Continued from here: http://www.macedoniantruth.org/forum...t=839&page=173
I think that's a bit of a controversial assessment Gocka. My personal assessment would be that Russia, far from being a dictatorship, is actually one of the few truly independent and sovereign nations on Earth, if not the only. Russia's foreign policy is not dictated by the west or, indeed, allows any outside influence govern her internal social structure. And, the last line of defense for this strong and independent Russian policy is the so called "dictator" that the west continues to demonize, Putin. The Russian people genuinely love the guy. Not because they are hapless and dumb Russian serfs but because they see in him a protector and a champion of Russian Orthodox values and interests. This was confirmed to me by a work colleague recently. Her ethnic background is Russian Jew/Turkic and is a recent arrival to Australia. During a recent ignorant discussion on Russia and Putin with other colleagues, she went into absolute defense mode (actually, make that attack mode) where she told them all exactly what she thought of their western propaganda-influenced views about Putin. I spoke to her immediately after that and she told me that most Russians, from all walks of life, have a lot of respect for Putin.
Originally posted by Gocka
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