<div dir="ltr">Oh boy, you really hate Russia huh. 21st century Ayn Rand. <br>I suggest/insist you listen to the podcast with Prof. Sergei. He deconstructs many beliefs propagated by Western media:<div><a href="http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/scheer-intelligence/sergei-plekhanov-a-new-chapter-with-russia">http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/scheer-intelligence/sergei-plekhanov-a-new-chapter-with-russia</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-01-25 14:24 GMT-06:00 David Morris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fqmorris@gmail.com" target="_blank">fqmorris@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">"No Dave, this is not a fascist state under Putin; there is no widespread scapegoating of any group, no wars of aggression for new territory, regular elections where opposition parties get reasonable numbers, and criticism and debate is evident throughout Russia."<div><br></div><div>It is a Thug Oligarchy. Dissent has been effective quashed, including any real opposition parties. Putin is popular for some the same fantasy/resentment reasons Trump is popular (but Putin is much smarter). Plus, with no opposition Press, who are you going to believe, Putin, or your lying eyes.<br><div><br></div><div>"Whether Putin killed journalists is a legitimate question."</div><div><br></div><div>No shit  (but who cares? Right? it happens all the time, so let's not get all high-horse). And then let's not forget this gem, a most effective deterrent because of its high profile gruesomeness (but who cares about spies, right?):</div><div><br></div><div>The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was one of the most high-profile assassinations of the decade.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://digg.com/2016/what-is-polonium" target="_blank">http://digg.com/2016/what-is-<wbr>polonium</a><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra">But I bet you think that was a false-flag play.</div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">David Morris</div></font></span></div>
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