US : the next failed state

[Liability]

The real threat right now is that hard liners in Russia will stop pretending they are playing this democracy, open market game and go proper totalitarian regime - scumbags like Putin came to power during crisis and new one will be opportunity for even harder person to do it, or more likely Putin just throw away his mask and turn proper dictator.

Hmm true - but with limited, or rather dwindling funds and revenue how do you think they will survive?

[AtW]

Hmm true - but with limited, or rather dwindling funds and revenue how do you think they will survive?

They can't survive if Russia was democratic, however it isn't and they can survive just by being more dictatorial - it happened already in history of Russia and likely to happen again - Putin is in blood up to his neck, he can't leave power because otherwise he is personally screwed, that's why they changed constitution now to have 6 years presidential terms for him to get 2 more at least. I'd say it is illegal power take over but they already did that years ago.

[Liability]

They can't survive if Russia was democratic, however it isn't and they can survive just by being more dictatorial - it happened already in history of Russia and likely to happen again - Putin is in blood up to his neck, he can't leave power because otherwise he is personally screwed, that's why they changed constitution now to have 6 years presidential terms for him to get 2 more at least. I'd say it is illegal power take over but they already did that years ago.

Interesting perspective - what do you mean he is up to it in blood? What would stop him just turning his back and walking away?

[AtW]

Interesting perspective - what do you mean he is up to it in blood?

Look at already existing court decisions on torture and murder of civilians in Chechnya by Russian army - I think over 50 minimum and he was the guy who called publicly to "whack terrorists in the toilet", he is a war criminal - he got plenty of people who sworn blood vendetta on him, if he loses his bodyguards and state immunity he won't be able to travel around the world and will most likely get killed by his own buddies who'd prefer to use him as excuse for everything - basically blame everything on him like they did with Stalin.