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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
I'm a hard no on that. It's wrong for a leader to change the law to keep themselves in power longer on a fundamental level. Doesn't matter how good or bad they are otherwise. Putin is obviously trying to destabilize other countries, and is in general a hostile actor to US interests.
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You are speaking from a western centric POV. And your opposition is understandable. If I was a regular Russian, I would prefer Putin over Yeltsin and Gorby. There's a lot of good and bad from the regular Russian POV, but more good than bad I think.
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It's weird to me that someone concerned with the threat from China would want someone like Putin to stay in power.
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Yes, Russia is still a threat. But a waning threat. Russia can be controlled and deflected much easier than China. China is a growing threat.