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Very Good Documentary On Putin (if anyone's interested)
You Tube ^ | Dec 24, 2013 | ThePassionateEye

Posted on 12/31/2013 7:48:54 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear

This is quite a good documentary of Putin that I ran across if anyone's interested. He, truly, is a VERY dangerous man. I know, myself, have admired his strong-arming on particular issues, but don't forget who he is and his background.

The dissident at the end is crying that he knows that Communism has returned to Russia. Heartfelt.

Putin has a definite stronghold on Europe through energy. IOW....."Who run BarterTown?"


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: communism; kgb; putin; putindocumentary; russia
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To: GeronL

Crony capitalism is a two-way road. Both businesses and officials has their benefits. You are getting a green light ahead the others and some of your mischiefs are overlooked so you have enourmous advantages but it is that makes you hooked.
It is the choice.
A lot of businesses are playing fair there, ignoring or exposing approaches of corrupt officials and doing just fine. Ask Ikea and Ford.
Russian corruption is overrated. I guess 9 in 10 cases of Russian corruption expierenced by American businesses were a game of con artists of their liberal “Russian expert” empoyees and partners pretending to know how “to solve problems” there. Most of these “corrupt officials” “bribed” this way could be very surprised if they knew.


41 posted on 12/31/2013 10:49:18 PM PST by cunning_fish
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To: Viennacon

Congrats! An excellent assessment of Russian politics today. `Wary respect’ is probably the closest the West will get to friendly relations with Moscow.


42 posted on 01/01/2014 4:25:20 AM PST by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Viennacon
I have no doubt Yeltsin did similar to get to the top, and lets not bring up the Obama dead pool. Bill Gwatney, anyone? Putin , like 99% of global politicians is a thug, but he does have admirable qualities... something Obama lacks to the core.

All true.

43 posted on 01/01/2014 6:29:57 AM PST by cloudmountain
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; All

Thanks for posting. Started last year (night), finished this year (morning). A very interesting, informative, educational video and thread. Thanks to all posters. BTTT!

Happy New Year FReepers!


44 posted on 01/01/2014 6:32:03 AM PST by PGalt
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; All
Slightly off topic, I have been looking for a good biography of Putin to read for some time now. Every book review I've read shows the writer to be either pro-Putin or definitely anti-Putin. What I'd like to find is an unbiased account of his life from his early childhood on. Any suggestions? Thanks D-man
45 posted on 01/01/2014 6:54:56 AM PST by Dartman (CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
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To: maine-iac7

Good collection of links there, thanks. This one has been obvious to me for some time now, hopefully more and more people will start to see it.


46 posted on 01/01/2014 9:14:15 AM PST by varmintman
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I am very interested in how he will deal with the terrorism that has struck Russia...very interested...and the rest of the world should be too,,,and they should take notes of his methods.


47 posted on 01/01/2014 12:49:12 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: varmintman

Putin has truly made a monkey out of obama...and I can’t be any happier.


48 posted on 01/01/2014 12:50:28 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: varmintman
Putin's not going to win good government awards from groups in the US (ACLU, PIRG, League of Women Voters). His government has been effective, if not open and democratic.

Russia has a corruption problem, throughout their government, the main difference being that in Russia there's day to day bribes and payoffs of low level officials (including police).

Apart from paying off a traffic cop, I'm curious whether regular people feel corruption, or the absence of ‘rule of law’ in Russia. It may drag on their economy, and it may do so more that our system of lawyers, lobbyists, bailouts and earmarks. Not sure, but I'd call it “close”, compared to say “everyone else who's not in China, South Korea, Europe or Canada”.

That said, Putin can put on a show. He's smooth, he's astute, he tough and smart. He couldn't fly over here, campaign, and win elections in the US, but if he started his career here instead of Russia, he'd be electable here.

Truth is like you say, on the international scene, Russia's playing the game of hard choices that we both played since the end of WWII. We'd like to think we can stop, and play the good the guy, and only hang out with other good guys. There's a lot of places were there are not good guys in a position to take over and maintain order. If you don't pick a “compromise” winner, you get who you get, and right now most of them don't like us. It's the tough game of global leadership.

For Russia, the stakes are too high to have scruples (if nothing else the stakes are “fade into obscurity or become a global player”, the stakes very well could become “live in daily fear of your neighbors, or rule the world”. For us, we don't feel it anymore. We crushed Germany and the Soviets. IBM still makes the best typewriters in the world, if we just back off, everyone will come to depend on us for manufacturing and research.

49 posted on 01/01/2014 6:17:55 PM PST by NYFriend
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To: Viennacon

Wish I had hung around on this thread yesterday, your stuff is excellent, and we need accurate info to properly analyze Russian and Eastern European events. Kudos.


50 posted on 01/02/2014 7:08:27 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Thank you, though I am admittedly a novice in world affairs. I just enjoy researching them when an issue I’m interested in is up for discussion.


51 posted on 01/02/2014 7:23:12 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Dartman

If you get any response on this, please alert me. I am also interested in a good, unbiased account of a very interesting political figure. I had no idea he had been a mayor until recently.


52 posted on 01/02/2014 7:24:16 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

I’ll let you know. I have been seriously looking through scads of book reviews but have not found one that even pretends to be unbiased. Grrr ...
I would really like to know what makes this man “tick”.
Maybe I should just read one from each side.


53 posted on 01/03/2014 6:56:31 PM PST by Dartman (CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
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