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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
I'm re-posting this link.
It is a really important read.
Russia. Not Putin. Russia, as a country, as a people, need to make amends for this. Nothing Russia ever does can make what they've done right. But they can start to make amends. And that starts by owning that what is occurring is a result of who they are as a nation.
https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/0...ible-pub-86822 |
The article no longer seems available at the link. Summary of key points?
Without knowing the argument, the idea of holding Russia 'as a people' responsible for the actions of their government in something like this makes no sense to me. It's not even like it's a functioning democracy. The vast majority of people are simply along for the ride without a voice in the process.
Even in a functioning democracy I wouldn't hold everyone responsible. That doesn't mean people can't or shouldn't learn and change, but they shouldn't bear the guilt or responsibility for things that they had no part in.