I have had interactions with police in both russia and US (I am not white). It is not even close.
Police in the US clearly do a lot of very bad, brutal things, but they still have a measure of self-control.
Russian police are literally more like open criminals without any sort of accountability (outside of targetting say the son of a well connected government thug or oligarch by mistake). Russian police are completely unhinged.
Oligarchs is IMO a better term for our times. Robbers Barons has an archaic sound to it.
I've also noticed defenders of corruption/oligarchs really dislike this term.
The sad thing is you're probably right.
It would take massive social changes, setting Elmo as an explicit target (corruption, fraud) and unprecedented global political realignment.
Horrible death to die in the hands of some vile thugs.
"Ultra nationalist" ideas have always been mainstream among a strong majority of russians. The framing might have been a bit more subtle, but end the result (and desires) has always been the same.
Until russians are forced to confront their deep rooted genocidal imperialism, they will not change.
The "russians are all innocent and afraid" rhetoric is not doing them any favours.
I was really hoping that Georgians would be able to put down Ivanishvili/GD. But then again it's only been a few months.
This could be "cope" on my part, but I feel like Elmo is spreading his initiatives a bit too thin and is failing to capitalize on the benefits of subtlety and backroom dealing.
American-style pomp and bombast are good and all, but they need to serve an end purpose (e.g. manipulation, corruption, "personal brand development"). It's one thing to tell the plebs your shit doesn't smell, it's a whole different thing to actually believe it.
Wow, this is actual degeneracy.
It's true though. Your tankie LARP isn't convincing anyone.
We both know that this is easy to validate. Furthermore, you know it is true, but you keep lying.
I also think you are lying about your concern regarding Gaza. It's more of an aesthetic for you. You will happily condone atrocities and white-wash genocidal imperialism when it suits your tankie LARP. It would be like me claiming that "Israel is complying with a legal and moral rules during its security operation in Gaza" Just in case you forget what you are LARPing about, I don't believe this.
Now cite your sources showing 80% US support for the annexation of Basra, banning Islam, Arabic and forcing muslims to eat pork chops. You did claim the actions of US and russia are comparable, didn't you?
And what do they say? And which exact Church are they refering to?
Have you ever dealt with russian police? And if yes, in what context? What is your russian like, what level is it?
Keep in mind I explicitly said that US police are brutal.