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Bobsyouruncle's avatar

Good article! I don't know why so many people on the right are so in love with the Russian system. I bet most (dissident) right-wing people would far rather live in the Netherlands or Sweden than Belarus/Russia, despite their politics. Personally, I don't get why someone would choose to ban other people from and freedom of speech/expression (including lgbt), so the authoritarianism of that region is not appealing to me.

It reminds me of how some believe that conservative values will increase TFR but look at South Korea! It's got the lowest TFR and is much more culturally conservative than the West afaik. These countries seem to be in the unholy intersection where they face demographic collapse but also have fewer freedoms. We are fortunate to be in the West.

Finally, I don't think it's right to compare EU hard-right with Putin & co. : in Europe they are primarily motivated by migration, not so much by other social issues. Having said all this, I wish the best for people in the East and hope they can catch up in terms of living standards and liberty with the rest of us.

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Oldman's avatar

Good article. anyone that admires Russia in 2024 is stupid. Leftists and rightists both have good reasons to hate it.

However, is there really a significant dissident right that admires Russia now? I think most people that are into ethno-nationalism are more attracted to Danemark than Russia imo.

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