I always like a force in society opposing increasing powers. And I have no particular thoughts on these powers. The only thoughts I have are: 1. Are people playing the totalitarian card correctly - or just scaremongering 2. How do we compare to supposedly non totalitarian benchmarks. For 1, I think some are really just going for affect, without really giving reasoned arguments. For 2 I think that their group, Like Medvedev did with Silicon Valley, would benefit from going abroad to study things - say go to the UK, see what their detention practices are with the police and immigration services, look at the history of Belmarsh prison, look at detentions in northern Ireland..... Then look at European countries, then look at the US. Then come back and report on 1 and 2 together. If they did this, and put things in international context, then I would really be able to make a judgement. Until then, they sound like screaming complainers, who at least do some good in drawing our attention to it, but do little for us to understand. Because we then look at people dead on the Metro and say, wow if locking somebody up 15 days could stop this, I am for it. Not a solidly argued case, but it appears, neither is the case of these compaliners either!

Not surprising RT didn't post my opinion on the matter. Of course they report it and don't care what the populace thinks of this meassure. As I said, the person who created these FSB laws HATES Russia! Creating a law that makes Pre-Crime illegal is INSANE!!! And also to make it illegal to criticize the government! These are laws of tyranny not laws to protect citizens. I love Russia and I support those who put their lives on the line for our safety while serving in FSB, but I think these laws go too far. And controlling the internet is also ludicrous as they already have power to track, find, and arrest anyone who breaks real laws. Freedom of speech is a good thing and it only exists if you let people speak who you don't agree with. Please choose the right path and RT what is wrong in these ideals?

Count Cash, agree with you 100%. Good point about the need to study other countries' experience and realities in order to put things in perspective. Currently, there too many games with democracy in Russia without a clear understanding of implications of such games. There is also a lot of blind mimiking of some Western practices without a clear undertstanding of said practices. But, this is probably just a stage in development and that too shall pass. All in all, despite being a very young democracy in the western sense of the word and because of that having to invent the new rules and laws by trial and error, Russia is certainly a much more stable and mature society than most post Soviet and some Eastern European countries who are still on the crossroads. I'm sure the Russians will be able to figure this one out and to achieve proper balance between democracy and security of polulation.

Look, having mommy and daddy make sure the kids are okay is fine. I've never had any rights, and it's usually a race for me to try to find protection/cover fast enough. If you aren't in charge, don't try to get anywhere, just experience life. If you are in charge, there's a goal with the people who move. I don't believe in freedom because we're so close to the same that people will corrupt to get to their wheres instead of be directed and it's given that people like their lives and don't want their children to fall into the pits of Heck and that people adapt and Hell isn't so bad. I'm like the most submissive person by nature because I can't win, but I'm not going to that because I know what's going to happen if I do that. It isn't like being raped or forced to have a baby or anything else. It's what's going to happen that will be bad. Life is to live and to experience. I've been many. There's a blessing and a curse to each social position. THere's a curse to fighting for what will never be to break down for another. I've been incited to school because I have to to survive, but no, because I must be punished. I just need a master of some sort who is charge of all the corrupting so that I know rules and there isn't any hope for me, no threat.