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Russia :
Yes
# President Putin has crushed free speech, dissent is not allowed, murders of outspoken journalists go unsolved and many opposition leaders are barred from fighting election.
# Russia is governed by the arbitrary laws, silencing NGOs, and opposition demonstrations are threatened with clampdown is clear indication that dictatorship stranglehold is gripping Russia.
No
# Economic prosperity has become a bigger concern than the freedom of expression and Putin rule has catered this well to the Russians.
# West’s cold war mentality has pushed Russia into a corner forcing it to assert itself, for in 2008 Russia is not an evil empire longing to striking back.
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Salvador
Feb 27 2008
La,
United States
What else you can expect from martial art black belt who happens to be a politician too and believes in knocking down his opponents.
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(Global Perspectives)
Putin is a born dictator. He is leading Russia to make it dictators' heaven.
(Global Perspectives)
NO.. Putin should be afforded the respect what he actually deserves. He has managed everything to navigate Russia strongly through extremely turbulent and dangerous times. He has the potential, energy, will and charismatic character to do well for Russian people.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is like KGB who restored law and order in Russia and fulfilled the dream of Yury Andropov, Putin's mentor and role model. Now, Russia has oil and gas money both that means the old and strong Russia is coming back.
(Global Perspectives)
Western media is calling Putin as dictator because they are upset because Russia is reorganizing itself and gaining its strength slowly and steady to become a superpower once again. US definitely won't like it.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is great political leader. He has clear thinking about Russia's role in the world. He believes that the dissolution of the Soviet Union was a tragedy. He knows strong head and rigidity will take Russia back to old golden days. You might call him a dictator and I think there is nothing wrong if he works to make Russia world power again. India needs such political leader.
(Global Perspectives)
Russia is not slipping into dictatorship. It already is under dictator. Putin has made sure that there cannot be true democracy in Russia.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin wants Russia and America to be friends but he generally feels the US treats his country like the uninvited guest at a party. This is because the US does not need partners but only subsidiary units to command easily. The US doesn't believe in friendship but domination over others. Putin is definitely not that kind of material. So, people have started calling him dictator.
(Global Perspectives)
We can find great similarities in style of functioning between Putin and Hitler.
(Global Perspectives)
'A Tsar Is Born' - It was the headline of TIME when it declared him the person of year 2007.
(Global Perspectives)
Russia was urgent need to have a dictator like Putin for the good of country.
(Global Perspectives)
He is on the way to make Russia second superpower once again. Am I joking??? I am damn sure I am n't joiking at all...
(Global Perspectives)
He is the person who can revive the Russian glory once again.
(Global Perspectives)
He is so popular because he was handed a mess and he transformed the mess into a marvel. His popularity is touching sky in his country.
(Global Perspectives)
Let Russia to be changed from within. It is great to see the nation again standing on its own feet because of its own leader.
(Global Perspectives)
His life is the real story of reaching rags to regime. He is the ideal leader.
(Global Perspectives)
If US couldn't control him no one can dominate him. If it means he is is dictator, let it go.
(Global Perspectives)
If Putin is behaving like dictator, what is wrong in it. After all, he is leading the nation to glorious days.
(Global Perspectives)
Russians never had any say on who ruled them. First it was the Czars, then came the commies and now ’democratic’ leaders like Putin.
As Virgile from France says, Russia is already under a dictatorship.
In November 2006, I wrote an article here in Instablogs comparing the Soviet era dictators and the present day ruler Putin. Check it out here.
As Virgile from France says, Russia is already under a dictatorship.
In November 2006, I wrote an article here in Instablogs comparing the Soviet era dictators and the present day ruler Putin. Check it out here.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is setting a dangerous precedent with the new formula that he has devised for power sharing between the President and the Prime Minister in Russia after he relinquishes office as the Russian constitution mandates. With him running for the PM's post, and getting his puppet elected as President, he will continue to dictate Russia through shrewed manipulation.
Power has gone into Putin's head and with billions of oil dollars pouring in we are witnessing a revive of the cold war era type of soundbytes from the Russian leaders especially Putin.
Power has gone into Putin's head and with billions of oil dollars pouring in we are witnessing a revive of the cold war era type of soundbytes from the Russian leaders especially Putin.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin will be assassinated one day.. even Russian citizens hate him as much as we do........ he is a true dictator like Stalin
Under him russia will remain dangerous for Georgia.
Under him russia will remain dangerous for Georgia.
(Global Perspectives)
But we need a strong old-fashioned russia to counter US. Without a counter balance the US has crossed all limits of global indecency. So good or bad, a strong dictator is needed in a powerful country like Russia that can assert itself in the international scene.
(Global Perspectives)
The question isn't whether Russia is sliding into dictatorship. The question is whether we are going back to the cold war situation.
(Global Perspectives)
was russia ever democratic? if so when was it? under yeltsin? i don't think so...
(Global Perspectives)
No problem in calling him a dictator but Russia isn't sliding into dictatorship.
(Global Perspectives)
The question isn't whether Russia is sliding into dictatorship. The question is whether we are going back to the cold war situation.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin has always controlled press to stop serious dissenting voices. He always behaved like a dictator.
(Global Perspectives)
Russians don't know what true democracy is. They never knew it. Perhaps they will never know it in the future.
(Global Perspectives)
Not all dictators are bad but most of them are and Putin is in the minority here.. After all Putin is not putting millions of Russians in Siberian prisons for political causes.
(Global Perspectives)
Anyone here who can point out just a single thing that Putin did against the interest of the country or its people. So far none!
Putting gags on smartarse news channels and frivolous politically motivated media was in the larger interest of Russia.
Vladimir Putin has done a miracle on Russia. Remember the days of hardship and misery after the collapse of the Soviet Union under Boris Yeltsin.
For me Putin is the leader of the century.
Putting gags on smartarse news channels and frivolous politically motivated media was in the larger interest of Russia.
Vladimir Putin has done a miracle on Russia. Remember the days of hardship and misery after the collapse of the Soviet Union under Boris Yeltsin.
For me Putin is the leader of the century.
(Local Perspectives)
Someone mentioned Yuri Andropov here. The ex-KGB boss who became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union thus the supreme leader of USSR. He ruled USSR for just 15 months. He did nothing. So what dreams are you talking about? He was a very insignificant leader in USSR's long long list of celebrated leaders.
Putin chasing Andropov's dreams? LOL
Putin chasing Andropov's dreams? LOL
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is more like Nikita Khrushchev than Stalin. Dictator nonetheless.
(Global Perspectives)
IT IS GETTING OUT OF HANDS IN RUSSIA. WE DONT WANT THE COLD WAR BACK TO HAUNT US.
(Global Perspectives)
This time Russia's first targets would be countries who severed ties with the Eastern Bloc and joined hands with the West. Poland? I see it coming.
(Global Perspectives)
China will be more comfortable with Russia under Putin than it ever was under Soviet leaders.
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is a strong man. A strong mind, a strong heart and a strong body. He is also a Karate champ.
(Global Perspectives)
Many people around the world are worried that now with Russia having a smart and strong leader who is taking the country rapidly forward from all sides what will happen to their freedom to do anything they wish like getting away with murder.
Some are also jealous of Russia having such a leader.
Some are also jealous of Russia having such a leader.
(Local Perspectives)
does it matter as long as russia is on the upward scale and booming?
(Global Perspectives)
Putin is a man whom Russians can be proud of. No dictatorship this, just tough love, for one's fatherland.
(Global Perspectives)
It is sorry to see that a great power lost all its decorations and now trying to regain the lost pride solely because of a strong leader. But the world wouldnt digest it. so this kind of rhetoric.
(Global Perspectives)
This time Russia will be stronger with a lot of money in her pocket unlike the USSR times
(Global Perspectives)
Dictatorship is the best way to educate and discipline Russians. They are now shooting off the hip and this has to stop.
(Global Perspectives)
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