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user-inactivated  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "People in Russia are Anti-US" and other such statements

Oh, certainly! But I know for certain that Russia could, because I've seen the problems the government lays on our shoulders without giving much back, which is why I said so about Russia specifically.

Did you know that students are heavily encouraged (which is a local euphemistic phrase for "You better do it, or else Big Brother won't be happy") to take part in pro-government rallies? I was outraged when I heard about it - as well as about finding out that students are, again, heavily encouraged to vote for the Putin's political party United Russia. I never voted in my life (partly because local political parties are all full of shit, partly because I was pressured to), and neither have I took part in the rallies. At least getting a scholarship is fairly possible if you apply yourself.

And that's not talking about the food prices, the governmental corruption, the... *sigh* I think you get the point.