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Larry Cox's avatar

I have been persuaded, if not fully convinced, that Putin and his Russia (Russian Confederation) is a non-criminal running a basically non-criminal state. A criminal state will allow crime to run rampant within its borders and also close by. Here in the U.S. Trump tried to reverse the criminalization process, but I think underestimated what it would take to do that. I think Putin has come closer to a realistic estimation of effort. However, in exerting that effort against covert criminal operations, one always runs the risk of being accused of crimes oneself. This happens whenever the system has deteriorated to the point when criminals have a voice in society. But it can also happen from mistakes being made, orders being misinterpreted, etc.

If Biden were talking about crime groups in, say, Canada (as Trump did about Mexico) robbing honest Americans, and urged sending in an expeditionary force to deactivate those groups, also implying that the Canadian government had gone criminal and should be replaced, I would seriously consider that data if it were well-backed up, as this would be "violence" leading to a deescalation of crime. However, that is not what Biden is talking about. You would expect him, at least, to talk about the U.S. human trafficking problem, as Trump did, if he were really an anti-crime leader. But he doesn't. At least Putin is talking to his people about the "Nazi" problem in Ukraine. And we know there is one. So I am encouraged that he still has his right mind, though I would prefer to hear about the "crime" problem in Russia and neighboring countries, not the "nazi" problem.

LadyM's avatar

Can you make out the signatures on the document? Very curious as to who these individuals are. Great investigating...per usual.

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