We can talk about this stuff without dragging in Russia. “We are not that different” is one of their propaganda pillars, let’s not do them any favours.
“We are not that different” is one of their propaganda pillars
That only works if you think America is a good thing. When someone on the left says “America is a dictatorship of capital with theocratic characteristics, like Russia”, they’re not saying nice things about either Russia or America.
“like” does not mean “identical to”
we have serious issues in the us, ones we need to address. it’s about to get way harder than it’s ever been to do that
Oh yes, 100% with you in that.
We can talk about this stuff without dragging in Russia. “We are not that different” is one of their propaganda pillars, let’s not do them any favours.
That only works if you think America is a good thing. When someone on the left says “America is a dictatorship of capital with theocratic characteristics, like Russia”, they’re not saying nice things about either Russia or America.