Although the situation in Russia is very sad and
worrisome, it is not terribly surprising. Russia has no tradition or history of
democracy and it is not at all surprising that they have fallen back on authoritarian
government.
In Russia, Vladimir Putin and his people have
been taking more and more power for themselves. It is sad that things have gotten to
the point where the ruling party dictates who can run against them and how much of the
vote they can get. Worse yet, the violence against dissenters in Russia is increasing.
This is a very bad thing for the people in Russia.
However,
it's not surprising. Democracy and freedom are habits built up over long periods of
time. Russia has had essentially no time in which to build up such habits. They are
used to having authoritarian government and they seem to be reverting to that
system.
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