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I don't think that what Roman said back then... that Russians and Ukrainians are basically the same people.... is necessarily all that inaccurate on its face. I've heard Ukrainians say more or less the same thing. Where the problems start is when someone tries to use that as an excuse or pretext of some sort for nefarious action or deed. Context is everything. Look around the world and you'll find many peoples from different nations who have many similarities.... Germans and Austrians, French and Belgians, even Canadians and Americans. But in none of these cases would that be justification for those nations amalgamating into a greater whole against the will of the people.
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If I could find a decent, straight, mostly rust free Lada; even just a body shell, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! I owned 2 of those things in the 80s and although they weren't fancy, they had the durability of a tank. Plain, simple transportation. Can't beat it.
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I remember some time back, Roman was talking about the possibility of having to go in the army. That was long before any of this shit started but imagine if he had gone in, where he'd be and what he'd be doing right now. This is such a tragedy on so many levels. From the wrecking of a beautiful country to the humanitarian tragedy to a generation of young Russian men being sent off to slaughter for nothing more than one man's deluded ambitions. For me, I've always been fascinated by Russia and Russian history and this channel was one of several I followed regularly to learn as much as I could. I was really hoping to visit some day and maybe even get the opportunity to meet some of the people I followed on You Tube. I guess that's out the window.
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A bit off topic but I'm curious. I live in Canada. I would not say at all that I "idolize" Russia but I am somewhat fascinated by it. I've formed a few theories and I'd be curious to know if I'm correct or not. I invite responses because I'd really like to hear from others to help get an accurate picture. I have a friend who's Belorussian and another who's Russian and I've met and spoken to several others from each of those places and other ex-Soviet and East European republics. Admittedly, they are all 40+ people as am I and that's the demographic who I generally associate with so I'd like to hear from some younger folks to see what they think. From speaking to them, I get the impression that it's not so much a case that the people love Putin, Lukashenko, Orban and the others, it's more a case that they recognize that they need someone like that because their countries would be in far worse shape than they are now if they didn't have someone strong in power. The thinking is that the ultra powerful; the oligarchs, are going to run everything anyway so it's preferable to have a leader who has at least some kind of control over them. They are also reminiscent of "the old days" when Russia was feared and respected and are quite content that the rest of the world at least pays them some kind of serious attention again. Add in the fact that Russians and others are just as proud of their heritage and their countries as anyone is and they're not at all interested in having them criticized; especially by Americans. Am I at all correct in any of this?
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Too bad. She's kinda hot.
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It is asking an awful lot... probably too much, in fact,... for a nation of people who have no knowledge of nor history with, a free and democratic society and all the mechanisms of one, to be able to make something of it when it's suddenly dumped in their lap one day and they have nothing like a user guide to go by. It would be like taking 25 random North Koreans and dumping them on a sidewalk in downtown Seoul and saying "Right; off you go then. You're free.". It just doesn't work that way. I remember watching a video about South Africa and some black youth were very resentful of Nelson Mandela because they didn't feel their lives were any better after all these years. A western skeptic might reply "Well it's not his job to do everything for you. He freed you now you have to go and do something with it." Yes, of course they do. But they can't; they don't know how. They have zero experience with running a successful democracy on their own. They've never known anything but oppression and have no idea what they're supposed to do with this newfangled "freedom."
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What a fantastic history lesson! I lived through this time but I didn't know all these details.
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Roman correctly describes them as "back-handed" compliments and many people make them without really thinking about how they will be received. In fact, I'm probably guilty of that myself. I believe that for the most part, these people mean well but they don't really understand that they may themselves be victims of propaganda.
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Reminds me of the whole stupid "sovereign citizen" movement. They all refuse to accept that they are citizens of, and subject to the laws of,.... whatever country.... because THEY didn't agree to it..... As if that were a requirement.
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Roman, I suppose you already know this and it's probably not on your radar anyway but for what it's worth, your kind of Russians always have been and always will be, welcome here in Canada. Whatever you do and wherever you go, stay safe and God bless!
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I can totally relate. Every time I go back to my hometown, I can tolerate it for about a week and then it's "God, get me OUT of here!"
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@lrn_news9171 Then tell us who we should believe..... and why.
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@lindyashford7744 I'm not defending Putin or his actions. Why are you trying to imply that I am?
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