Ongoing power outages in Russia have Putin fuming

[Betonov]

Putin would have mounted a generator on a excersise bike and provided power to half of siberia

[bookworm_020]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Putin would have mounted a generator on a excersise bike and provided power to half of siberia

Chuck Norris could power the world!

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Chuck Norris could power the world!

Who do you think powers the sun? Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks hydrogen atoms so they fuse into helium atoms

[Catfish]

Accidentally stumbled about an article in the new issue of a local newspaper:

Medjedjew said he or the russian state never had " ... evidence, that any important representative of our business world are committing crimes ..."

- as an answer to the question whether Chodorkovsky "stole" 350 million tons of oil - the reason for the accusations.

But then :
" ...
Anyone in Moscow knows that there are some oligarchs who used their acquaintance with the Kremlin to accumulate unbelievable opulences, who could well be accused and prosecuted. Oligarchs like Fridman, Potanin, Deripaska. All those opulences were won by quasi-legal methods with the approval of the state - which is why they are now completely hooked by the Kremlin. There are dossiers about everyone of them.
Only Oligarchs who disturbed the Kremlin had to pay dearly. The media tycoons Beresowski and Gusinski were chased out of Russia. When Chodorkowski refused to go, an example was made.

Russias billionaires have understood the context. Actors, human rights activists, politicians of the opposition or simply sympathizers all regularly showed up before court during the prosecution of Chodorkowski, only his own professional colleagues never came - out of fear. This is what a man like Putin expected. Putin believes to stand above legal justice. Putin allows himself to make rude condemnations, because he expects that his own followers believe him more than the most lying court of justice.
[...]
Chodorkowski's real achievement of his 7-year long imprisonment consists in to have swung around the public opinion. Be it businessmen, members of the intelligentsia or a functionary of the Kremlin: There is consensus that the Chodorkowski trial was an entirely political show ..."


Neverteless it was courageous when Mrs. Simakowa from Siberia in a TV questionnaire asked Putin "whether Chodorkovski really deserved to be imprisoned since years ?" And then immediately said "I do not expect an answer. I take it questions about your favourite dog are more important to you."

Blind they are not.

Greetings,
Catfish

[Susexx]

Anybody from my acquaintances doesn't want to live in this country. Has really bothered to feed a heap of officials.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Susexx

Anybody from my acquaintances doesn't want to live in this country. Has really bothered to feed a heap of officials.

Russia is beautiful, and most ordinary people are sympathetic and not dumb at all. Aside from that they have some excellent cuisine
I would not mind living there, however i probably would get into trouble.

The rulers and older cold-war warriors are a problem - but this is a general problem, also in the west. Obama is far ahead of most of those older cold-war haters and the lobbyists who cannot look beyond their own personal problems and nation, but he has those as advisors.

Also worldwide most people who would have the intelligence level and training to be president or representative, of a democracy or other, are mostly not interested enough to do just this. With a certain education, common sense and mindset one simply doe not have the urge of suppressing others and play the alpha animal, this is by all means regarded as ridiculous by most common people of intellect. It seems "politicians" do not realize this, but when they do their rage can become very unhealthy for their critics.
So just of all well-trained and capable people let others do the uninteresting stuff - they are not interested in having power or bullying or partake in the rat race in a political party, which is certainly why the tough and often dumb guys rule.

/theory lol

Greetings,
Catfish