• Icalasari@fedia.io
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    8 months ago

    Oddly less scared of China running Russia than I am of Putin running Russia

    I guess it’s because the Chinese government at least hasn’t seemed insane enough to make me seriously ponder if we’re about to see nuclear armageddon

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      All other things being equal, there are no benevolent dictators. One more powerful one isn’t an improvement on two weaker ones.