Thread: Putin's increasing police state and smth about some other countries

Ok, so what is the solution?

Don't forget that as far as we know, Putin and United Russia won the latest election in Russia.
People may be brainwashed..... but that's what they voted for.

So if you want to get rid of Putin, what do you suggest?

Military coup?
Revolution...? by whom
Another election with international monitors?
Do you want the old communist system back?
Or do you want a government that's more pro EU or pro USA than the current government.

It's understandable that you are disillusioned but you should indicate exactly what you think is wrong, and what you think the solution would be.

Originally Posted by Hanna

Ok, so what is the solution?

Don't forget that as far as we know, Putin and United Russia won the latest election in Russia.
People may be brainwashed..... but that's what they voted for.

They didn't vote en masse for United Russia. It goes like that:
A regional UR leader 'asks' all affiliated businesses to bring votes. Since nearly all officials working for government are the members of the party they can arrange all kinds of problems for those who disagree. Thus, such businesses threaten their employees to fire them if they don't vote as they're told. Needless to say that apart from that there are all kinds of 'miracles' happen when they start counting votes. 104%, 110% or even 122% of votes can be cast for United Russia. And exit polls data miraculously differs from 'official results'.
When elections are held there're no illusions about who's going to win. Everyone (and I mean it), everyone knows the winner right from the start. And 'just to be on the safe side' every opposing candidate in the bulletin is such a clown that no one in his right mind would cast a vote for him. Thus, either you go vote for clowns or United Russia or don't go (in this case your bulletin would be cast for United Russia - as many who didn't attend discovered later).