"Vladimir Makarenko" <vmakard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> vello wrote:
>> On May 10, 12:51 pm, hol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Eugene Holman) wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <edae48a8-9853-4e22-9fb4-5c4aa3f18...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>> vello
>>>
>>> <vellok...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>> Martin, Putin don't needs the post of president. Say, Stalin rules
>>>> without keeping ANY official position.
>>> I would disagree with you, Vello.
>>>
>>> Putin and Medvedev are both intelligent enough to realize that Russia
>>> cannot be taken seriously as a major country if it doesnt get its act
>>> together with respect to rule of law and a system of government closer
>>> to
>>> a western democracy than is now the case.
>>>
>>> The country is now prosperous enough to concentrate on thee details,
but
>>> it is still "Russian/Soviet" enough for them to be somewhat alien and
>>> not
>>> yet fully trusted.
>>>
>>> Putin made a major effort to pull off a first in Russian history: a
>>> completely peaceful transfer of power.
>>
>> What you have in mind with this? there is even less 2power change"
>> then back in days Putin gets seat from Yelcin: in both cases not
>> electorate but president himself finds successor guy, but Yelcin
>> really retires but Putin seemingly will run Russia again, just this
>> time from seat of PM.
>>
>
> And?
>
>
>>
>> His assumption of the prime
>>> minister****p can be interpreted as a cynical power play, but it can
also
>>> be understood providing a set of training wheels for the young and
>>> relatively inexperienced Mr. Medvedev. Given the Amrican practice of
>>> having a Bush dynasty and possibly a Clinton dynasty, this is far from
>>> the
>>> most cynical game on the block.
>>
>> It's up to american voters do they prefere Bushmans or not as
>> presidents.
>
> The answer is NO.
>
>> American practice is to ELECT presidents - now it is also
>> practice even for Ukraine.
>
> American election system is today to put mild not exactly democracy: one
> vote of "superdelegate" in Demparty is worth of 10,000 "ordinary" votes.
You, the standard russkie genius, should at least be able to
distinguish between a nomination process by the Democratic party
and the national elections.
But - in that the no-name russkie claims an IQ of 171 - perhaps
russkie IQs are determined (ahem) using a radically different
measure.
<<much high-IQ garble deleted>>
Best - - Henry
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