Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[SanAndreasX]

Jumpin said:

The Finland news is nice.
This was made possible thanks to the necessity caused by Putin’s regime.
The man fulfilled Plato’s regime change theory that democracy can indeed lead to tyranny. Although, in time, Russia will inevitably become liberalized enough so that people will no longer be looking for a Czar or a Church to fulfil their existential needs.

We've been saying that about Russia and China for decades, and it still isn't happening, though. I'm not sure it ever will. One of Deng Xiaoping's most brilliant moves was separating economic liberalization from social and political liberalization. If anything, they're even more entrenched.