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[–] dubya43@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Russia had a choice: play by the west's rules, or play second fiddle to China. They chose the latter unfortunately for them and for us.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's just what happens when you go from tsarist serfdom state to a communist peasant regime to a "democractic" dictatorship while constantly greasing the gears with vodka and corruption.

[–] dubya43@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey at least the alcoholism has gotten a little bit better, right?

[–] Skates@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

Hey, you'd think so, right?

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/15/alcohol-dependency-in-russia-increases-for-first-time-in-a-decade-a83718

I mean, even if we trust the numbers coming out of a propaganda-riddled shithole whose only saving grace at this point would be a couple hundred strategically placed nukes (which - to be clear - I don't. Their entire government+military is probably downing shots just to get through morning briefings). Even trusting their sources, they're still back on the potato wild ride again. At this point I can only commend the nation for slowly killing itself, and blame them for not choosing a speedier route.