The continuing demonstrations in Russia is very heartening to the free world.
I need to write far more so let me find a perch and I will be right back. I believe all those arrested are magnificent heroes to the Russian people and great inspiration.
This is the first time I have heard of a repeated demonstration by such large numbers of Russians. The first demonstration was tens of thousands and was very, very impressive.
In the past demonstrations were of interest but they were easily squelched and not repeated, but, this time it is different.
Let me tell you about Putin and his disappointments to the West.
Vladimir Putin is the leader of the communist world so the plight of the Russian people reach beyond Russia’s borders. Putin maintains “his posture” at the expense of the Russian people. The people of Russia carry a profound burden as an example of communist oppression. Currently, not so much.
Putin maintains that global posture so no one else in the communist helm has to. Automatically, global citizens under communist regime LEARN what will happen to them if they demonstrate and rebel against oppression for the desire of free expression.
Even China with all its human rights abuses appears attractive as an investment for Plutocrats because of the SHADE Putin supples to communist countries. Plutocrats like to think they will have a billion Chinese consumers to exploit. It has been nearly a half century since 1972 when Nixon went to China. Are there a billion Chinese consumers? Of course not.
Oppression and Wall Street is a very powerful tool. Oppression by Putin, who is a very wealthy man no different than Viktor Yushchenko when he ran to asylum in Russia, knows where his strength lies in the world and that is served many purposes. He will not relent.
If the Russian people sincerely want to have free and fair elections without threat of retribution these demonstrations, no different than the strength of the USA movement of “Black Lives Matter,” must continue to completion. Of that I am certain. The people of Russia need to assess their future and commit to force changes in the society, hence, their government.
The West will do what it can and is why it is so important Germany stand with the Russian people and not another leaky oil/gas pipeline with Russia. The sanctions must work.
Vladimir Putin has made himself so important that he freely breaks promises and laws to stay in power. He has established a separate hospital for himself and the elite of Russian society. He has his own network of oppression and survival.
The police that do his bidding must see the truth about Putin and freely decide to back their friends and neighbors to end Putin’s oppression. The Russian courts must see all of this for what it is, desire of Russians to be treated with dignity, have their votes count and live with a country they provide for themselves through benevolence.
