I think you fail to notice that i also consider the vast majority of "liberal democracies" to be decaying into fascism already. Your insinuations of my intentions are frivolous.
Just to make sure: you do realise that criticism of Russia does not equate to praise for Western democracies?
I'm in complete agreement. The Internet should have been amazing for democracy. Then they went and privatised it, to control the online landscape and push propaganda.
Just saying - if the elections are rigged, polls can also be rigged. And again, just because others are bad doesn't make Russia good. That's basic whataboutism.
"What about Ukraine"?
They also suck. Moving on.
What you say is interesting, and thought provoking, but there's not much substance beyond your claims. The only thing you actually corrected me on is when Putin became president. And idk man, but 20 years as president isnt much less dictator-y than 30 years as president.
And if Russia was leeched by US oligarchs - which obviously it was - what makes you think that didn't have an effect on Russian politics?
Also, which facts did I "conveniently ignore"? I directly addressed the fact that far right politics are endemic in Europe. It just doesn’t stop Russia from also being far right.
Also, I'd like you to expand on the "cherry picking LGBT which is a fail". Are you saying this isn't a big deal or something?
As for other Eastern European countries also being far right - that doesn't make Russia any more left, does it? "They're not the only far right country" is such bizarre rhetoric. I guess if everyone else is doing it, eh?
I'm aware that the links aren't exactly leftist, but i can digging further on my phone. Literally all the sources I found agree.
EDIT: If you have sources that reliably contradict this, I'll happily accept being wrong. There's certainly room to question what is said about Russia.
Bro, Russia is ruled by a dictator-for-life, has some of the most conservative social norms and laws, including institutionalised homophobia and suppression of the press, and is currently engaged in an expansionist war.
The US turning Russia fascist doesn't make Russia any less fascist, and doesn't negate the fact that Russia is demonstrably flooding the web with propaganda and attempting (and largely succeeding) to influence Western politics
You're spouting leftist rhetoric as if you're actually on the side of the working class, yet have no problem snubbing the actual work and resorting to billionaires' pet AIs. Be consistent, you poseur. If you actually cared about the working class you wouldn't be rubbing artists out of the picture by using genAI, and you'd certainly be against the potential for AI to erase millions of jobs and devastate the environment with energy demands.
They didn't call you right-wing, they said you're one of the fingers-in-ears denialists on the right side of the comic you posted.
Also, the danger posed by AI isn't "someone's pet cause". It's a global issue. Stop pretending to be some cool, level headed rationalist when really you're just feeling called out for being wrong.
Things would have gone much more smoothly if you'd just posted this:
https://www.levada.ru/en/ratings/
I looked it up myself, and bizarrely, they do seem to like him according to the polls.