Russia has shown rising animosity toward Western social liberalism, particularly toward legitimizing nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity.

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Sure, let’s promote Russian values. Values like invading your neighbors, murdering political rivals and oppressing queer people.

And then there’s the priests blessing nuclear weapons.

All sorts of fine values.

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There’s also swindling, cheating, bribery and corruption. And don’t forget bigotry.

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Hacking, disseminating propaganda, attempting to influence other countries’ elections… so many values!

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Don’t forget the military rape culture!

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And then there’s the priests blessing nuclear weapons.

Seems some Americans are well on their way towards that already.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3dp8j/gun-church-that-worships-with-ar-15s-bought-a-40-acre-compound-in-texas-for-its-patriots

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Yeah, but at least that isn’t state-sponsored.

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The order did not specify the values that would be promoted, but Russia has shown rising animosity toward Western social liberalism, particularly toward legitimizing nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity.

Sounds like they’re still working on the values, but they’ve nailed the prejudices

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Sauron Calls For International Scheme Promoting “Orcish Values”

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I assume this is a reference to The Last Ringbearer?

For those who don’t know, The Last Ringbearer is an alternative (and anti-Western) account of Lord Of The Rings, written by a Russian author. And either as a cause or a consequence, a lot of Russians think of Sauron as a hero and Mordor as a down-trodden land that was ruined by the forces of the West. It really sums up the resentment and self-loathing sentiments many Russians have.

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We already have vodka and alcoholism.

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Russian values? Rape, Pillage, Torture, Murder?

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You forgot Lie, Cheat, and Steal.

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You both forgot the most important one: drunk

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À man’s got to cope

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Lie, Cheat, and Steal.

MAGA Republicans seem to have no problem embracing those.

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Yeah, they’re Tools like that.

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