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.

    • happybaby [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Hey I had to come back here and thank you for this comment. I didn’t get it at first but after doing some reading on the topic I got the framework where this makes sense and it’s a very clear answer to the question I posted. So thanks!

        • happybaby [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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          1 month ago

          That Putin is a bourgeois leader lol. It probably sounds simple to you but it was a breakthrough for me, based on where I’m coming from.

          On a related note- what’s your take on Iran’s Supreme Leader? Is he also bourgeois? Or how does religion fit into the mix?