Gosh, isn't it wonderful to read all these 'experts' about democracy, illustrating that England and USA are the only 2 countries in the world that actively practice democracy and those countries they have 'liberated' from opressors (Iraq), so called apartheid leaders (Rhodesia and South Africa), the list goes on, and as such demand Russia to follow suit. Well, here is some news for you arm chair politicians - forget it.Blow your horns somewhere else.

But, tell me.Can you define for me the true definition of democracy and in that definition demonstrate for me what country complies with this definition of democracy - Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, USA, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine and the list grows.

Russia will practice her own form of democracy, just like USA and England practice their own form of democracy. As it stands Russia is a fair democratic State and to expect her to follow in the footsteps of corrupt England and corrupt USA, you guys have been let loose from the looney farm - oops sorry in England and USA corruption is called business and in Russia, it is corruption.

You people are a joke.

Ah yes, democracy. Raised its head, again. Let's see, now - Edward Markey, a Us Representative, has asked the treasurySecretary to launch an immediate investigation into the $16 billion share swap between BP and Rosneft, because of 'national security' concerns over the deal.

So, it is alright for US to wheel and deal with whom they want but alright for Russia, and yet the US demand Russia to play ball. Russia can do the hell she wants, so get off you high horse and stop pretending to be John Wayne (well, he wasn't much of an actor anyway)

What it is is that US sees itself as being the one and only country that has the God given right to do what she wants and without question. Look at the all the problems US was trying to conjure up when Russia claimed the Arctic as being hers.

US, go and play in the traffic, you will find a lot more democracy there

There is no such thing as a true democracy.

Democracy in government, is based on the principle that the majority decide. An elected government in a democracy is supposed to be equally and freely elected by all it’s people to represent all the people.

Derives from ‘the rule of the people’ Figure heads change, but the governing system and people within the governing system remain the same.

There is a great lack of interest in the voting system in the US and UK.

Why? People do not feel that their interest or vote will make the slightest difference.

Why? Because it has not in the past. It does not take long for apathy to set in, whereby the people just don’t believe in the democratic system, because it hasn’t worked up to now. Under Labour in the UK, this country saw a greater divide between the rich and the poor. Labour (Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and the like) are supposed to be left of centre and sell themselves as a ‘for the people party’. They obviously were not. Capitalism and poor moral values overrides any possibility of a true democracy.

Here's what I think about Russian and democracy and the RT network too.  At this point in time the Russian government will not allow the same kind of journalism or reporting about itself that it is actively encouring here in the US. Can any of you imagine a TV network that shines the light of truth on it's own government's policies?   Russia will be a democracy when RT can present journalism which is open and revealing about its own counctry! Until then, RT is nothing but very cynical propaganda. 

Practice what you preach!

Ever since the NTV channel was prised from its oligarch owner and passed over to Gazprom shortly after Mr Putin came to power in 2000, Russian television news has been sterile in the extreme. The heads of the stations have regular meetings in the Kremlin, and sources talk of unofficial "stop-lists" of personalities who are too controversial to feature on the news. Criticism of Mr Putin is unthinkable.

How, then, to explain the extensive and surprisingly balanced coverage across the state-controlled television channels of Saturday's demonstrations? It seems that the Kremlin realised that as the popular mood began to change, it had to take note.

Journalists on state channels had begun to make noises themselves; one NTV anchor publicly announced that he would refuse to read the news on Saturday if it did not feature the protests. There were also reports of journalists refusing to put their names to news packages on the pro-Putin rallies earlier in the week. But most importantly, it appears that someone high up in the Kremlin had realised that with so much discussion of the rallies online, the television would look ridiculous if it did not cover it.

On the Kremlin's English-language channel, Russia Today, which on some topics is freer than its Russian-language equivalent, all the protests have been covered, but editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan set the tone for the channel's coverage when she wrote on her Twitter feed that the protest leaders should "burn in hell".

But even personalities loyal to the Kremlin agree that for a well-educated society with increasing levels of internet access, the stifling propaganda of state television will have to change.

chouchamayo wrote in #6

Here's what I think about Russian and democracy and the RT network too.  At this point in time the Russian government will not allow the same kind of journalism or reporting about itself that it is actively encouring here in the US. Can any of you imagine a TV network that shines the light of truth on it's own government's policies?   Russia will be a democracy when RT can present journalism which is open and revealing about its own counctry! Until then, RT is nothing but very cynical propaganda. 

 

Practice what you preach!

Chouchamayo -

I think you had better take a long hard look at Fox News (USA), and other USA gvt controlled news channels, especially on the broadcasting of the evil slaughter of South Ossettians by the Georgians acting on the instructions of George Bush, having to be rescued by Russia

So, wake up, smell the coffee not chemicals from USA and England

 

Russia is a ludicrous pretend-demokracy like Saddams Iraq making the Russians look like retarded morons. They would be better of spelling it right out -"Yes, this is Russia, we are this worlds Klingons and the leader crooc state, and we´re proud of it too!".

USA is going down hill and no way Russia is taking over. Russia had a great opportunity to be a new real working democracy, but it´s just one of the worlds biggest terrorist states ever seen.

A President that don´t even bother to present, nor defend, his politic when running for a reelection everyone ones he "will win". The biggest joke of a democracy ever seen.

Very dissapointing indeed and it makes any terrorist in the world a freedom fighter.

Are the Russians stupid and/or a chronical evil people, or just having a ball joking with god and the universe?

It seems our only hope is world anarchy ASAP!

PART I

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Putin = MODERATE
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Putin represents the moderate choice in Russia.
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No matter what rubbish the provocateurs concoct. The facts are, that Putin is a Moderate.
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Secretly, even the West likes Putin. Putin is someone the West can strike a bargain with, reach agreements: To make the World a safer place for their Alliance.
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Russia has become a Democracy. There are prostitutes walking the streets. Nightclubs. Drinking and wild parties. Business and money to be made. A class of connected wealthy and sadly, segments of poverty. Even homosexuals and other undefined creatures imported from the West roam the streets with Democracy.
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In fact, the truth be told. Russia is more of a Democracy than the West. Because the alleged protesters we see in Russia are all Foreign backed and a False Flag opposition of the West and its intelligence services. Whereas the facade of Protesters in the West we see, are not Foreign backed.

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If anything, many of the protests we see in the West are infiltrated by the Regime itself, as in, either Democratic or Republican party. In fact, the so called Tea Party is nothing more, than a Republican party ploy to mobilize their extremists. The Occupy movement is the Democratic Party facade. Any credible discontent in the USA are channeled into the facade of this False Flag Tea Party and Occupy movement for oblivion. These two False Fronts have become a means to mobilize the base towards either a Democratic or Republican Presidential candidate. Who in reality, represent the Wealthy Zionist Crusader aristocrats who control America and the rest of this Anglo Zionist Crusader Alliance. That is not to say, we do not have segments of real discontent in either Russia or the West. This is normal, anywhere that is manmade, we have discontent.

PART II
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Frankly speaking. There should be a strong leader in Russia who loves his country above all else. A leader who strengthens the military, to not just reach equilibrium with the West. A leader who will achieve superiority over the West. You know how many thousands of fortified islands the USA, UK and France posses? Are there enough multiple nuclear war head ICBMS to target each island several times over? For years? Along with the rest of the USA, Canada, UK, France, Israel, and all other Western Alliance members? Every square millimeter of sea and ground?
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The West sees Russia as an easy pushover. Georgia as a False Flag of the West and its Israel, murdered thousands of Russians in a premeditated Genocide. Yet Georgia still stands and does not resemble the moon. For this Genocide, Georgia should have resembled the moon, along with Boston and Tel Aviv, yet it they do not. Georgia has rearmed with the help of the West and its Israel. Boston and Tel Aviv are profiting ever so much. Has Russia been rebuilt and recovered from the Genocide? Do all the Russia people have a home and the care they need? The job in Georgia remains incomplete with a full retreat! There are Western Military forces under the guise of Peace Keepers, “protecting” Georgia, near or on Russia soil?
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Bottom line. After suffering Genocide. Russia retreated in the face of a US supply vessel coming to the Black Sea. If this Russia retreats facing the impending doom of a US NAVY supply vessel. What will Russia do in other more dire situations?
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We desperately need to see another Russia. A Russia that does not retreat. A respected Russia that no one dares attack. Whether the attack be a False Flag of the West and its Israel, or more overt. Such as a US NAVY vessel entering the Black Sea bristling with weapons. Under the guise of humanitarian aid. After all these years, Russia is still another victim of Western gunboat diplomacy. Bowing to pressure of a US NAVY vessel from the West.