Russia loves America" is similiar level of simplification as "post-soviet countries love democracy". In reality, people here don't value democracy as much as t
by StingyJelly 3y ago
"Russia loves America" is similiar level of simplification as "post-soviet countries love democracy". In reality, people here don't value democracy as much as they just want German cars, French clothes and American movies and politicians are adapting to the demand.
- dantyti 3y agoI find it difficult to understand whether your second sentence refers to Russia or those 'post-soviet countries'. If it is the latter, I want to note that as a person from a Baltic country I have no doubt that my fellow citizens value self-determination and democracy a lot more than consumer goods.
- thriftwy 3y agoIn that case the question would be whether they valid democracy more than the opportunity to be employed in London or Germany. Of course, it's impossible to tell, since in this case they come bundled, at least until now.
- kranke155 3y agoHow are those two at odds?
- StingyJelly 3y agoThat was a reckless generalization on my part, I meant both. It was my cynical take on the atmosphere in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland as well as (anecdotally) in Russia. Clearly Baltics have made a much bigger progress.
- dfxm12 3y agoCould Barbie have been made (and had the marketing muscle put behind it) anywhere else but America though? Would Givenchy have grown to the brand that it is in a France that wasn't democratic? You can say or even think you don't like America, but what does that really mean when you seek out things that have thrived because of it?