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

Originally Posted by Hanna

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• Are there any other clear & specific reasons why you don't like Putin - can you explain what they are?

People don't like current state of living in Russia and they need somebody to blame. Putin is the guy
People don't like Medvedev either and before they didn't like Yeltsin

Also, in Russia people divided on some who use Internet and some who don't

Current polls for December 4th election show that Internet users would rather vote for КПРФ - more than 50% (КПРФ are communists) than for Единая Россия (pro-government party). They saying that КПРФ is the only real opposition to ЕР and they(users) don't like either, as usual - молодёжь против ветра
People who don't have Internet would vote for Единая Россия - 50% or more
So you will not find truth on forums

This is interesting reading about elections in Russia - http://gonzoblog.ru/post/2011/11/10/...k_oni_est.aspx

Or maybe some people here actually think Putin is more or less good for Russia and don't mind if Edinaya Rossia wins again?

I don't mind. Nothing would change otherwise.

There ARE large groups of people who really like Putin though... who are they? Why do they like him?

Yes, there are.

Is liking Medvedev as a president synonymous with liking Putin, or is there a difference between the two... ?

No, of course, but they are very close. There are people who like Medvedev but don't like Putin. There are more people who are the opposite, but most people understand that Putin rules anyway and they work together.

If anyone dares being bold and frank, explain which party you would like to see win the next election in Russia, and why, then I'd love to hear it! Russian politics is really interesting and I have no preconcieved opinions.

Parties brought more harm than benefit in the past, so to my mind they are not needed at all.