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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Like Russia doesn't have abuses and oppression? Really, way to reduce 1.3 billion people to a dehumanized homogeneous monolith. I also think your view of the Russian is way off the mark:
"They're our sort of people: industrious, resourceful, lovers of life, capable of profound friendship and warmth"
Try telling that to the Chechens, Ukrainians, Poles, Georgians, Estonians, etc...
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Whoah, hold up there! Of course there are Russian abuses! I'm not a fan of Putin & Co, not at all. I just question why we pick one large, problematic country to deal with over the other. With China, our policy is to work with them while still condemning the wrongs they do. With Russia, though, our policy is to encircle them with our allies and plant a "missile shield" on their doorstep. Just seems a little one-sided is all. And I'm not trying to stereotype the Chinese people. (If you noticed, I was speaking about
China—that is, the government—not the
Chinese.) I just think that culturally and historically, we share more in common with the Russians.