This was from a comment waaaaay down-thread earlier this week, on a post about California Secession (a wedge issue backed by Russia). Thought you’d find it interesting.
Originally Posted By u/Dry_Counter533 At 2025-08-28 07:47:32 PM | Source
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State historically holds a monopoly on production and uses it to keep population in check. Also there isn't much to do in most of Russia. Outside of the big cities, they don't even have plumbing sometimes. So drinking to pass time it is