# Russian Propaganda **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 18, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-propaganda/1008951 "2024-10-18T13:09:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 42
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-propaganda/1008951/42 "2024-10-21T19:59:53Z")
If you’re actually interesting in my views and reasons for my political stances, there’s over here: > [@How to Explain that the Democracy Crisis Transcends Principle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-that-the-democracy-crisis-transcends-principle/1008920/69): > > A flip side of the things I’ve said so far — I don’t mean a contradiction, I mean the underside of the same truths — yes, there is a lot of holier-than-thou political purism widespread amongst us 3rd-partiers. A very low consideration for expediency, practicality, and in particular the need to work with other people if you’re ever actually going to get things done. And if you’re not going to work with other people, how goddam democratic can your political process actually be? And isn’t that t… — it doesn’t seem appropriate or effective to re-explain it all here. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-propaganda/1008951)._