Comments by "Paul Gibbon" (@paulgibbon5991) on "Why Has Russia Not Collapsed Yet?" video.

@UkraineJames2000 It's a gambler who had a good run of luck, pushed things a little too far, and failed to walk away from the table, certain that the NEXT roll of the dice would make it all worthwhile.
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@adolfolerito6744 If it's a young man, he's quite likely to shrug and join anyway. Transphobia and homophobia are demographically the domain of millenials and older, and the younger generations are much more likely to consider it unremarkable. Russia goes for a hyper-macho military culture and promotes a MAYANLY image (with lots of hazing, sexual abuse and rape of civilians), and...well, look at how that army is actually working.
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It was simpler, but it wasn't better. Russia has been exporting fascism for a long time, and the slow rot seemed impossible to stop.
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