Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian View Post
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.
The fact that Russian Nationalists use that term doesn't make it an intelligent or productive term. And no, I don't whine or complain but I will point out terms that are counter-productive in a debate.
If those Nationalists are that opposed to Putin and prefer the disaster called 1990's Russia, they can move to Detroit Michigan and have that lifestyle back. Well, they may wanna invest in some APC's, body armor, tanks, and AK-47's before they move. Detroit is so much like Russia was in the 90's. I think they call it the American Dream - I just call it a nightmare.

And yeah, I am well aware that the Ukraine regime and the Russian government are both involved in the Ukraine disaster... and the USA... and every country in Europe... and the UN... and the NGO's.... and NATO... Did I miss somebody?
But it's not bad for Russia. The Russian economy is growing, despite all the sanctions, and US trade with Russia has risen more than the trade with Europe. But hey, even the US Chamber of Commerce is highly opposed to any more sanctions.

One thing I do know about the Ukrainian disaster and it was life-changing: Our country didn't condemn the heinous slaughter in the Union building in Odessa. They even actively blocked any investigations.
Russia openly condemned the slaughter and demanded an investigation.
If that's what neo-Soviet is all about, then yeah, I would be very proud to be called a neo-Soviet.

@ Hanna and RedFox: Thanks for all the insights into the USSR. That's a very interesting topic.
But don't forget, there are no time machines so nobody can go back and change up the October Revolution. So nobody can really know if Russia would have advanced as quickly as it did without communism.
I'm not a communist but I am impressed with what the USSR accomplished and I have learned what Russia was like between the USSR and President Putin. Weak and illiterate countries do not rise to become world leaders like Russia did.
Also, I think the American education system is severely over-rated. There's a lot of government control and the focus is highly vocational. There's even plans to rewrite more of the American history textbooks.
If I was enrolled in the US public school system, my education would be almost completely vocational.
Anyway, if I had to write a review of the Obama administration, I would call all of them illiterate. Maybe they all went to college but nothing they do or say ever proves it. But hey, anyone can get college degrees in the US... if they have enough money. They can buy their grades.