Is Russia Going In the Wrong Direction?

[kerrywins]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20040915/wl_nm/russia_usa_dc

[Zell in Hell]

1. Sadly, if I were Russian I'd vote for Jabloko...

They're ideologically similar to the Liberal Party of Canada, but they're light years ahead of the Brezhnevites, the neo-Nazis, the Putinites, or that stupid left-wing nationalist party with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church.

I say sadly because I'm more left-liberal/social democratic then into centrist power cult politics. :-P

[tom_paine]

2. LOL Russia is going the same direction we are using almost the same

Playbook.

It is laughable and tragic that freedom should die in Russia so soon after it was aborning.

I might argue that if Amerika had not demonstrated ZERO commitment to Liberty at home (ie trustworthy media, trustworthy voting, relatively equally applied law vs. Soviet/feudal/Nazi/Orwellian law), then perhaps Russia would not have been so bold in implementing the Bushevik Plan for Amerikan Subjugation, Russian style (moving much faster because the Russian had a lesser weaker more-easily-destroyed tradition of freedom).

But seriously, it is shriekingly laughable to listen to our Tyrants criticize Russia for doing essentially what THEY are doing to US, only faster.