>We are selling freedom
freedom from what?
freedom to do what?
What i hear about "lack of freedom" in Russia is coming from biased press, grant-fed journalists and NGO. What i feel about this is "they are working hard for the money they are receiving".
>and democracy
We want to have our own democracy, why should it be western-style?
>self-reliance
We are trying to be self-reliant while neo-democracies are living on financial injections.
>is selling restrictions
Which restrictions?
>authoritarian control
Don't confuse authoritatian control with fight against anarchy. What we had before Putin was clearly anarchy.
Tell me the freedoms you have and cherish in your country.