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Is Russia Returning To Dictatorship?

KiwiNanday From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 667 times:

Putin controls all the TV stations, and he is putting his political enemies in jail. Is this a non-nuclear Cold War that is starting?

Kiwi

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Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5244 posts, RR: 55
Reply 1, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 660 times:

Is this a non-nuclear Cold War that is starting?

Well, since Bush and Putin are fairly chummy I'm not sure how it could constitute a Cold War.

South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.

Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19700 posts, RR: 56
Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 648 times:

Possibly a return to the Soviet-style dictatorship? Whatever it is, it can't be a good thing.

7 billion, one nation, imagination...it's a beautiful day

USAIRWAYS321 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1806 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 637 times:

I call it the process of 'Putinization.' We'll see what all that entails, and how much of it he can truly chalk up to national security. It's definately an interesting time.

Jasepl From India, joined Jul 2004, 3582 posts, RR: 44
Reply 4, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 630 times:

I call it the process of 'Putinization.' We'll see what all that entails, and how much of it he can truly chalk up to national security. It's definately an interesting time.

Then again, it's not as if this is happening only in Russia. They might not control TV stations, but lots of nations have tried doing lots of draconian things in the name of national security. Not all have succeeded though. Some, like mine, persisted and got shown the door in the elections.

[Edited 2004-10-01 06:34:34]

AA7771stClass From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 292 posts, RR: 6
Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 627 times:

Definitely turning into a startling situation. He has effectively cut out the checks and balances of the Russian government on him and I would say that he has practically gained dictatorship. Let's just hope he doesn't join the tyrranical dictators...

A puzzling problem for the US/UN/World

L410Turbolet From Czech Republic, joined May 2004, 5394 posts, RR: 19
Reply 6, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 604 times:

Well, since Bush and Putin are fairly chummy
As long as "Vladimir" tows the line of Bush's style of war on terror and exploits it for attacks on liberties, everything is OK. His generals even pledged to attack the terrorist preemptively - I can just imagine the Russian way of preemptiveness: "Let's carpet bomb Chechnya and while we're warmed-up let's invade the Baltic republics as well! How about that comrade Vladimir?"
Russians will even buy copyright from Ridge's Ministry of Fear for those colored terror alerts.

Putin-Bush what an awesome Axis of Evil would that be! Acting devilish

Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 599 times:

If Putin and Bush tie up with their evil plans, our days are counted...

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