|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hamburg & Vancouver
Posts: 7,693
|
[QUOTE=motion;3574691]
Despite what Kasparov says, the Russians DO love their president and he has an extremely high approval rating. Russians are now enjoying a very quickly escalating standard of living. /QUOTE]
Why wouldn't you like the guy? He's doing absolutely everything right in a very, very tough environment. Democracy is fine and all, but when the existing institutions themselves don't support a "pure" democracy - then it is better to have a so-called "guided" democracy where the executive tries to keep the train on the rails.
He's a thug of course - but he's a smart thug with a sense for nuance. He understands both the carrot and the stick. Unlike the shrub.
__________________
_____________________
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.—Groucho Marx
|