Quote: (06-12-2013 10:12 PM)Therapsid Wrote:
I would suggest the question that people in the U.S. and in European countries need to ask themselves is this - why is it that both the left and right are so critical of Putin and the Russian government?
In the U.S. this is indisputable. Libertarians, neo-conservatives, ultra-liberals, progressives, and even socialists are overwhelmingly opposed to Putin. I'm very familiar with the American far left for example, and most actually condemn Putin and his support for the Syrian government - which is the exact same position that American right-wingers in the Weekly Standard, National Review, and Fox News take!
If you can pinpoint the answer to why both sides of the supposed ideological spectrum oppose the current Russian leadership, you will go a long way to understanding the nature of Western politics today. In other words, who make up the real interest group behind both the right and left?
A certain ethnic group that has absolutely no power in media or finance...