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Created in His image and likeness, a mega-dump for mega-trash (may it be understood).
By the way, I will use capital letters in this thread.

So, today we have discord and wars. Excellent.
Let's strain what we call memory and recall all sorts of games. StarCraft, WarCraft, Red Alert, Original War, C&C, Dune. These are the strategies on which I base my reflections on the mutability of human nature. Everywhere there are so-called conflicting parties. It is curious that one of them invariably has something wrong with its internal structure. Betrayals! Everywhere there is a "war of one's own," whether it be separatism, "rebellious generals," uprisings, intrigues. And precisely among the "bad" game factions. The USSR is a bad country. There, experiments are conducted on blasphemous cloning, young people are forcibly drafted into the army, and mind control is actively used. All the creations of the USSR, whether they are machines, buildings, or aircraft, have a grotesque, angular, and ramshackle appearance; they are all assembled in a hurry, as if orc immigrants work in Soviet factories. There are no smooth shapes, no pleasant colors. The USSR is an empire of evil and an eternal aggressor. It is the quintessence of brute force. While the American shelter consists of neatly stacked boxes forming a barricade, the Soviet one consists of a pile of sandbags. While the American command post is a tent of a pleasant bluish color, made of polystyrene, the Russian command post is a brown wooden house. Can you see the difference? And what about the Brotherhood of NOD, with its Anton Slaviks and Oksanas? Isn't that Russia? And the Harkonnens, who are constantly at odds with each other? All this, my friends, is Western Slavophobia.
In essence, only two factors led the USSR to such a position: its vast territory and nuclear weapons. Isn't that a typical empire of evil? Well, and also a totalitarian regime combined with an iron curtain. But if you dig deeper?
Cloning is intended to preserve and multiply life. Totalitarianism is primarily aimed at the individual. Radiation is dangerous precisely for him, not for a computer. That is, while the United States is busy creating robotic systems, artificial intelligence, and rifles that shoot around corners – creating a mechanized "cocoon" – Russia is actively studying the organism, the secrets of life, gerontology, and genetics. Russia, the Union – they are much more human than their aggressor! It is precisely because of this excessive humanity that mistakes are made. Betrayals and discord. Isn't that evil, isn't it? Humanity.
Paradoxically, that is what it turns out to be. Therefore, the cliché must be eradicated. Is the USSR attacking the United States? Are arrogant people driving orcs and noble aliens away from their "own" lands with a broom? It's all for the Common Good. Cast aside your doubts, comrade. Pain is not always bad.

Heh, it seems those pathetic Americans are afraid of us! Although, I'll say that the American people are less to blame – their government is the one manipulating them! And their point of view can be justified – everyone thinks that the Soviet government was as innocent as a child, yeah, right! The "minor" blunders of the government, two of the shortest and most telling examples: Who killed 20 million of its own citizens who disagreed with the communist ideology? And what about World War II? Because of the chaos created by the Bolsheviks, Russia was almost defenseless, which Hitler eagerly took advantage of and killed another 40 million! Yes, we won, but at what cost?!
By the way, back then, we also heavily criticized the Americans, maybe some of you have seen those posters about capitalists, for example, where an octopus with a sinister face against the backdrop of the American flag stretches its tentacles towards Russia, offering all sorts of goods. That's where it started, and the mutual hatred began!
But strangely enough, now both we and America are capitalists! But the old resentment remains, and often it resurfaces... And the fact that they portray the USSR as an evil empire is just a fantasy based on "What if?". What if Russia attacks the USA? But frankly, I don't care what people think about the USSR anymore; it's long gone. We now live in the Russian Federation, and it's time for the world to understand that!

Everyone thinks that the USSR's government was as innocent as a child.

I wouldn't say that. People might have thought that in Soviet times, when criticizing politicians was forbidden, and there was heavy propaganda. Now, everyone who is even slightly familiar with history knows about Stalin's repressions, knows that totalitarianism existed in the Soviet Union, and so on. Moreover, totalitarianism in the USSR is even disputed these days, but let's not delve into the intricacies of domestic history.

Because of the chaos that the Bolsheviks created.

Chaos? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the USSR became the second superpower in the world? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the scientific and military potential of the state increased significantly? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the geopolitical influence of the Soviet Union could only be compared to the influence of the United States? Moreover, all this is characteristic of the reign of Stalin, who has become so popular to criticize these days.

Russia was almost defenseless, which Hitler readily took advantage of and killed another 40 million!

The USSR was not ready for war (according to the official version), but it was by no means defenseless. Poland and France were defenseless, for example. And here, I wouldn't blame the Bolsheviks first and foremost. After all, no one can say with certainty what the situation would have been in 1941 if the 1917 revolution had not taken place in Russia.

That's when it all started - mutual hatred!

Well, what did you expect? The arms race began, the confrontation between the two superpowers, and both sides had to somehow justify themselves to the people and portray the "guilty" rival and only him. Here, everything is quite logical, both on the part of the United States and on the part of the USSR.

But I don't care what people think about the USSR anymore, it's long gone.

Nevertheless, Russia officially recognizes itself as the state that continues the former USSR. And a certain tension between the two countries still exists, albeit insignificant compared to the Cold War, and as long as it exists, there will always be ordinary Americans who do not like Russians and ordinary Russians who do not like Americans.

And I don't like Americans either!!!! I want to kill them all!!!!
:)

To Loken. Is this a call to rebellion and a nationwide expedition to America with the goal of conquest? :)

P.S. Humanity - to hell with it.
P.P.S. ...and their cloning technology seems to be more advanced.

There was no chaos; on the contrary, we had immense power. It's just that if someone had been smarter, our losses would have been significantly less.

Frankly, I don't care what people think about the USSR anymore; it's long gone.

It's gone, but the people remain.

We didn't have immense power, nor did we experience catastrophic devastation. But life for ordinary people in the country wasn't good under the USSR, and that's a fact. Stalin certainly led our country to a certain level of progress (through tyrannical methods), but that's perhaps the only thing he did. Even the victory in World War II was achieved only thanks to the selflessness of our soldiers defending their country. It's not surprising that Stalin is criticized; he was quite the scoundrel.

Frankly, I don't care what people think about the USSR anymore; it's long gone.

It's only been gone for 17 years, which is nothing in history. It seems the entire West still associates us with the USSR, and I don't think there's anything strange about that.

According to Major Vortex's post: 1) Two quotes - "It's all America's fault!", "Oh, what a country they ruined..." - these are typical words of grandmothers sitting by the entrance and reminiscing about how things were under Stalin... 2) I meant the pre-war period when everyone was starving together, and children were shot for three ears of wheat... Am I wrong? After the war, there was a severe shortage due to large investments in heavy industry! 3) Stalin thought that Hitler would not attack and didn't even believe the intelligence reports. By the way, he himself wanted to attack Germany in two years! But the truth is, no one can know what would have happened if there had been no revolution... although society was very determined at that time! 4) Yes, I am a patriot myself, and I understand why America is disliked! But we don't need a cold war or a third world war; I personally want to live in peace! 5) Of course, the Russian Federation is a continuation; the main territory is still the same! The West is panicking again, as if Russia is conquering the Caucasus. They haven't yet recovered from the harsh geopolitical confrontation between the two poles, and America is quietly creeping eastward... The USSR is gone, but the people remain. - That's obvious, but what to do if the world is changing? I didn't say anything bad about the people; we have a very skilled population!

Regarding point three: Stalin didn't think anything of the sort. He clearly saw that Hitler was preparing an attack, but since taking any measures was frightening – because then he would definitely attack – he decided to flatter him, hoping it would work and he wouldn't attack us. However, yes, he would have attacked Germany himself when the USSR became even stronger. And in general, we could have put up a pretty good defense if not for the actions of the same Stalin. He couldn't help but believe the intelligence reports because the intelligence services were saying the same thing everywhere. Isn't that probably for a reason? Moreover, he forced intelligence officers to release German spies with our geographical and military data. You say he didn't believe it?

Everyone knows what the 1993 coup d'état was, right? Here's some information:

In English-language media, the main axis of the conflict is defined as between supporters of parliament or defenders of the Parliament on one side, and part of the Muscovites who supported Yeltsin, the police, and elite divisions of the Russian military forces on the other.

As we all remember, the latter won. Yeltsin appointed Putin as his successor, and Putin appointed Medvedev. Isn't that pure totalitarianism? (if you look at it from the outside). And you're asking, "Why don't they like us? Why don't they like us?"

Heh, and what if they elected Zhirinovsky? )) Then we're all doomed!

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Nah, more like authoritarianism than totalitarianism, although I don't think anyone rigged the election results. But let's be honest, who would you choose as president? In principle, Volodya is a decent guy...

I wouldn't be so quick to say that it's pure totalitarianism. After all, if you compare what it was like under Stalin and what it is now... the difference is obvious. Although, this kind of power transfer "by inheritance" is not a sign of democracy. However, even the main exporters of democracy haven't been able to build a perfect democracy yet.

To hell with this Western-style democracy; we live in Russia, and we live quite well, especially if you compare it to what it was eight years ago and what it is now.

As we all remember, the last ones won. Yeltsin appointed Putin as his successor, and Putin appointed Medvedev. Pure totalitarianism, don't you think? (if you look at it from the outside). And you ask, "Why don't they like us? Why don't they like us..."

In the elections, besides Medvedev, as mentioned above, there was no one else to choose from. And Medvedev seems like a decent guy anyway. And they don't like us because we don't lick America's boots and we don't want to do what they want us to do. Unlike the countries of Eastern Europe, the newly established members of the EU.

Here, the fact that there's no real choice is a bad thing. Yes, we don't have totalitarianism, but rather some kind of monarchy, in my opinion. And regarding "Medvedev seems like a decent guy," he's not decent at all; he's not perceived by most people as the president; the country is currently being run more by two prime ministers – the former and the current one. As for criticizing the USSR, I wouldn't do that yet, nor would I praise it. Too little time has passed to objectively assess all its pros and cons. If we were to evaluate it, people generally lived better under the USSR than under the monarchy, no matter how you look at it, and the country's level was lower than that of Third World countries, but that very totalitarianism raised it significantly. The price for this was simply huge, but whether it was worth it is still too early to judge.

Well, look at that, world leaders are playing Heroes too!!!!

I'm not angry at Prince Omega, but it's just the truth, here are two laws from before the war:

- Children who reached the age of 12 were tried according to the full severity of the law.

- And hasn't anyone heard of the famous law of the three ears of grain? Formally, it was considered that if a person stole these ears of grain, they were stealing from the collective farm, but at that time there was a famine, and the Bolsheviks came to the villages and took a certain amount of grain from the peasants. But the latter still had to sow for the next year, which meant they were left without the means to survive!

And what about the punishment for adult, able-bodied people - it would have been better to execute them, because they were sent to various construction sites - railways, etc., where many died of exhaustion and were buried in mass graves! - Horrible, isn't it?