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28. Stalin's attempt to stamp out religion did not work. Putin learned from Stalin's mistakes.

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 02:57 AM

Oct 2022

Putin recognized that Russians hold their religion dear, having clung to it all through communism, so he decided to embrace religion to ingratiate himself to his people. This has made the Eastern Orthotox Church (the predominant religion in Russia) quite powerful in Russia. Putin has been on an Eastern Orthodox church and cathedral building spree.

There is plenty of moral and religious teaching in Russia. Lack of moral teaching is not the problem. Putin's lies are the problem.

Most of the regular working class people in Russia believe Putin's lies. There is no free press to contradict him. The average Russian truly believes Ukrainians are Nazis and puppets of NATO who seek to destroy Russia. So they have no qualms about slaughtering Ukrainians.

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Old Russian Parable [View all] grantcart Oct 2022 OP

Or as Colbert often says PlanetBev Oct 2022 #1

That's why USA hit its pinnacle. Shitters, envious of neighbors tear down instead of build together. TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #32

+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #35

K&R betsuni Oct 2022 #2

Russia has never been anything but a terrorist state! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #3

I don't know about never mahina Oct 2022 #7

Well at least in modern world history anyway. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #9

Oh you bet. mahina Oct 2022 #13

Amazes me the companies doing business there. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #15

Check out American companies doing business with Hitler...plus OnDoutside Oct 2022 #25

Oh I know! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #27

I'll have to look... Been Hearing Prof T Snyder on public radio. Caught some of his tweets etc ty electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #11

You'll recognize him from Rachel Maddow show that's the author of the fabulous book,On Tyrrany mahina Oct 2022 #12

Hmmmm Maybe I did hear him on Rachel's show first I listen to the show electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #19

Oh, yes! ShazzieB Oct 2022 #24

Ive listened to or read some of his cilla4progress Oct 2022 #22

K&R. n/t ms liberty Oct 2022 #4

But you don't shed light on why, grantcart. cilla4progress Oct 2022 #5

Well grantcart Oct 2022 #8

Fascinating - cilla4progress Oct 2022 #20

Interesting analysis burrowowl Oct 2022 #29

"Its loss to Japan in the war of 1905 was the begining of the end ..." speak easy Oct 2022 #31

Great post! Buckeyeblue Oct 2022 #41

Tks grantcart Oct 2022 #44

Bookmarking. This is excellent. AllyCat Oct 2022 #6

Tks grantcart Oct 2022 #38

Moral wasteland. moondust Oct 2022 #10

It's Not every Russian. There have protests, and arrests in Russia against this war electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #14

True. moondust Oct 2022 #17

+1 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2022 #18

Um, I'm an atheist and I don't believe that cilla4progress Oct 2022 #21

I agree. The golden rule doesn't require a god. It's about cohabitation in a meaningful way. Buckeyeblue Oct 2022 #42

Stalin's attempt to stamp out religion did not work. Putin learned from Stalin's mistakes. SunSeeker Oct 2022 #28

He couldn't even stamp it out in his own family. grantcart Oct 2022 #37

Bookmarked MustLoveBeagles Oct 2022 #16

KnR, grantcart Hekate Oct 2022 #23

+1000 Oh Yes! You just explained the blue-wave Oct 2022 #26

"He knows that as Ukraine flourished he would be found wanting." SunSeeker Oct 2022 #30

Exactly RepubliCON and MAGAt reasoning: "he" is against the same people I'm against Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #33

K&R brer cat Oct 2022 #34

Try googling "wish my neighbor's cow would die" and you'll get many hits on a similar version. eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #36

Wow. crickets Oct 2022 #39

That 3auld6phart Oct 2022 #40

Saving their asses during WWII was in our self interest, it made it easier to invade France grantcart Oct 2022 #43

Fascinating thread thank you. yardwork Oct 2022 #45

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Oct 2022 #46