Americans defending russian aggression and fawning over their dictator. and a seemingly conservative at that! what a time to be alive!
you ignored what I said, maybe you just forgot to read my post. so i will share again. Please address the content of what you see below:
nah man i wrote all that myself. though i appreciate the compliment. #8 worldwide? cool, right behind texas and california. You dont see how the russian economy is a joke, do you?
I compare russian gdp to the texas gdp to illustrate how down bad russia always has been. that a nation of 144 million gets outproduced by a state of 30 million. did you know the average income in russia is 15k a year? it's lower if you dont live in moscow or st pete. i bet you make that in 2 months. even the japanese gdp is 2x that of russia and 3x when you look at their PPP. and it's a freaking island the size of california. they have to import almost everything. the power and impact of russia lies soley in the fact that they are a nuclear armed nation who has a propensity to bully others. that and they are absolutely elite propogandists. not because they are an economic power. that's china.
You have clearly never been to russia. i bet you see specifically curated photos of moscow and you think this is how all russians live.
I am aware, but your response falls flat.