2019 Rolls Royce Phantom vs 2019 Aurus Senat
The video is pleasant enough, fancy cars showing off. I don't anticipate buying one, ever. Just keeping it clean and polished would take more effort and/or expense than I am willing to expend. But that's not the point.
The point is that the Aurus is a Russian car. The Russians have always had cars, well as long as anyone else has had them. In the beginning they were imported from the West, but eventually they got around to building their own, sort of. But now it looks like they may have gained enough expertise to actually build a decent automobile all on their own.
I am glad to see that Russia continues to make what looks like capitalist progress. Yes, Putin apparently murders journalists, and he's building his own totalitarian network of like minded despots (Venezuela, Cuba, Syria to name a few), but that may be the only form of government that works in Asia. American democracy is an anomaly. I am not quite sure what is needed for it to continue to succeed. Thick skinned politicians, maybe, who don't care about the derogatory comments that people make about them. A foundation of widespread support and belief in Christianity. And replacing our fearless leaders on a regular basis.
Anyway, if Russia continues to make progress, and we continue our horribly convoluted (and confusing) political infighting, we might end up being more alike than different. Doesn't mean we can't still hate them.
Via RT (formerly Russia Today)
P.S. Just realized that the video is another iteration of Red vs. Blue.
Update March 2022 replaced missing video
Update November 2022 replaced missing video
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