woodguru wrote:
I've known a few Russians here that are in different businesses, the ones I've known have been very independent and have done a variety of things. I have found their stories very interesting and have asked a lot of questions concerning why they left, how things were in Russia. Being creative entrepreneurs they had a perception that Russia was not the place to be if you didn't have the connections, especially organized crime wise. When they said the name Putin it was like they were spitting something foul out of their mouth.
Their views on Trump is that his war on media, lies, propaganda, and the people who support Trump and their values are a replay of what's bad about Russia, the thing that they left to get away from.
Look at Russia, your view. Looking at people who go out in the streets at great risk considering how hard Putin can use the police and military to come down on them. Do you think it is conservatives who support Putin out there protesting? Of course not, it is the progressives, liberals if you want to call them that who object to tyranny and dictatorship.
It is the same thing here, conservatives supporting the same thing Putin is, progressives and liberals objecting to everything this Putin like president stands for. The same dynamics play out over and over, the progressive president Obama imposed sanctions, didn't give Putin anything he wanted. This president supports and admires Putin along with several other dictators in the world.
I am highly skeptical of a Russian immigrant who comes here and sounds like a Trump loving activist. Why did they leave Russia if they love Putin so much?
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