Comments by "The Rev. Dr. Christopher Coonan" (@ccoonansr) on "'yOu jUsT HaTe RuSSiA’ 🇷🇺" video.
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My grandmother was born in Russia. Her older brother and father (My great uncle and great grandfather) died fighting for Czar Nicholas II. When the Bolsheviks won it necessitated families loyal to the Emperor (Czar) to leave Russia or face harsh punishment and or death. They were penniless due to the economy and what the Bolsheviks took when they came to power and they were wanted even though they were a mother and sister. Not actual combatants themselves. So I get why you left, Roman. It's been happening for hundreds of years. There is a time of prosperity and peace followed by a time of war and famine and it was a vicious cycle in Russia up until Putin. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. And here we are. Russia has a dictator calling the shots again and people are running for their lives again. My Great Grandmother and my Grandmother came here ~100 years ago to escape what you just escaped. War, poverty and famine. Let alone basic human rights. This is Russia's actual issue. You do not need a strong hand or a weak one. You need a consistent government. If the Soviets had been left there you'd be in a better place than where you are now. If Putin hadn't turned dictator, you'd be in a better place than you are now. If the Czar was still installed you'd have a better country overall than you do right now. The problem hasn't been with the people or the times. It's with the turn over of government after government over short periods of time that is damaging and has been damaging Russia. If Russia is to survive it needs a new and fair government, economic system and serious upgrades to both infrastructure and commercial industry. Oh and that isn't my opinion I just typed. It was my Great Grandmother's opinion from the 1970s. See, in her 90 year life span she saw all that and as a Russian native wishing she could live at home back in the "Good 'ol days", this is how she felt. And I happen to agree with her based on looking at the evidence available and coming to the same conclusion. Please mind that she never new or heard of Putin as well and still came to the same conclusion. It's a cycle that repeats and repeats. It needs to end, that cycle. The Russian people can do without and are famous for it so why not do it now so Russia can enjoy something in the future? You may never see it but your grandchildren will and would thank you for it. As for you particularly? I think you need to get off the fence. Pick a place and make it home or go back home but either way, make the choice and stick to it. The longer you sit on the fence the less you get done in your life. At the very least go back to Uni for a while and pick up something new while you are away so you have something to show for your sabbatical.
Edit: My Great Grandmother did what you are doing now. They moved to the eastern Slav countries, then Germany, the UK (London) and then America. They didn't want to leave Europe. They truly thought a Czar would come back or maybe something not communism would happen. They left for America right before WWII broke out. When it was obvious Stalin, the dictator, was going NOWHERE. That he had a steel grip on power in Russia and was not going to be letting it go. Sound familiar?
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