Quote (ferdia @ 11 Mar 2022 13:35)
everything that user JohnnyMcCoy said is relevant. its a different culture from ours. it is also generally accepted that the best ruler of a country is a benign dictator. if this concept eludes you, google it. note: Putin is not benign, i would say that JohnnyMcCoy is talking ideas rather then people, if this is understood? don't zoom in on Putin to label a view as negative.
Western Democracy is, Western. different countries have existed for a long time and what works for one does not (immediately) work for everyone. Yes, we enjoy massive civil liberties, and yes it the world would be a wonderful place if everyone did, but the fact is no country is perfect, most political systems are flawed and the polticians are flawed as well, as everyone is in their own way.
Things are moving forward. Russians are late in democracy, certainly not "different" (which is a sloppy thought). Else we would all still be in monarchies.
Asian, latin, african, etc ethnies & countries are able to build democracies. First phase was the collapse of USSR, next one is the fall of "Russian Federation".
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Corruption sucked it on the Russian defense budget: their equipement is poorly maintained, clothes, even recruiting and training.
It's not really surprising nor propaganda IMO, since decades Russia is among the most corrupted countries in the world.
On the other side Ukraine hardly worked on it since ~2014...
This post was edited by Saucisson6000 on Mar 11 2022 11:23am