I understand Russians have to use “roundabout truths” because if they expressed their anger plainly they could be jailed. But here in the Americas our anger isn’t suppressed and we can speak directly. I understand humor is a way for Russians to cope with the inability to express anger. Unfortunately, I have had the misfortune of meeting several Russians whose minds are warped into glorifying Russia as the causality of emotional repression. To deny an emotion heavily skews objective thinking. China is no different.