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Catfish · 11-25-05, 04:06 AM

Hello,
as long as Putin is "president", there will be no change to democracy. If you observe what happens to free business leaders this is nothing more than dictatorship. Russia is currently ruled by the secret service, almost every leading post of business is filled with persons from Putin's organisation. Any free capitalist (e.g. Gasprom) is being accused of ridiculous actions "against the Russian state" and being thrown into prison. This is not the change that was already visible during Gorbatschov's time, but a fallback - only with a "capitalist" mantle and no free enterprises. There are no free elections, not even in the US style of democracy.
Greetings,
Catfish

11-25-05, 04:06 AM	#12
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Russia... Hello, as long as Putin is "president", there will be no change to democracy. If you observe what happens to free business leaders this is nothing more than dictatorship. Russia is currently ruled by the secret service, almost every leading post of business is filled with persons from Putin's organisation. Any free capitalist (e.g. Gasprom) is being accused of ridiculous actions "against the Russian state" and being thrown into prison. This is not the change that was already visible during Gorbatschov's time, but a fallback - only with a "capitalist" mantle and no free enterprises. There are no free elections, not even in the US style of democracy. Greetings, Catfish