Thread: Does Communism still have a role to play, or is it dead?

Maybe in a decade or so, if Russia can take control over some of the problems it's still dealing with

What problems can prevent you from visiting Russia?

And thinking - what is the point of having elections under such circumstances?

All the elections are like that. You said yourself there is no much sense in elections in the UK.

But at the moment I like it better than the USA because it is just more honest and straightforward.

Russia is not better than the USA, it is probably just weaker.

Originally Posted by Marcus

What problems can prevent you from visiting Russia?

Did you read my travel blog when I was in Belarus and wanted to go to Russia but couldn't get a visa? I had a nice time in .by but it was Russia I wanted to go to! No doubt I could have got a visa if I had applied back in London..but going to Russia is not entirely uncomplicated. I never would have thought it would be such a difficult thing. It's a completely normal thing to get a visa for one foreign country while travelling in another foreign country.

All the elections are like that. You said yourself there is no much sense in elections in the UK.

Yeah, I just can't muster up a lot of enthusiasm for democracy.
I know it's usually the lesser evil... but like I said - in the UK, there are two almost identical parties. Same thing in the USA. The migration towards a spot somewhere a bit right of the middle of the scale is taking place across Europe. Enough welfare to prevent any kind of revolution or people turning radical. And it's the middle classes that are paying for the welfare state. The small group of really rich people are getting richer, while not paying any more tax, or no tax at all... And corporations are getting more influence every year, both in the USA and in Europe.

Russia is not better than the USA, it is probably just weaker.

It hasn't really started any wars recently though. And it doesn't do some of the creepy stuff that the USA has started doing since it became the only super power.