how do you divide putin from 'russian capitalist elites', given that he is closely networked with them and has, indeed, brought the oligarchs mostly to heel earlier in the days of his presidency? didn't putin spend half his time going after oligarchs in places like the UK and elsewhere and chasing down threats/rivals? how do you make out that putin is a 'puppet' of some wider elite, when he's already one of the richest men in russia, in economic terms? putin IS power in russia. stop confabulating and making too fine distinctions.Shahter wrote:
why's that important?uziq wrote:
the american electoral system has hard limits on a president's term.one does not hold or retain power - power is something invested into one by others. putin is there because russian capitalist elites want him to be there and they manage to convince russian population to validate their choice every time. they could well be rotating talking heads in kremlin they just don't. either way, no "democratic process" of any king has ever been employed in this shit by any capitalist state - not in russia, not in the west, nowhere.how many times has putin rewritten the rules or used a loophole to retain power?whatever, man.<ere be fairytales, condescending bullshit and putting words in other's mouth>
you're very good at convincing yourself you have some higher plane of understanding, but to me you look like another fool with a 19th century vocabulary and framework who is waiting for his marxian-messianic moment. any minute now time will be sundered in two and you'll be delivered from these dark, shadowy capitalists! don't worry! He will return for his People!
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