on a related note, does anything think that when russia was "cracking" down on gay people.. it was meant to "unify" the country, to basically check how much fervor there is within russian society? that would be a good way of preparing for war, as the nazis did it. just find someone to hate/point your finger to, and then everybody who is not part of that group will become untied in disenfranchising those people.
Ummno.
1, they didn't "crack" down on gay people. They banned HBTQ propaganda for minors.
2, they are not preparing their citizens for war. They don't have to, Russian people are far more educated about the world then westerners.
3, USA/EU and YOU are preparing for war by demonizing russians as homphobic, anti-democratic etc.