Kepler
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Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine
The region seems to fall pretty easily into the authoritarian, nationalist, "traditional values" bereznianka. The Belarussians have a guy who makes Putin look like Thoreau, and the right-"center" parties throughout the region run on the "no gays or feminists and we're not all that wild about the Jews now that you ask" platform (the far right parties aren't so subtle).
Russia may dig strongmen. Its better said that the rest of Eastern Europe is easily exploited by strongmen. Preference vs. victimization.
The region seems to fall pretty easily into the authoritarian, nationalist, "traditional values" bereznianka. The Belarussians have a guy who makes Putin look like Thoreau, and the right-"center" parties throughout the region run on the "no gays or feminists and we're not all that wild about the Jews now that you ask" platform (the far right parties aren't so subtle).