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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   Aleksandr Dugin's work is the philosophical/ideological cover for whatever Putin's doing. The gist is to create a conservative Eurasian state/alliance to combat Western liberalism.
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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   Azov are ideological extremists but I wouldn't read much into it being a motivator for Putin. It's a combination of imperialism, a significant population of ethnic Russian separatists being in Ukraine, and NATO concerns.
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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   The Ukrainian government deputized ideological extremists to retake/hold territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists. I'll concede to your comparison to a US militia when some state like Florida leaves the union and the US h
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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   Ukraine won't exist in 48 hours; the fact that the Azov battalion exists should be an indicator that very few will fight for the government.
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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   I think it's more accurate to see the government's primary function as deciding who gets what sinecure, not accomplishing things. I would wager that's the historical norm. Your list of failures, among others (homeless industr
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   by 0a3feeb 5y ago

   the competition for NSO within the US would be traditional defense contractors: raytheon, l3harris, etc. One can make much more money with the DoD than the DoJ.