But there are those here on FR who laud Moscow as a beacon of freedom compared to the West.
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Nowadays, the West is not a beacon of freedom. Those Freepers are rightfully more worried about our own tyrants than Russia’s. At least the Russian one is not pushing puberty blockers, destructive green ideology, rampant lawlessness, and the disappearance of national borders.
yes, and if a lawless gang tries to do a Smash & Grab in Moscow, they'll do real time in a gulag in Siberia. That's my idea of law and order.