tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post6606736145907923120..comments2024-03-28T04:09:32.493+03:00Comments on Heralding the Rise of Russia: President Vladimir Putin, the Great Czar of Eurasia is Back - March, 2012Arevordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09926782646398360125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post-61714645887319973052012-03-11T06:05:58.573+04:002012-03-11T06:05:58.573+04:00Although one might think no one would take such a ...Although one might think no one would take such a person seriously, our Western journalists routinely give his violence-prone followers free publicity, highlighting, for example, a NBP election-eve protest in Moscow. Photos of Limonov’s crazed followers fighting the police were flashed all around the world with news of Putin’s election victory: this was meant to illustrate the official Western narrative, which is that Russia is slipping back into authoritarianism and Putin represents the reincarnation of Stalin.<br /><br />This contention is beyond absurd. In little more than two decades, the country has emerged from one of the most vicious and bloodthirsty dictatorships in world history, where millions perished in the gulag and a totalitarian ideology was the official doctrine of the state. Seen from this perspective, Russia’s progress toward an open society has been unprecedented: to hold Putin’s Russia to a standard not even the United States can live up to is Western hypocrisy at its most brazen.<br /><br />Why have the regime-changers and “democracy”-exporters turned their sights on Russia? It’s all about Putin’s independent foreign policy: the Russians have the temerity to block the regime-changers’ plans in Syria and Iran, and Putin routinely berates the NATO powers for acting as if the cold war never ended – as, indeed, for them it hasn’t.<br /><br />As the US and Britain move against Iran, setting up Tehran for a round of “shock and awe,” the Russians aren’t sitting still for it: they’re sending arms to Iran’s ally, Syria, and calling for mediation with the mullahs. Western leaders are especially nonplussed at Putin’s blunt denunciations of US policy: “They want to control everything,” he told student interlocutors in Tomsk, “sometimes I have the impression the United States doesn’t need allies, it needs vassals.”<br /><br />Truer words were never spoken. The last thing Western NGOs – and their governmental paymasters – want is a strong, united, and relatively free Russia. They much prefer the corruption and chaos of the Yeltsin years, when a perpetually intoxicated “leader” and his Rasputin-like cronies helped the West and the former communist elite seize the country’s “privatized” assets, and let the nation crumble around them. Putin saved Russia from dissolution, and those who were hoping to pick up the pieces were not at all pleased. This is the reason for years of relentless anti-Russian cold war era propaganda, the charges of “authoritarianism” leveled against a nation emerging from a 70-year-long nightmare, and the revived hype about a Russian “threat.”<br /><br />The nations of the West should look to clean up their own houses before they go around chastening other countries for allegedly “undemocratic” practices. And if they want to know what or who is the greatest threat to the sovereignty and self-governing aspirations of the world’s peoples, then all they have to do is look into a mirror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post-14340935346344985422012-03-06T10:10:27.699+04:002012-03-06T10:10:27.699+04:00I believe his tears, those are tears of happiness ...I believe his tears, those are tears of happiness and patriotism. Congratulations to Tsar Putin! Lets all hope he continues the same polices as before. Lets hope Russia moves closer to Armenia and I hope there isn't another war. I really wish Armenia one day has a leader like Putin. Lets hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post-3240897380471752012-03-06T10:09:57.707+04:002012-03-06T10:09:57.707+04:00I am truly delighted with the election Mr. Putin a...I am truly delighted with the election Mr. Putin as the next President of the Russian Federation. It is indeed the best choice for Russia and the best choice for Armenia. I wish him all the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post-50843684324660955002012-03-06T10:08:01.434+04:002012-03-06T10:08:01.434+04:00I agree with your thoughts. That is what I mean wh...I agree with your thoughts. That is what I mean when I say that the Armenian republic first needs to established deeply rooted political institutions before it attempts to flirt with democracy. <br /><br />Like many underdeveloped nations around the world today, Armenians follow individuals. Armenian political parties are personality based clubs. We somehow need to figure out a way of replacing these personalities with ideas-based national institutions.<br /><br />Armenia's political parties need to be made subservient to these national institutions. Like you said, there can be left, right and center, but they all need to fall inline. Without exception, they all need to work within the said political environment. Moreover, Armenia's wealthy class (considered "oligarchs" when in the East but regarded as "special interests" when in the West), needs to invest their money in the republic. A wealthy class invested in the republic is also very important to Armenia's future health.<br /><br />All this requires lasting regional peace and a lot of time. In the meanwhile, I think Yerevan needs to expel any organization or individual that is in any way connected to the political West. This applies to Levon Petrosian, Raffi Hovanissian and Vartan Oskanian.<br /><br />I personally think that the current leadership, while clearly better than the previous leadership Armenia has had, is too soft and too conciliatory. Yerevan is wasting too much time playing games with Washington. Armenia's future is in the Caucasus. Armenia is a Eurasian nation. Armenia needs to concentrate on regional powers. Naturally, Russia, Iran, European Union, India and China should be Yerevan's focal point.<br /><br />PS: Regarding Putin's tears: Perhaps in diplomatic circles such an expression would not serve him well... but on the home front it can help him win the hearts&minds of his people.Arevordihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926782646398360125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608996291355843279.post-78327156377479379592012-03-05T19:16:53.791+04:002012-03-05T19:16:53.791+04:00I do not know if the tears would serve him well or...I do not know if the tears would serve him well or not, in the diplomatic world I think this is more negative than positive, especially regarding his character, it would seem more of a sign of weakness. I see it more as a sign of his sincere loyalty to Russia, but then again, you could say this is what he wants people to believe.. we will never know. <br />What I am worried about, and what needs to be done, is to implement a European/Western style of democracy as soon as possible in Russia/Armenia. This means that we need like two or three parties, one left, one center, one right, who ultimately are controlled by one group of nationalists. This way we just shove a new candidate once every four/six years, and our people will be quiet and believe they truly live in a democracy. Voila, a typical Western style democracy! But not enforced by Westerners in our countries, but by ourselves. <br />At this moment, our countries future depends just mere on a few individuals, which makes it very easy to attack. We have not reached this level of sophistication yet, that is why Putin is coming back in power as he can not trust anyone else to do the job well, nor is there a well established group of Russian nationalists who have firm control of their countries political structure. <br />Especially concerning Armenians, they will never become politically mature. It is better to have your own small group control all the parties in the country, to let the politically immature citizens believe they live in a democracy, than to try to teach the politically immature Armenians to be mature, and have a "real" democracy. This all needs time, but we should actively work towards this model asap in my opinion (and at the same time massively invest in dozens of media and use it the way the West uses it, and also flood our countries, and if possible foreign countries, by NGO's supported by our governments).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com