CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoA 'Christian' family moved to Russia to escape 'LGBTQ, trans,' but now they're 'ready' to 'get out'www.dailykos.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down118
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkA 'Christian' family moved to Russia to escape 'LGBTQ, trans,' but now they're 'ready' to 'get out'www.dailykos.comCurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·8 months agoLives in the US: this place sucks, we want it to be more like Russia. Moves to Russia: this place sucks, it’s exactly what we wanted, but we aren’t in charge. Moves back to US: let’s make this place more like Russia except people like us are in charge.
minus-squareandyburke@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThe same refrain works well in all western countries: conservatives get mad if you take their power to control others away, so they look to fascism.
Lives in the US: this place sucks, we want it to be more like Russia.
Moves to Russia: this place sucks, it’s exactly what we wanted, but we aren’t in charge.
Moves back to US: let’s make this place more like Russia except people like us are in charge.
The family is Canadian
The same refrain works well in all western countries: conservatives get mad if you take their power to control others away, so they look to fascism.