That's the problem with democracy/capitalism - you have to work at it. Russia started heading towards it, then the big boys decided they wanted the capitalist bit (so they could become very, very rich) without all the attendant problems of democracy, like having to win votes. And all the little Russian people thought it would be nice to be told what to do, like in the old Communist system. Not to have to decide where to work, and not to have to save for somewhere to live, with the problem of having diddley squat if you were lazy. So they allowed Putin and his mates to take over, and now they have the worst of all worlds. No nice capitalist toys, and a totalitarian regime.Asian Boss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:32 pm I was at a big fancy do (real fancy see, stamp collecting) and there was an old Russian guy who had held a fairly senior rank in the Russian army in the past. He was totally pro Putin and thought the USSR should be put back together. I got the feeling he was part of a tiny minority however.
There are 2 ways this will end.
Russia takes over at least 1/2 of Ukraine, probably all of it. And starts planning the next move.
Russia decides it has had enough of Putin and someone more sensible takes over and backs off.
I much prefer the 2nd option, but the first is far more likely