Russia Ukraine war, page-230303

''The russian model just doesn't work ''

personally, I wouldn't be too certain about that

no model can work if there's corruption and in Russia - well, it's corruption central and has been for a very very long time

IMO a lot of political models and ideologies which have had dreadful outcomes - haven't had a fair go - because of two things mostly -

1. corruption

2. the slam fisted ways that they have been brought in - killing, imprisoning millions

no system or group working with a designed system can possibly indicate how good or bad the system is if the people inside of it corrupt it to any degree above minimal

Russia atm - seems a disaster - but ----------- if Russia was run under what is 'called' a democracy - like the USA or Australia or the UK -

with the same people in it ----------------- it would be just as bad