[mikrl]

Yet the narrative is

- the West has all of these much worse

- Russia is upstanding and moral

- if these exist in Russia, it’s because of western influence

Which conveniently removes the responsibility from Russian authorities and emboldens western jackasses who see Russia as some kind of beacon for… something.

[wongarsu]

In reality alcoholism has been an issue in Russia basically forever, and has helped fill state coffers since Ivan the Terrible.

Maybe Russia can blame the West for the dark net.