Russia is waaay freer than every other country in your list.

Ehhh. Russian journalists and others seem to die after doing things that would only get people a stern talking to or a social credit degrade in China.

You forgot /s

I am Russian, and our regime perfectly match the list. Do not trust Goebbels-like RT propaganda.

Being the least bad of the bad guys doesn’t make you a good guy.

I don't think any country could be considered "good". They are all "evil" to varying degrees.

What about my government? Nationalism teaches us that only every other government is wrong. We conflate love for our land and its people with the state and the exploiters who guide it. This is always convenient for both of the latter entities.

If this political and economic system is a "necessary evil", we must ask ourselves: Who is benefitting from the evil and who is directing it?

To convince ourselves that we are joined with an oppressor by social divisions is a timeless manipulation. Yet every economic crisis presents the opportunity for liberation.