>feudal germany is a rigid industrious power
>nazi germany is a rigid industrious power
>democratic germany is a rigid industrious power again
"Woah, those germans just know how to build things regardless of their political system."

>tzarist Russia is a backwater shithole grinding its people
>soviet Russia is a backwater shithole grinding its people
>kleptocratic Russia is a backwater shithole grinding its people again
>"Yup, Communism was the issue. What else could it be."