Quote Originally Posted by UhOhXplode View Post
I totally did miss this post.
2. I had some free time so I googled "neo-Soviet". It's a bigoted anti-Russian term.

Notice how it's used to describe everything in the USSR as being wrong. That's how prejudiced people think. Also, it's being used to diss President Putin. So it's a control statement used for intimidation, not logical debate.
Nobody can say that everything in the USSR was bad... except a political bigot. Imo, it would be a lot more constructive to avoid that term and just discuss individual policy issues.

3. You're right. Ukraine would never be "neo-Soviet" since they want a system controlled by Western puppet oligarchs. But the Ukrainian government has supported some of the most heinous and vicious crimes against it's own people that I've ever heard about. Satan must be a lot like Poroshenko.
Well, nobody's perfect but if I was a Russian and every world leader and every party was running for the Presidency in Russia, I would support Putin 100%. Not because he has "neo-Soviet" views but because he makes Russia proud and strong. Anyone that wants anything less than that for their country has serious problems (imo).
2. Russian Nationalists who don't like what Putin has done to ethnic Russians use the term often. Those Russians know more than you or I do. I am certain they're more informed than most of the lame arguments in this thread. It's an apt term to describe the current system, policies and regime. So, it's more than appropriate and accurate. It's those who are misled and clueless to whine and complain about the term.

3. Can you wrap your head around the idea that both the Ukraine government and Putin regime could both be in the wrong and bad for both sides? I know that is a brain buster but try it.