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May wishes come true. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Aug 2018 OP
The admiration of Russia is singularly about racism... handmade34 Aug 2018 #1
+1. Bill Maher had a great piece on this Friday. Hoyt Aug 2018 #3
K&R UTUSN Aug 2018 #2
Do they know Corgigal Aug 2018 #4
Retirement age in Russia was 55 years for women and 60 for men. LisaL Aug 2018 #5

handmade34

(22,758 posts)
1. The admiration of Russia is singularly about racism...
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 02:58 PM
Aug 2018

Bottom Line Up Front:
• Russia is central to the increasingly vocal white supremacist movement in Europe and the U.S.
• Many of the leaders and followers of the ‘Alt-Right’ in the U.S. have either strong affinities or ties to Russia.
• Both Russia and white supremacist groups reject western liberalism and multiculturalism.
• As with the Islamic State, social media providers are struggling with how to manage the use of their services by violent racist ideologues.


The admiration of Russia extends far beyond the alt-right fringe, as the fringe has moved closer to the accepted political center over the last several years. David Duke, a prominent white supremacist, lived in Russia and is quite direct in his admiration of the Kremlin as a rare remaining bastion of white power; the same applies to figures such as Richard Spencer, Alex Jones, and Roger Stone. During the torch-lit march preceding the deadly events of the Charlottesville protest, the white supremacists, who prefer to call themselves ‘white nationalists’, chanted that ‘Russia is our friend.’


http://www.soufangroup.com/tsg-intelbrief-moscow-and-the-global-white-supremacist-movement/

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
4. Do they know
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 03:47 PM
Aug 2018

that Putin just upped the retirement age last week in Russia? Probably not, cause they would be missing meals, but more likely have already passed at their age in Russia.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)
5. Retirement age in Russia was 55 years for women and 60 for men.
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 03:51 PM
Aug 2018

Considering women live longer than men, there seemed to be no logic in it.

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