Comments by "Laird Cummings" (@lairdcummings9092) on "I'M DONE. I'M LEAVING." video.

  1.  @raz4371  not so much scared, as nihilistic and apathetic. They don't think they can make a difference, so they don't try. Self-fulfilling outlook, which further reenforces their behavior. It's a downward spiral they don't even see.
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  2. It's going to take more than a government collapse; Russia needs a major cultural revolution, and that's going to take a LOT of time and effort. In America, we talk about "Joe Six-Pack," the notional average American. It's the attitudes and beliefs of Joe Six-Pack that act as the keel and rudder of how the country goes; he stabilizes its political and social course. If you want to change course, you need to get Joe Six-Pack on board with the plan. Same, in Russia (or any other country); Ivan Vodka is going to need to want to change course, if Russia is ever going to become a stable and moderate nation. The problem is, eight decades of 'communism' and two decades of Putin have taught Ivan Vodka to plow straight ahead, without looking for any alternatives. Getting his attention, and convincing him it is time to change is going to be a monumental task. God speed, and I hope it happens, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
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