Comment: Well said, David and David.  The Regime of Choice sounds pretty similar to Ayn Rand's worship of individualism for oneself as well as our society. (As in America First!)   Rand, whose  family fled Russian Communism , represents the opposite of covenants and collectivism.  And love can be  like chasing your tail, the harder you pursue the more it fades in to the distance.

There's more than ideology here, there's Russian culture as well-- Dusha---for years Russian immigrants in America  sometimes  said we white Americans have no "soul", or dusha.  True, it does lead to passionate romances and lots of joy, but for years Russia has been plagued by terribly high rates of abortion, alcoholism  and domestic violence as well.  The current government seems to believe  a man's  first case of domestic abuse should not be prosecuted, as "the husband naturally needs to take charge".  Myself, the Russian ladies I met in 1968 were wonderful, I felt  they deserve better.
Dushevnaya  lyubov!