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The comparison was not between putin's Russia and Russia 50 years ago. It was between Russia and USA. Despite everything that is fucked up and wrong with US Gov
by pavs 13y ago
The comparison was not between putin's Russia and Russia 50 years ago. It was between Russia and USA. Despite everything that is fucked up and wrong with US Government, I would hope (perhaps naively), its still better than Russia in terms of human rights at least?
- jacquesm 13y ago> I would hope (perhaps naively), its still better than Russia in terms of human rights at least? That depends on a lot of factors: - are you homosexual - ethnically caucasian - A subscriber to Islam - have a name that matches the name of someone on a no-fly list - an 'enemy combatant' (ages 13 and up) - an activist of sorts Or anyone of a hundred other arbitrary criteria. Those could make the difference between a safe & secure life 'just' being harassed periodically by people in uniform or spending time in Gitmo or Siberia.
- pavs 13y agoI agree with you and I am saying this from personal experience.
- geoka9 13y ago> ethnically caucasian Actually, that matters in Russia a lot, too. Although, their meaning of the word is different (Russian Caucasians are people originated from around the Caucasian Mountains; that's where all the guerilla fighting is currently going on).