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Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness' (www.bbc.com)

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[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really wish Russia would get it's shit together. It's a beautiful country that just goes on forever. I've met Russians that are just awesome. I would love to go on vacation there, or even retire there one day. Buy a little dacha on a river next to some sleepy little village. But the politics, fucking Putin, fucking oligarchs....

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The concerning part is the US is starting to look more and more like Russia in all the bad ways

[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 6 points 2 days ago

I don't think it's starting, I think the mask is just slipping off. Russia used violence, America has been using financial violence...

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Has there ever been a period in history where Russians haven't been oppressed by their government or the church?

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

1991-1993, 1906-1914

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While the dissolution of the Soviet union was great for the world, you would not have wanted to be a citizen of Russia living in Russia at that point. I have family members who still live there and did then and it was utter chaos and also created local power vacuums that got filled with local mafia style gangs or local police who also just acted like local mafia style gangs.

But yeah, as far as the federal government not shitting in Russians, that would be a proper window of time

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Well, now it's not utter chaos because one gang won.