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Originally Posted by Skybird
As I indicated before, Catfish, its not about independent, challenging candidates, but followers chosen by Putin. The Russian way does not obey Western standards, like it or or hate it - but it will not happen the Western way.
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You could have said that any dictatorship led by one man chooses (or tries to choose) its successor. Other standards have nothing to do with this basic principle.
I just brought that up because certain people keep saying that Russia would be a democracy, or as former chancellor Schroeder asserted
"Putin is ein lupenreiner Demokrat." (Putin is a flawless democrat)
That is plain Bull.S.