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Astraea

(529 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:02 AM Jan 2014

Is the United States turning into Russia? [View all]

Maybe it's an extreme comparison... but when I think of the attacks on our civil liberties, our provincial politicians who often march in lockstep, and the oligarchs with their ill-gotten gains (at state expense RE: bailout) dominating the scene... it sounds a little like Russia.

Can anyone think of other comparisons? Or am I way off base?

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Is the United States turning into Russia? [View all] Astraea Jan 2014 OP

There are similarities for sure el_bryanto Jan 2014 #1

More like the old USSR. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #2

Agreed. Nt newfie11 Jan 2014 #10

Russia-like, plus arming domestic terrorists to the teeth. onehandle Jan 2014 #3

What a country NightWatcher Jan 2014 #4

Yes, an old Soviet style oligarchy. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #5

+1. Nt newfie11 Jan 2014 #11

I think for many rightwingers, they weren't really as opposed deutsey Jan 2014 #15

No. tridim Jan 2014 #6

wtf yourself Astraea Jan 2014 #7

TBH.... Adrahil Jan 2014 #8

Political systems do not necessarily define authoritarian states. Downwinder Jan 2014 #9

No, not even close. The US's problems run deep, but we're not Russia. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #12

If it were anywhere close, you would now need a food tester. Polonium doesn't digest well... stevenleser Jan 2014 #13

Um, RLY? durablend Jan 2014 #20

Yes. Really. Are you sure you want to conflate a political assassination with corp malfeasance? stevenleser Jan 2014 #21

Here endeth the lesson. 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #35

The US is chock full of problems, HappyMe Jan 2014 #14

For the past 30 years or so, the world has been changing into various versions of America. randome Jan 2014 #16

Your way off base. William769 Jan 2014 #17

I've been thinking this for years-after we lost our news media with something Pravda would be proud Boxerfan Jan 2014 #18

LOL...As soon as everyone has to have a camera on every car- snooper2 Jan 2014 #19

Krokodil has been in the US for awhile. TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #36

I have an old friend from high school (he's now a Tea Party nut) ... he agrees with you. JoePhilly Jan 2014 #22

No. treestar Jan 2014 #23

Our secret police system dwarfs the USSR at the peak of the cold war Taitertots Jan 2014 #24

If this was Russia, HappyMe Jan 2014 #31

Turning into =/= Exactly the same Taitertots Jan 2014 #37

Russia's long history has very little room for the pursuits of individual freedom; LeftinOH Jan 2014 #25

Well, at least you avoided comparing it to Nazi Germany. KittyWampus Jan 2014 #26

No. n/t tammywammy Jan 2014 #27

Wait - have we decided to include women and minorities?? Hotdog! TBF Jan 2014 #28

And of course, the Soviet state itself violated this many times. stevenleser Jan 2014 #29

Obligatory red-baiting. Check. nt TBF Jan 2014 #33

No, but we are a corporation being raided. Coyotl Jan 2014 #30

Or, vice-versa? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #32

^^ this ^^ nt TBF Jan 2014 #34

Glen Beck thinks so: "how America has turned into a tyrannical communist/fascist/Nazi dictatorship." pampango Jan 2014 #38