give me your thoughts. im a russian immigrant in america

[obturningrussian]

Russia possesses immense potential to evolve into a genuine Western democracy. I yearn for a robust, liberal Russia that prioritizes fundamental human rights and infrastructure. However, as long as Putin remains in power, that dream will remain just that—a dream. I fervently wish to see him removed from office, but the reality is that, given the military support he enjoys, such a change seems nearly unattainable.

On a different note, my attempts to relocate from Russia have been met with significant obstacles from America. Since the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I’ve faced a wave of “Russophobia,” ( a word i borrowed from a post of a fellow russian) both online and in real life. It’s disheartening to receive a barrage of criticism and hatred simply for my place of birth, often without people even bothering to hear my perspective. I fully comprehend the brutality of the Ukraine-Russia war and recognize the unprovoked aggression from Russia as a terrible act. Still, many Russians, like myself, just wish to lead peaceful lives.

In magadan, I barely scraped by on a meager income of around $600 USD, relying heavily on the combined earnings of my friends. The thought of one of them being arrested was a constant source of anxiety, as it could have meant losing the pathetic home I had. Ultimately, my hope is to see a strong, liberal Russia that genuinely cares for its working class and those below, rather than the pitiful excuse for a democracy we currently endure.

[Anonymous]

Why are you reposting same story twice?

[obturningrussian]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you reposting same story twice?

i simply saw the story of a fellow russian and that inspired me to make a repost, both of our wishes are largely the same.

[Anonymous]

Not sure you’ll find much sympathy here. We’re going to be in your boat pretty soon.

[Anonymous]

Start by calling it the Russian war on Ukraine.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Europe during the cold war, and saw for myself how bad the Soviet Union was in terms of society and freedom.

I had big hopes for a better Russia to rise from the ashes of the fallen Soviet Union. At first it seemed to have been the dominon of the Russian mafia and other unsavories, but then Putin started pulling it together.

Initially I had some level of respect and trust for Putin. But it seems to me that over the last 20 years, Putin has gotten worse and worse, cracking down on free media and political opposition, and filling the airwaves with a drumbeat of with more and more hostility to the West, along with what seems like revanchist dreams of restoring the old Soviet Union. With the invasion of Ukraine, I finally just gave up on Russia. Putin needs to go, as do many of Russia's hardliners.

Russia has many good people, but their apathy is frustrating. Even during the Afghanistan war they did not put up with such mismanagement of the military and resources and losses of personnel and equipment and had the sense to cut their losses and pull out of Afghanistan. Putin has no such sense or decency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start by calling it the Russian war on Ukraine.

Illegal, unwarranted invasion of Ukraine which was and still is falsely sold to the Russian people through the use of a whole bunch of lies, like "they are Nazis, they have bioweapons labs they are going to use on us, NATO is using Ukraine to threaten us and plan an attack on Russia, blah blah blah."

[Anonymous]

I have great respect for anyone who survived life in either Russia or the Eastern Europe.
Your parents most likely raised their kids in a stinky and cold hrustshovka or a communal overcrowded apartment.
Life wasn’t easy, stores had endless shortages and essential products were not available.
Living in America at this time inn history as an immigrant must be tough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start by calling it the Russian war on Ukraine.

Better would be the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Or Russian massacre in Ukraine.

[Anonymous]

obturningrussian wrote:Russia possesses immense potential to evolve into a genuine Western democracy. I yearn for a robust, liberal Russia that prioritizes fundamental human rights and infrastructure. However, as long as Putin remains in power, that dream will remain just that—a dream. I fervently wish to see him removed from office, but the reality is that, given the military support he enjoys, such a change seems nearly unattainable.

On a different note, my attempts to relocate from Russia have been met with significant obstacles from America. Since the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I’ve faced a wave of “Russophobia,” ( a word i borrowed from a post of a fellow russian) both online and in real life. It’s disheartening to receive a barrage of criticism and hatred simply for my place of birth, often without people even bothering to hear my perspective. I fully comprehend the brutality of the Ukraine-Russia war and recognize the unprovoked aggression from Russia as a terrible act. Still, many Russians, like myself, just wish to lead peaceful lives.

In magadan, I barely scraped by on a meager income of around $600 USD, relying heavily on the combined earnings of my friends. The thought of one of them being arrested was a constant source of anxiety, as it could have meant losing the pathetic home I had. Ultimately, my hope is to see a strong, liberal Russia that genuinely cares for its working class and those below, rather than the pitiful excuse for a democracy we currently endure.

The innocent people in Ukraine have no option to live peaceful lives. Their schools and hospitals and power grid and everything else keep getting bombed by your country. Why should you get to live peacefully? My thoughts are that Trump should remove the restrictions on US weapons and let Ukraine bomb the hell out of Russian citizens. For every city you bomb, Ukraine should bomb 10. Maybe when it’s your own women and children murdered or maimed then you will fight your own government for their atrocities the way you should have been doing all along.

I have no sympathy for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

obturningrussian wrote:Russia possesses immense potential to evolve into a genuine Western democracy. I yearn for a robust, liberal Russia that prioritizes fundamental human rights and infrastructure. However, as long as Putin remains in power, that dream will remain just that—a dream. I fervently wish to see him removed from office, but the reality is that, given the military support he enjoys, such a change seems nearly unattainable.

On a different note, my attempts to relocate from Russia have been met with significant obstacles from America. Since the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I’ve faced a wave of “Russophobia,” ( a word i borrowed from a post of a fellow russian) both online and in real life. It’s disheartening to receive a barrage of criticism and hatred simply for my place of birth, often without people even bothering to hear my perspective. I fully comprehend the brutality of the Ukraine-Russia war and recognize the unprovoked aggression from Russia as a terrible act. Still, many Russians, like myself, just wish to lead peaceful lives.

In magadan, I barely scraped by on a meager income of around $600 USD, relying heavily on the combined earnings of my friends. The thought of one of them being arrested was a constant source of anxiety, as it could have meant losing the pathetic home I had. Ultimately, my hope is to see a strong, liberal Russia that genuinely cares for its working class and those below, rather than the pitiful excuse for a democracy we currently endure.

The innocent people in Ukraine have no option to live peaceful lives. Their schools and hospitals and power grid and everything else keep getting bombed by your country. Why should you get to live peacefully? My thoughts are that Trump should remove the restrictions on US weapons and let Ukraine bomb the hell out of Russian citizens. For every city you bomb, Ukraine should bomb 10. Maybe when it’s your own women and children murdered or maimed then you will fight your own government for their atrocities the way you should have been doing all along.

I have no sympathy for you.

You are sick if you want Russian civilians killed.
This is the kind of logic Osama Binladen used.
Blame the American people for what ever he thinks their government does.

[obturningrussian]

Anonymous wrote:

obturningrussian wrote:Russia possesses immense potential to evolve into a genuine Western democracy. I yearn for a robust, liberal Russia that prioritizes fundamental human rights and infrastructure. However, as long as Putin remains in power, that dream will remain just that—a dream. I fervently wish to see him removed from office, but the reality is that, given the military support he enjoys, such a change seems nearly unattainable.

On a different note, my attempts to relocate from Russia have been met with significant obstacles from America. Since the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I’ve faced a wave of “Russophobia,” ( a word i borrowed from a post of a fellow russian) both online and in real life. It’s disheartening to receive a barrage of criticism and hatred simply for my place of birth, often without people even bothering to hear my perspective. I fully comprehend the brutality of the Ukraine-Russia war and recognize the unprovoked aggression from Russia as a terrible act. Still, many Russians, like myself, just wish to lead peaceful lives.

In magadan, I barely scraped by on a meager income of around $600 USD, relying heavily on the combined earnings of my friends. The thought of one of them being arrested was a constant source of anxiety, as it could have meant losing the pathetic home I had. Ultimately, my hope is to see a strong, liberal Russia that genuinely cares for its working class and those below, rather than the pitiful excuse for a democracy we currently endure.

The innocent people in Ukraine have no option to live peaceful lives. Their schools and hospitals and power grid and everything else keep getting bombed by your country. Why should you get to live peacefully? My thoughts are that Trump should remove the restrictions on US weapons and let Ukraine bomb the hell out of Russian citizens. For every city you bomb, Ukraine should bomb 10. Maybe when it’s your own women and children murdered or maimed then you will fight your own government for their atrocities the way you should have been doing all along.

I have no sympathy for you.

so its the average russians fault that the military complex bombs a ukrainian major city? what kind of logic is that? i mean we have our nationalists and warhawks, but still, the majority just want to live there lives, they had no say in this war, the politics behind it, or anything else. you do realize the elections in russia are rigged, and if you speak out against the regime, you get imprisoned for uneeded amounts of time. also, that would give ground for putin, not russia, to use nukes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe during the cold war, and saw for myself how bad the Soviet Union was in terms of society and freedom.

I had big hopes for a better Russia to rise from the ashes of the fallen Soviet Union. At first it seemed to have been the dominon of the Russian mafia and other unsavories, but then Putin started pulling it together.

Initially I had some level of respect and trust for Putin. But it seems to me that over the last 20 years, Putin has gotten worse and worse, cracking down on free media and political opposition, and filling the airwaves with a drumbeat of with more and more hostility to the West, along with what seems like revanchist dreams of restoring the old Soviet Union. With the invasion of Ukraine, I finally just gave up on Russia. Putin needs to go, as do many of Russia's hardliners.

Russia has many good people, but their apathy is frustrating. Even during the Afghanistan war they did not put up with such mismanagement of the military and resources and losses of personnel and equipment and had the sense to cut their losses and pull out of Afghanistan. Putin has no such sense or decency.

The Russians withdrew from their equally-stupid war in Afghanistan because of Russian mothers. Because of the trend to small families the mothers saw their only children being slaughtered for a useless war. When the Afghanistan started to use the severed heads of Russian soldiers in their polo-like game traditionally using the heads of goats, Gorbachev withdrew from Afghanistan.

The Russian mothers have been pushing Putin to withdraw from Ukraine as they see their children slaughtered wholesales. He is now taking people from the Stans and using mercenaries from Nepal and Bangladesh along with North Korean soldiers. I wonder if it will be the North Korean mothers who stop the Ukraine war as their sons return in body bags for no reason and they have no one to care for them in their old age.

[Anonymous]

obturningrussian wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

obturningrussian wrote:Russia possesses immense potential to evolve into a genuine Western democracy. I yearn for a robust, liberal Russia that prioritizes fundamental human rights and infrastructure. However, as long as Putin remains in power, that dream will remain just that—a dream. I fervently wish to see him removed from office, but the reality is that, given the military support he enjoys, such a change seems nearly unattainable.

On a different note, my attempts to relocate from Russia have been met with significant obstacles from America. Since the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I’ve faced a wave of “Russophobia,” ( a word i borrowed from a post of a fellow russian) both online and in real life. It’s disheartening to receive a barrage of criticism and hatred simply for my place of birth, often without people even bothering to hear my perspective. I fully comprehend the brutality of the Ukraine-Russia war and recognize the unprovoked aggression from Russia as a terrible act. Still, many Russians, like myself, just wish to lead peaceful lives.

In magadan, I barely scraped by on a meager income of around $600 USD, relying heavily on the combined earnings of my friends. The thought of one of them being arrested was a constant source of anxiety, as it could have meant losing the pathetic home I had. Ultimately, my hope is to see a strong, liberal Russia that genuinely cares for its working class and those below, rather than the pitiful excuse for a democracy we currently endure.

The innocent people in Ukraine have no option to live peaceful lives. Their schools and hospitals and power grid and everything else keep getting bombed by your country. Why should you get to live peacefully? My thoughts are that Trump should remove the restrictions on US weapons and let Ukraine bomb the hell out of Russian citizens. For every city you bomb, Ukraine should bomb 10. Maybe when it’s your own women and children murdered or maimed then you will fight your own government for their atrocities the way you should have been doing all along.

I have no sympathy for you.

so its the average russians fault that the military complex bombs a ukrainian major city? what kind of logic is that? i mean we have our nationalists and warhawks, but still, the majority just want to live there lives, they had no say in this war, the politics behind it, or anything else. you do realize the elections in russia are rigged, and if you speak out against the regime, you get imprisoned for uneeded amounts of time. also, that would give ground for putin, not russia, to use nukes.

Of course it’s the average Russians’ fault. Who else is going to overthrow your government? You think Americans should do it?

Yes you need to fight your government. Yes some of you will need to die to do it. But yes that’s infinitely better than the innocent people of Ukraine dying. It’s not the Ukrainians complaining that they want to live peacefully while they have a tyrannical sadist murdering thousands of people in neighboring countries.

Stand up and fight your government and install a legitimate government that represents the people. The people you claim to be against this invasion. Civil war happens all the time when dictators come to power. Why should the Russian people be immune from the carnage? You think you’re better than everyone else? That your lives are more valuable? Well you’re not, and they aren’t.

[Anonymous]

My thoughts?
You are a fake troll