What is the allure of groups based on soviet russia?

I love this kind of technology, even if i'm not in any soviet army group

I just like the Soviet style and symbolism. I'm not sure why, but Soviet military regalia, not to mention the strength of the hammer and sickle, has always appealed to me in a purely stylistic sense. Except the enlisted naval uniforms. They always looked kind of dorky to me.

Edit: To qualify that I'm not a member of any such groups, just stating what appeal the Soviets have for me. And growing up toward the end of the Cold War, they have that "bad guy" mystique.

Must be all of those hot Russian women... oh... um... wait... errr... ... ... nevermind.

Joke disclaimer:
This is a joke, only a joke, nothing but a joke. Any retchid looking Russian women who might be offended... um... errr... I mean any hot Russian... oh wait... there is that problem again... um... oh... I give up... nevermind.

Xenu could totally kick the US's arse - frickin' non-believers.

I'm just wondering who will be the first to start a Canadian Armed Forces combat group..

Cause you know they are building up their forces and getting ready to strike south over the U.S. Borders and take us down!!!

Sheila: Time's have changed
Our kids are kids are getting worse
They wont obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!

Sharon: Should we blame the government?

Liane: Or blame society?

Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?

Sheila: No, BLAME CANADA!

Everyone: BLAME CANADA!

Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flappin heads so full of lies

Everyone: Blame Canada! Blame Canada!

Sheila: We need to form a full assault

Everyone: It's Canadas fault!

Sharon: Don't blame me For my son Stan
He saw the darn cartoon And now he's off to join the Klan!

Liane: And my boy Eric once Had my picture on his shelf
But now when I see him he tells me to fuck myself!

Sheila: Well, blame Canada

Everyone: Blame Canada
It seems that everythings gone wrong Since Canada came along
Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada

Some Guy: There not even a real country anyway

Ms. McCormick: My son could've been a doctor or a lawyer it's true
Instead he burned up like a piggy on a barbecue

Everyone: Should we blame the matches? Should we blame the fire?
Or the doctors who allowed him to expire?

Sheila: Heck no!

Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada

Sheila: With all their hockey hubbabaloo

Liane: And that bitch Anne Murray too

Everyone: Blame Canada Shame on Canada
The smut we must stop
The trash we must smash
Laughter and fun
must all be undone
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before someone thinks of blaming us!

The Soviets were cool in some ways..dominant, ordered, oppressively industrial. But also the red army now has a retro-alternative appeal. Soviet technology has sort of the ultimate bauhaus feel..fucntion over form. (Of course sovient manufacturing procatices might mean it did not actually function.

So yes the soviets are sort of cool, if ou don't peer to hard at the details. The nazis got all the bad press, so Stalins purges fall on the way side of history, despite the fact that he made Hitler look like a boy scout. But that was Stalin and he is not cool, even among those wearing che guevera revolutionary shirts or a lenin leads the way thong.

That is the beauty of second life, in our virtual environment we are deconstructing the symbology of the USSR and turning it into a fashion.entertainment statement. I think the western mind has demonized the nazis to a huge extent, so this will never happen with them, but some day, it will happen to the Chicoms as well.

In soviet russia, groups allure YOU.

Partially because the iconography of the nazi era is still being used by some groups who engage in hate related speech and action.

Not a lot of people wake up with a hammer and sickle spray painted on their garage door along with some derogatory message.

As for the Russian retro-cool factor, two words.....Ivan Drago.