Lets play a quiz-game!
Is it Putin? Or is it the USA?
Lawfare against high-level political opponents
Lawfare against political opponents organizations
assassination of political opponents
controlled media promoting central govt narrative
arrest and suppression of independent media with large audience
weaponization of intel and law enforcement for political gain
lawfare against non-compliant corporations
I don't think you really should want to play that game, because Putin has carried every category to radical extremes since as far back as 2012. The USA isn't even in the running.
Courtesy of PGR88:
Lets play a quiz-game!
Is it Putin? Or is it the USA?
Lawfare against high-level political opponents
Lawfare against political opponents organizations
assassination of political opponents
controlled media promoting central govt narrative
arrest and suppression of independent media with large audience
weaponization of intel and law enforcement for political gain
lawfare against non-compliant corporations
Is this a joke?
Some of these I see in the USA, but everyone of these I see in Putin’s Russia and not just in a few cases, but in spades.