Yes. I would say so. The super rich in America appear to be learning from them though.
What makes it more dangerous than the US and China, in your view?
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Yes. I would say so. The super rich in America appear to be learning from them though.
It seems to me that, militarily, Russia is indeed far more dangerous than any other community at the moment. It has been ruthless and shown no restraint nor ethics.
Most of all, it has been actively teaching its own children to perceive military takeover as a legitimate tool of fulfilling their great destiny.
Trump is not quite there yet, and may never be. For all its serious flaws, the USA are not structured to receive that discourse all that willingly.
This guy would vigorously disagree with you.I mean... Russia has a very unique system of oblasts, republics, territories: it has always respected the peoples and the nations in the world.
Are you sure of that claim?As people are required to speak Danish in your country.
No, they are required to speak Russian.
As people are required to speak Danish in your country.
More dangerous than the US and China, the two most influential global powers at the moment?
(As with the other thread, I'm largely withholding stating my own views or voting in the poll while observing others' opinions.)
Absolutely, yes.Are they allowed to learn the language of their own nationality in school. If yes, is that paid for by in effect some part of the state?
As I understand it, Russia understand itself as a superpower and want to restore in effect the Russian Empire. That makes them dangerous and at least on par with the US and China.
I am trying to be neutral here.
4According to wiki: List of ethnic groups in Russia - Wikipedia.Absolutely, yes.
The language of the republic of the Russian Federation is taught in schools.
Example: Kabardino-Balcaria.
Russia is a horrible horrible place
It manages to be simultaneously lawless and authoritarian
There is no way I would ever go there
It's not safe
Yes, I most definitely do.Do you see the US and China, or either of them, as more restrained or ethical in their military policies than Russia?
I can see where the perspective is coming from, for sure, and I agree that Russia, in terms of its foreign policy, has been aggressive toward numerous countries for decades. I was asking more about the opinion that it is more dangerous than the US and China.
"Restrained" is an interesting aspect....if I may jumpDo you see the US and China, or either of them, as more restrained or ethical in their military policies than Russia?
It has gone from bad to worse!How, if at all, has your perception of Russia changed since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine?
"Restrained" is an interesting aspect....if I may jump
into someone else's conversation.
China strikes me as different, by using "restrained aggression", eg,
expansion by a government policy of creating economic dependence
eg, in Africa, long term takeover of the S China Sea, patience in
conquering Taiwan.
Their form of government has greater continuity of agendas
than does Russia's or especially USA's (which is chaotic,
being up-ended every 4 or 8 years).
Apparently so.Are you referring to the "salami-slicing" strategy?
I've always been very suspicious of Russia with their sham democracy, oligarchs, persecution of any and all political opposition, etc.This thread is based on the same premise of gauging whether anyone's perceptions have changed that my other recent thread is based on.
I'm interested to know whether opinions on Russia—not on every individual Russian, but on the country as a geopolitical and military unit—have changed among any members here since the start of the war in 2022, and if so, how.
The poll is anonymous. I also couldn't fit more options into the poll because I used the maximum number of possible responses, so I consolidated the responses where the overall sentiment before and after the start of the war is the same (i.e., still overall positive, overall neutral, or overall negative) into one instead of dividing each into "Positively before and more/less positively now," "Negatively before and more/less negatively now," etc.
How somebody can say that with a straight face, is beyond me.I mean... Russia has a very unique system of oblasts, republics, territories: it has always respected the peoples and the nations in the world.
This thread is based on the same premise of gauging whether anyone's perceptions have changed that my other recent thread is based on.
I'm interested to know whether opinions on Russia—not on every individual Russian, but on the country as a geopolitical and military unit—have changed among any members here since the start of the war in 2022, and if so, how.
The poll is anonymous. I also couldn't fit more options into the poll because I used the maximum number of possible responses, so I consolidated the responses where the overall sentiment before and after the start of the war is the same (i.e., still overall positive, overall neutral, or overall negative) into one instead of dividing each into "Positively before and more/less positively now," "Negatively before and more/less negatively now," etc.