But we are all biased by our primary bubbles.

Both Russia and US exert will through economic diplomacy.

The key difference is the structure of our political structures and whom they are designed to help. The gap between them had narrowed drastically in the last couple of decades. Russia is an oligarchy it serves the interests of a small group of decision makers. The US is one as well, though it has significantly more robust mechanisms to give the people a say. We are seeing a backlash against that degradation of democracy, ironically by throwing ourselves into the jaws of the wolves.


We are not that many dominos away from institutionalizing one party minority rule for a generation.