• resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    I’m not exaggerating or being unkind — the enlightenment never reached Russia.

    They only believe in strongmen leaders. They don’t believe in or even understand institutions or democracy.

    Their idea of the worker seizing the means of production is a dictatorial regime based on slavery.

    • ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee
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      2 days ago

      Good point. They’re not stupid though. Many Russians have had a taste of better life and don’t want to lose it, but the country itself is holding a gun to its own head (pretty sure there’s a name for that game).

      As long as they maintain the same core values of cheating, lying, stealing, killing, etc, the bright minds won’t overcome the dark hearts.