Putin would sell to the Devil himself, whatever he desired, if the price was right since he is void of morals. They were extracted during his KGB training, along with his soul.
"Russians fought against the communism first at ever."
Some did indeed and many paid the highest price or were force to flee Russia forever. How can you be an real anti-Communist, while at the same time fanatically support everything Putin does - everything, including Putin' very public ongoing support for viscously anti-Western Communist & Islamic terrorist promoting tyrants around the globe?
"Putin is NOT a dictator. He is the authoritarian. And he will be gone in half year or so. "
Who Is the World’s Worst Dictator? #20th on the list, Russia's dictator Putin!
"According to the U.S. State Department, Russia engages in 17 different categories of human rights abuses. Prison conditions are described as “frequently life-threatening.” In 2004 alone, according to official statistics, more than 2,000 prisoners died while in pretrial detention. Although Vladimir Putin has stated that he will not run for reelection in 2008, he has greatly centralized power in the executive branch, even eliminating the election of regional governors and appointing them himself instead. He has dramatically strengthened the secretive Federal Security Service, and appointed to almost all of the government’s most important positions people who, like Putin, served in the KGB or its successor agencies. A recently passed election bill forbids creating a “negative image” of political opponents, which means that challenging Putin or his policies will be illegal."
What's the difference in your view, when he has systematically consolidated his absolute power in Russia. Putin orders his critics murdered, totally controls the state TV and leading newspapers, bans all domestic political opposition, no matter the type, unless the 'protesters' are Kremlin originated, brainwashed & financed Putin youth cults, such as the street thugs which make up the bulk of the Nashi. Putin even encourages his little Nashi clones to produce baby Putins, just as Hitler did through the robotic Hitler Youth.
Just where is Putin going in a half a year? He has absolutely no intention of relinquishing his totalitarian rule, even if a loyal Kremlin stooge 'wins' the upcoming neo-Soviet 'in the bag' election. Putin could always stage a national emergency, or two or three (similar to the Moscow apartment terror bombings) feeding his brainwashed faithfuljustifing the requirement the Motherland is demanding he remains in power. I fully understand why you are not able to clearly identify Putin as a ruthless dictator, due to the historical fact Russia has always been ruled by a dictator or a Czar.
Here is yet another alarming reason:
Just in case one article is not enough.
