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Number 2) doesn't survive the barest comparison with history, as if it were true then there would never be political revolutions in oppressive cultures.

• skylan_q 14y ago
  Cultures and regimes are different, and this hits the nail on the head. The regime isn't oppressive by Russian standards. But by western standards, it is.
  • andreyvit 14y ago
    As a Russian, I can assure you that it is, in my mind and in the minds of the educated people I know.