Part 4. Democratization.
Correspondent of the newspaper “Radio Liberty”:
– Mr. President, what about those hundreds of people who indiscriminately fell under the repressive punishment machine and are now in pre-trial detention centers? People are tortured and forced to confess. You do understand that in those days there were mostly respectable citizens on the square who came to demand changes, …
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I recently talked to an Italian friend. He is keenly interested in politics and, in particular, the situation around Ukraine. For him, as for a European, a lot is unclear, so he bombarded me with questions.
– I absolutely do not understand the psychology and logic of Mr. Putin, – he tells me, – here you are, Marat, closer to …
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In my venture practice, I encounter a situation where startup founders, not deeply knowledgeable about legal matters, confuse two things: an investor’s investment in the company and the sale of their share in the company to the investor. What is the difference between these two actions? When an investor puts money into a company, that money becomes the property of …
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He believes that Ukraine has lost its statehood (and I was naive enough to think that a real war for statehood is going on in Ukraine right now). And he calls the main reason for the refusal of the state status of the Russian language. It turns out that proclaiming the state language of their native language and equating the …
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In this life, everything has a price. To get something, you need to give something away.
Millions of fans of Nurlan Saburov were ready to give him their love and recognition. In return, they expected him to act. But he did not commit it, did not condemn the war in Ukraine, and, accordingly, lost millions of fans.
But he got …
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No army in the world can defeat Putin right now because Putin currently enjoys the support of 80% of Russians, who sincerely believe in the righteousness of their leader and are ready to give their lives for him. Such a people and such a president cannot be defeated by any external force.
Putin can only be defeated by his people. …
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Dear Russians!
Imagine this scenario: 2030. Russia, after getting rid of a dictator, decides to choose a Western path of development and align itself with Europe and the USA. The majority of Russians support democratic and liberal values.
Neighboring China, a perennial competitor and opponent of the USA, expresses dissatisfaction with this and calls on Russia to abandon these plans. …
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Be cautious.
Recently, I was talking with a Russian who was categorically against the war in Ukraine. I took him for one of us. I relaxed. Started sharing the latest updates from the front, news of the atrocities committed by Russian fascists. Condemned Putin for this inhuman war.
He listened silently. And then he said, “Yes, Putin shouldn’t have gone …
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FASCISM (ital. fascismo – from fascio – bundle, association) is a totalitarian type state regime. Fascism denies democratic values and opposes them with a rigid order in the state and society. Fascism relies on a political party, which, having come to power, becomes a state-monopoly organization, as well as on the indisputable authority of the “leader”, the “Fuhrer”. Characteristic signs …
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Have you noticed how eager the servants of the leader can be? Official propagandists, deputies, officials, and even ordinary citizens.
It seems like they are all shouting at the top of their lungs, competing to show their patriotism, hatred towards the enemy, and readiness to die for the “führer’s” cause.
Where does such unanimity in voices come from? How do …
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