| − | Just wanted to say hello, [[User:Conservative|Conservative]], and compliment your [https://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_Why_I_am_not_bullish_on_Russia%27s_future well thought out points about the fact that Russia is not conservative], seemingly obvious given its associations with Communist dictatorships like China and North Korea and its high degree of state ownership of the economy. I especially liked your point that Russian church attendance is abysmally low in spite of the common Russian mantra that the country is Christian. The Pew source was a good source for that point. --[[User:JZambrano|Joshua Zambrano]] ([[User talk:JZambrano|talk]]) 19:00, September 30, 2026 (EDT) | + | Just wanted to say hello, [[User:Conservative|Conservative]], and compliment your [https://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_Why_I_am_not_bullish_on_Russia%27s_future well thought out points about the fact that Russia is not conservative], seemingly obvious given its associations with Communist dictatorships like China and North Korea and its high degree of state ownership of the economy. I especially liked your point that Russian church attendance is abysmally low in spite of the common Russian mantra that the country is Christian. The Pew source was a good source for that point. |
| | + | As an aside, I would additionally observe that Russia, in antagonizing the European Union with terrorist attacks, will be critically endangering one of their primary buyers of energy, alienating a trading partner that could ultimately lead to an increased Russian economic decline as European countries look to reduce reliance on Russian energy. --[[User:JZambrano|Joshua Zambrano]] ([[User talk:JZambrano|talk]]) 19:00, September 30, 2026 (EDT) |