[Walkingfeather]

because they need it....they need the iron fist to have something to bitch about, write depressing poetry about, and generally have someone else to blame for thier inability to take responsibility for their own lives.
Remember there is comfort in familiarity,whether you are talking about mcDolnald hamburgers, a husband that beats you, or being oppressed. It is not what is good for us that is atractive but what is familar. For most people the unknown is chaos and something to flee. So if you already have coping mechanisms built into how to be ruled or oppressed you don't have to think about things you just deal with it subconsciously. Thus what is familar is attactive. Just like that girl going back to the bad boyfriend over and over.

[cynicom]

Amen..Our friend Ivan here on the thread is a prime example.

[RussianConservative]

Ahh, yes, Russians forget to thank you for marching down Russian street to get rid of communists...how to miss all pretty uniforms? So while trying hard to find new reason to hate Russia: damn Russians have to many communists (communists loose). Damn Russians to many corrupt businessmen (oligarchs taken to a law). Damn Russians now to conservative (oh, you not say it that way, but jealousy there) Let see which way US go in next election...maybe you can be just like EU socialists so often loved. Ban partial birth murder yet or just Christianity?