Comments by "Grenade Tennis" (@hughjass1044) on "" video.

  1. 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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