[adorno]

The Soviet Union is the same as the Russian Federation.

Whatever rhetoric you want to come up with, will not undo that FACT above.

The Soviet Union continues to exist, with a new name.

But, here:

TRUE Reason Russia Started War in Ukraine That No One Talks About

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was built on propaganda, but its true drivers run far deeper. Beneath claims about NATO and security lie historical revisionism, economic decline, demographic crisis, and imperial survival. This analysis unpacks how identity, resources, population pressure, and great-power anxiety converged to push the Kremlin into war—and why these forces continue to shape Russia’s choices today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZekpT8DaV_0

[reasonisfaith]

You can measure most things by how the left responds to them.

What do your instincts tell you about why the left (think Clintons) loved Russia when it was known as the Soviet Union, but ever since Russia got rid of the Soviets, the left hates Russia.

Before 1989: the left loved Russia

After 1989: the left hates Russia