These issues aren’t exactly contradicting each other, though. You can be anti-immigration but still want other economies to grow and develop and be supported.
Putin has brainwashed Russians with hatred towards everyone and everything.
Not that long ago Russia had a lot of LGBT artists, like Shura, Boris Moiseyev, t.A.T.u. (which even went to Eurovision), as well as many acts from xUSSR countries like Verka Serduchka were super popular. Everyone is gone and gay propaganda is a crime.
Not that long ago the USSR was trying really hard to show the world they love Africans, loads studied (for free), lived, married, had successful carriers. Great examples are rapper N’PANS and TV presenter Elena Khanga. Khanga moved to YouTube, N’PANS went underground.
Not that long ago racism and bigotry was weird and unusual, today it’s just the way of life.
And since the start of war, everyone who was against moved out to other countries.
In 1939, Britain spent 9% of its GDP on defence; this rose drastically after the start of World War II to around 40%.
EDIT: I'd also add a couple of caveats:
Given that this is in rubles, some is probably inflation, if the news source isn't adjusting for that, as the ruble has fallen in value relative to last year:
Relative to the dollar, it'd need to rise by 70% to hold constant since a year ago, so a 70% ruble increase may not be so exciting. I don't know what periods of time the numbers take effect at (like, in this situstion, where in the year the rubles are from may matter a lot).
What we have for this is Russia's word; it could very well be spot-on, but we don't know yet.
We don't know what the breakdown in spending is. So, for example, I believe that there may be benefits that need to be paid family of solldiers who were killed or injured and suchlike. At least in the US, I'm pretty sure that that'd be counted as military budget.
"All members of the families of military personnel who died during the special military operation in Ukraine (Putin's term for the war in Ukraine – ed.) will be allocated insurance coverage and one-time assistance in the amount of 7,421,000 roubles. Monthly monetary compensations will also be paid to each family member of fallen [soldiers]".
Details: Putin also stated that he considers it necessary to set up an additional payment of 5 million roubles for the families of dead soldiers.
In addition, he promises that the wounded receive a one-time payment of approximately 3 million roubles. And if a soldier becomes disabled during the war with Ukraine, he will be provided with monthly payments.
So it probably doesn't translate to something like "Russia has 70% increased capacity relative to last year."
I expect that Perun will put something up about it if he hasn't already, as this is his field.
Aaaaaand nobody cares about your little label. You bring nothing to the table. You’re a 14 year old trying to sound edgy. You’re not even unique. There’s dozens of you. Dozens. Come back to the conversation when you have something to add to it.
While it very likely has something to do with his opposition to the war, claiming:
The incident shows that the Serbian leadership and security services may well take legal action at the request of the Kremlin or Russia’s security services against any Russian citizen whose activism displeases Moscow
isn’t much more well reasoned than Serbia claiming:
The paper I was given said that I was banned from entering because I was banned from entering Serbia
We don’t know why he was denied entry, if it was at the specific request of the Kremlin or if it was a Serbian border agent too big for his boots. The fact that the reason he was denied entry was so pathetic leans towards the latter, however.
It’s even more pathetic: he was denied entry at the behest of State Security, after the head of State Security was put under sanctions by the US for being involved in the drug trade.
For a few days already, 0x815 and another user posting news about Ukraine are getting in the range of -5 to -10 within minutes after a submission or comment.
Either automated or someone with a few accounts and RSS is following them around.
Yeah, and the vast majority are refugees fleeing the war, willingly to Russia (almost like there's a civil war going on??). It's like saying Poland has kidnapped a million Ukrainian children, that's the equivalent drivel here.
Russia intervened in the Ukrainian civil war with the recognition of the two breakaway republics. But my point with the civil war comment was that Ukraine has millions of people who are siding with Russia and will escape the war by going to Russia (and bringing their kids with them).
The report [by tbe OSCE] noted that forcibly deported children were placed in an unfamiliar environment far removed from Ukrainian language, culture, customs, and religion. It also found that many such children were exposed to military training and “to pro-Russian information campaigns often amounting to targeted reeducation.”
The report also underscores how changes in Russian law enabled authorities to swiftly give Russian citizenship to Ukrainian children, facilitating their guardianship and adoption by Russian families in Russia, even though many of the children may have living relatives, including in Ukraine.
The report [by Yale Universty researchers] describes a system of holding [children] facilities that stretch from the Black Sea coast to Siberia. […]
Ukrainian officials say Russia has evacuated thousands of Ukrainian children without parental consent […]
The Ukrainian children transported to Russia range in age from teens to toddlers […]
“In some cases there is adoption, other cases summer camp programs where the kids were slated to return home and never did,” he says, “and in some cases they are re-education camps.”
The linked article makes no mention of political scientists, except for CEPA, which is most definitely not academia, and sounds a lot like an US mouthpiece.
Political scientists study the structure and theory of government and seek practical and theoretical solutions to political problems. Most current studies and research concentrate on tangible topics such as welfare reform, political campaigns and elections, foreign relations, and immigration. The vast majority of political scientists are teachers at colleges and universities where they conduct research and write books and articles on political theory. Political scientists armed with the practical and theoretical knowledge of government may enter political life. They generally do not run for public office, but very often their expertise is enlisted by candidates to ensure a successful run or reelection. A great many become political aides, helping those elected analyze and interpret legislative issues and their constituencies. Some become political commentators on television and radio or write columns for newspapers; others become public opinion pollsters. https://www.princetonreview.com/careers/122/political-scientist
Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Jean Blondel, Emily Greene Balch, Hannah Arendt, Thomas Hobbes, and Niccolò Machiavelli were all influential political scientists of their time.
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