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Originally Posted by sambucas
This is exactly why I don't think that people who don't understand Russian should judge processes in Russia. The information that you are getting from English language press is plain wrong.
- As a person who grew up in Soviet Union I don't see anything wrong with KGB who were trying to protect our country from your government overthrowing our government, nuking us and so on. So this, "Oh come on he's KGB!!" doesn't work on me.
There rest of your points are plain wrong. You don't have any proof only opinionated articles written in press that's owned by the people who also own the big corporations that were squeezed by Putin out of getting free oil in Russia in 2004. That's pretty much it in a nutshell.
I'm just curious don't you think it's ridiculous how someone who doesn't understand Russian is trying to explain to me, who's first language is Russian that there is no freedom of speech in Russia?
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Look man, of course I figured you'd respond exactly as above. I'm sure we could get into it in further detail, but let's just agree to disagree. In fact since I don't speak the Russian language, by your logic how about I just concede to ya:
The Russian print/TV/etc media operate under all principles of free speech with no government pressure or civil persecution. Ditto far as Putin's political opposition goes. Every single one of the individuals & groups who've been persecuted are really just the corrupt bad guys.
The KGB was solely dedicated to defending against the US and external threats, and did not in fact persecute & crush any perceived internal opposition by its own (and Warsaw Pact) citizens, usually extra-judicially.
Putin is an exemplary defender of international law and is operating in Syria under noble intentions rather than geopolitical self-interest.
Etc. Happy?