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"Putkin" is a Russian joke around the name "Putin" ... and we should be careful with this word - democracy. Globalism or not, the world has all possible form and shape of governments. We even could ask "Is USA a democracy under Bush?" [ Simply comparing US situation with what we had ten years ago, never mind, 50 years ago. ]
Strange, after so many years of of post-modernism we still didn't learn how to apply it in politics.

"Democracy" understanding resembles discussion of "Pornography" ("I know when I see it"). It would be rather nice to have a debate about American Democracy in XXI before the elections. [ No chance ]
Perhaps, then we will be better equipped to understand what's going on in Russia. Or the world.
* After reading related posts about US and Russia : better or worse.
Of course, worse, and getting worse.
How USA can a foreign policy, when the country is at war? [ War is the OTHER way of conducting politics. ]

Anatoly

3.1.2008 - "The Day of Silence" (the day before the "elections" of New Russian President).

Strange law - no political advertising or even mass media talk about the elections.

Strange elections (the Russians, radio "Echo of Moscow", call them "voting without elections"), yes, "changes without changes" - Putin becomes Prime Minister instead of 8 years of presidency. Change? Not really.

People do not protest (how many of them will vote we never know), we are afraid of changes...

"Yes, we can!" (Obama's call for "change") - and we can, but do we want it?

Russians of 2008 say - thank you, but no thanks. Too much changes around, anyway! We want the world of the distant past (centuries back), when son did what father did before him, and his grandfather, and so on. XX century drove in century XXI without any stops and we do not know where this road (progress) could take us! No breaks in this car "Postmodern History"?

The Russians say - do not change anything!

What will Americans say?

Do we really want "freedom"?

The rest of the world since 2001 screams - NO!

Slow dawn, do not speed up, history!

Technology change the world around us daily - enough!

We no need social revolutions, when we have the Information Boom.

Peace, peace of mind...

"The rest is silence" (Shakespeare, Hamlet, last sentence).

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