• TwilitSky@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Why Russia, though?
    There are lots of nice places in Mexico. Prison in Norway is downright rehabilitative. You missed North Korea.

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      4 days ago

      Well, I think Russia is another one of those places where my ethnicity or language could make me a target. Truthfully, I think I’d be more worried about the govt/police than the average citizens.

      There are totally safe parts of Mexico. I’ll stay out all the same.

      Heh, I did skip right past NK, I guess I didn’t figure it needed to be said.

      There’s a Spike Lee film called “The 25th Hour”, great movie. It takes place in NYC and has this one line delivered by someone playing a Russian Mob boss, a real intimidating character:

      I have been in three different prisons, Montgomery. Three different countries. And you know what I learned?

      I learned prison is a bad place to be.

      But I’m sure Norway is nice 😉

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          4 days ago

          I’m Russian, and even though i’m flattered that you’d like to explore the history of my country, nowadays i would advise doing that from outside. Until that imperialist dictator gnome is dead

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            4 days ago

            Well, I’m not a straight person. I guess I would just stick to museums and daytime activities anyway.

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      Russian Project is effectively equivalent to manifest destiny, and the government has existed in service to white supremacy for a while. they call it “russian chauvanism” in the places it influences, but the Russian federation acts as a colonial imperial state