Originally Posted by
Gern
What unifies the Russian Federation? I truly want to know. Is it a shared sense of purpose, destiny, economic well-being, distributed power or something else? Why should Ukraine fight rather than capitulate? Is it because of national pride, a shared experience, hope for a continuing better future? It seems to me, as an interested observer, that the internal argument for Ukraine is one of hope for a better future, rather than a return to a limited and oppressive past. It appears to be selling well. I don't mean to demean the word "selling." We are all motivated the promise of something that will change us for the better.