Please define communism and socialism and then show how Putin's actions are taking Russia into that direction. Please define republicanism vs autocracy and capitalism. So many freepers throw around terms without any connetation to their meaning. You do realize that an autocratic state is not a communist state. You do realize that capitalism can live just fine in an autocratic state? Do you have any CURRENT facts on the economic changes of the past 5 years (now that the friends of Gore that the Neocons so love are gone) that have taken place?
"You do realize that an autocratic state is not a communist state. You do realize that capitalism can live just fine in an autocratic state? Do you have any CURRENT facts on the economic changes of the past 5 years (now that the friends of Gore that the Neocons so love are gone) that have taken place?"
This sounds like Carville "It's the ECONOMY stupid"....
Big problem it is not about "capitalism vs. communism".
The base definition of what "communism" really means and the exact opposite is what gets called "capitalism".
Words mean things and part of the problem is the perversion of the meaning of words.... I can say this cause I know what is commonly taught in elementary school about "communism" vs. "capitalism" and it is a complete distortion.
"Please define communism and socialism and then show how Putin's actions are taking Russia into that direction. Please define republicanism vs autocracy and capitalism."
I know the general meaning of these terms and what communism was and what it meant to the people of Russia in the 20th century. I know what socialism is to the people of China in the 20th century. Call it whatever you want, it all boils down a country being ruled by one guy who can do whatever he wants and that almost always turns out bad.