Monday, December 03, 2007
Russia vs. Venezuela
Unfortunately, not all the news from around the world is good. It seems Putin did manage to use democracy to get himself much more power. Well, I say "democracy," but how much of a Democracy is it with as much corruption as goes on in Russia at the polls? Compare this to Venezuela. We say Putin is an ally, and these are the result in Russia. We are openly opposed to Chavez, and this is the result in Venezuela. Perhaps what this means is that the U.S. should be more vocal in its opposition to Leftists and their inevitable grasp for power.
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I agree that Russia should get the same treatment as Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea get, but I wouldn't exactly call Putin a "Leftist." He is a Nationalist who is pro Capitalism, but anti freedom of expression, which would put him in the political position of the extreme right.
He has convinced the young people in Russia and around the world that the KGB was for the security and safety of the Soviet people, but he does not advocate the government confiscation of private business.
However, the Leftists in out country, and around the world see him as a hero, because he opposes the US in its actions in the middle east, and supports, as well as arms, Iran.
Although, Putin has been helpful to the US, Europe, Japan, and South Korea in dealing with North Korea, he has been a stumbling block in the quest for peace. So, he is not really an ally, but is out only for his own political gain, and has made it clear that he wishes to stay in power for life.
I agree with you that we should rethink our policies regarding Putin and Russia.
Not sure I'd call him a capitalist either, considering some of the things he's done to quite a few of the rich in his country, but otherwise, pint well taken. I considere him left primarily because he was a former Communist.
The Best way to get rid of the current trend of dictatorships is completely get off of oil. Time to dump our internal combustion engine cars and dump our oil based power plants and replace them with hydrogen cars / electric cars and Nuclear Power Plants; asap.
Lumberjack, it is a good theory, but for the technology to be practical and cost efficient, it would take twenty to thirty years to replace the current energy technology. This country was set back in the field when legislation was enacted against nuclear power plants and energy research. In addition, Congress continues to enact new taxes on energy providers, eating up money that could be used for research.
So, we can't switch over all that easily. It will happen, down the road, but it is slow in coming by our own actions.
In the meantime, we need to be able to get groceries to the shelves in a way that people can afford to buy them. Otherwise, people become dependent on the government for such things as food stamps, a step toward totalitarianism.
It needs to be done, but it will take a while.
Agreed. What would help to make it asap would be for us to get rid of subsidies that keep oil and oil products cheap and to get rid of taxes that discourage innovation.
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