[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

The real honest to goodness Russians who still have some self-respect would hate their country more than I do. It is the sentiment I hear from every Russian dissident I run into online. Unfortunately, they are but a few gems in a nation of mud. That is the soul-destroying cost of 5 generations of communism where the best and brightest and most moral were systematically killed by the state, and sadists were promoted to positions of authority and prosperity.

[elhombrelibre]

I know you're right. Putin hijacked the Russian nation and returned it to the early stages of a full blown totalitarian state. The fact that he still has dolts who think that's fine means they don't understand their own history and the dangers of losing your civil rights and the rule of law.