Russia's Crappy GDP, Life Expectancy and History of Corruption
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what happen around three years ago that could have caused this??
Terri4Trump
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That what Democrats want to do in America. Thats the result of decades of socialism
As for elections, you are a dumb fucking moron. The Soviets have been interfering with us since WWII. You only care NOW because your filthy criminal Hillary lost. If she won your would not be saying a fucking thing so shut the puck up you piece of shit
Iolo/Penderyn
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This is what an American victory brings. I suppose this loon thinks State Capitalism is still running Russia as in was before you bought out their politicians and restored monopoly capitalism.
Terri4Trump
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Go eat some Spotted Dick you Limey bitch
It really takes a complete moron to post such tiddly nonsense.
Terri4Trump
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Thats what you do, moron
Tranquillus in Exile
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Crap. It's the result of 500 years of Kremlinism. Putin is an authoritarian conservative who lies a lot. Ring any bells? The main difference from your guy is that he's a LOT SMARTER.
Putin wanted to disrupt democracies. He wanted to destroy NATO. Trump is doing it for him. England is fighting Brexit. It has crippled them. Bannon and Putin won that one. Trump gave them victories in the US too. Putin's data mining force has penetrated many nations. Terri likes that.
Decades of communism. There is no socialism, but countries that share the wealth with their people do exist mostly in Scandanavian countries. They have longer life expectancies and universal healthcare. They believe in a fair safety net.
Russia also is responsible for some of humanity's most compelling literature, music, and poetry.
Russia has produced Stalin and Lenin. It also produced Solzhenitsyn, Sakharov, and Tolstoy.
I do not consider Russia to be a sh*thole. Russia is a story of people of great imagination, bravery, and creativity as well as a story of great human tragedy. Russia is a story about people trying to build a society based on justice, as well as a story about great evil and injustice. Russia is a story about people trying to come to terms with life's fundamental meaning, and it is a deeply contemplative and spiritual place in a way most Americans probably do not understand. It is also a place of oligarchs and great greed.
Russia is complex and three dimensional in a way that any other nation is.
Putin is no Stalin, but I do agree that the Russian people deserve a lot better.
When did the Russian people ever get better treatment? They have always been a poor country and the people sacrificed to help the state. They have been a battle field in many wars.
If by poor, we are talking about GDP and money, Russia has never measured up to western Europe and United States.
Money is only one measure of a people's wealth, as Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Russians would claim.
It's true that the Russian empire has been ruled by Tsars, strong-men, and authoritarian governments for almost all of its history.
It is also true that due to the sheer size of the Russian Empire, on a day to day basis, people in the Caucuses, in Siberia, in the Urals, along the Volga, and out on the steppes do not neccessarily have any day-to-day contact with or direct impact from whoever is sitting in the Kremlin in Moscow or the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
The Russian Empire, the USSR, and the Russian Federation are vast nation states covering up to one-sixth of the planets land mass, and are constituted by dozens of ethnic groups, language groups, regional and cultural differences.
I generally do not think it is a good idea to stereotype a vast medley of people like that.