Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio View Post
You cannot excuse the actions of a subset of people in Russia being violent (barbaric) by excusing it because the Russian state is non functioning (Barbaric).

Two barbaric characteristics do not negate each other and form a bad situation. It just reinforces the perception that it is a barbaric state of affairs.
I'm not excusing anyone's actions, I merely refuse to stereotype 140 million people based on the actions of a tiny minority.