>The threat from Russia isn't existential
oh it absolutely is
whole *based* cultures - Chechens, Crimean Tatars etc., that were erased and remodeled by Russia would like a word with you. the west destroys the body and makes it fat; Russia destroys culture and makes it russialike
>observes wokeness destroying the west
>ascribes it to the west
>thinks Russia is immune
who do you think perfected wokeness? who do you think propped it up for *decades*? Yuri Bezmenov says "hi". his chinese counterpart (to be yet found) says "hi".
2/ "cashless society" is a trap: you are at mercy of both domestic and foreign governments.
cash is king for where you can use it. for long distance or electronic use, a decentralized cryptocurrency is better than "cashless" - centralized banking.
2/ peace requires honest understanding the circumstances leading to the invasion; otherwise any attempted solution would only obscure the conflict & the tensions. i'm going with "Russia is ultimately in the wrong here", btw.
3/ yes, the "madman Putin" is bare-faced propaganda from the west. both to create a cartoonish villain - and also to distract from pressing domestic issues.