Comments by "Gavin Mc" (@gavinmc5285) on "F-16s will have a 'crucial' effect in Ukraine | @StarskyUA" video.

  1. ​ @paulthomas-hh2kv  prices for democracy include openness and transparency whereas a central advantage of authoritarianism is secrecy.
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  2. ​ @boink800 both. authoritarians build power in a dialectical exchange and maintain power dividing parts of the dialectic pyramid they sit atop of to crush dissent and eliminate challenge.
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  3. ​ @Senninhamcl  dpelpal keeps repeating the same false 'three day' narrative in various comments like a mantra even though people constantly point out to him | her that it is not true.
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  4. 🇷🇺🆚️🇺🇦1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ 4:10 - "if 🇷🇺 stops fighting there will be no war, if 🇺🇦 stops fighting there will be no 🇺🇦" this was the case in the lead-up to 23 Feb 2022, was the case after 24 Feb 2022, continues to be the case today and will continue to be the case tomorrow and the next day. 🇺🇦🆚️🇷🇺1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣
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  5. many people in the west will look at the kremlin as if it is a protodemocratic state or an institution failing because of its current president. 'oh, if only [insert hope for russian society] then russia would change into [insert projected fantasy of new russian system].' spoiler alert: it won't happen. in actual fact the russian federation is a global mafia state that has been perfecting international illegality since 1991 when everyone under the employment and jurisdiction of the USSR was criminalized overnight.
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