[flymaipie]

Putting aside the questionable simplification that IQ correlates with desirable political behavior, can you provide an example of when heavily oppressed people successfully overthrew their oppressors? If you examine history carefully, you will find that such cases are exceedingly rare.

As a Russian citizen, I'd like to mention two things. First, the Communist revolution disrupted the continuity of tradition in Russia. The knowledge, heritage and legacy that many people cherished was wiped out through killings and forced exile. Second, there is an esoteric aspect rooted deeply in Eastern Orthodoxy that cannot be easily explained.

Currently, many of the most intelligent Russian citizens are attempting to relinquish their Russian citizenship, seeing it as the best path forward for themselves as individuals. The opportunity to fight for a better collective future faded away long ago.