cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7701162

I want to ask here too if that’s ok. Still not 100% sure how federation works but would like to get a bigger audience for more viewpoints.

I would love to hear the thoughts of this leftist community, not least any comrade in Russia. In the US it’s so hard to get any serious Russia news/analysis because of the propaganda here- you have red guys that love Russia & Putin to own the libs, and you have blue guys that hate Russia & Putin because it’s their favorite boogeyman. I ask because I personally don’t like Putin for his war on gayness (wake me up when we get to war of gayness) but I understand that countries in the US’s crosshairs are those that make their history under the least self-selected circumstances. I was looking at some stats when this question came to mind:

UA

RU

So material conditions have definitely improved under Putin, which is a miracle considering the fall of the USSR and the disgrace of Yeltsin, which makes me think there are probably people out there who like Putin for rational reasons, besides owning the libs. I would love to hear your thoughts either way.

  • La Dame d'Azur@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I fully despise him and wish to see him (and his allies) removed from power.

    Unfortunately there’s pretty much no way this happens without another Yeltsin taking over to rape Russia for the benefit of Western oligarchs for the second time within my lifetime.

    So I tolerate him and his fellow oligarchs because right now they’re the only thing standing between the West and turning Russia into another neo-Nazi dictatorship like Ukraine; an objectively worse outcome.

    Hopefully an opportunity will present itself in the near future where our Russian comrades can oust the crooks from United Russia and restore socialism to the country without the West trying to take advantage of the chaos.