@randahl@mastodon.social This image is what Russia, AfD, MAGA & Co are moving the free world towards. It's already reality in Russia, coming to our doorstep. For Russia, it's because they'd rather everyone suffer to make themselves feel good about their own situation. For MAGA/AfD/Meloni/Fico/Nawrocki it's because they're a combination of too stupid and too corrupt to do better. Laying down for dictators works for their political careers. But their subservience to Putin degrades our national defenses.