“war is an indispensable part of how Russians see the world and their place in it”
The very same applies to to US.
And to all of the nations of Europe, Asia and Africa.
Where does this garbage come from?
War kills the fertile men. We need fertile men with the population decline
We have a military industrial complex. We don’t have war embedded in our emotional and spiritual psyche...
The divide between “civilian” and “military” identity doesn’t really exist in Russia. Whether you’re conscripted or not...The nationalism and how palpable it is in day to day life is different. We arguably have none of that here, to the point where it’s a detriment. Almost nothing civic unites us.
Commentary Journal
Jewish political magazine