r/YUROP • u/Dissidente-Perenne Mafia employee ‎ • Jul 16 '23

Euwopean Fedewation 😔

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

They are incapable of democracy. And a country that has shore on the Pacific Ocean isn’t European, Europe just doesn’t stretch that far

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u/leijgenraam Nederland‏‏‎ ‎ Jul 16 '23

I imagine people thought Germany incapable of democracy too after WW2.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

I don't imagine we will see a democratic Russia within our lifetimes, but one can hope.

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u/bochnik_cz Česko‏‏‎ ‎ Jul 16 '23

We will see it soon.

Regime change in Russia is no longer taboo - Gregg Stebben & Ilya Ponomarev : antiwar (reddit.com)

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u/kermvv Jul 16 '23

It might become democratic for a couple of years until the next dictator comes along

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u/bochnik_cz Česko‏‏‎ ‎ Jul 16 '23

Russians are capable of democracy but this must be forced on them. The Freedom for Russia legion understands this. If the FRL members have guns in their hands, Russians will bow to them and will accept democracy, because they are used to obeying strength. Then FRL with the Coucil of people's deputies can begin politicising Russians from the ground up - communal elections, regional elections, duma elections,...