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Turkenmenbashi level is 100%, I just used it as an extreme of what "democracies" can in theory have. (Though that is no democracy, he got 99% if I remember correctly)
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BUT: Victory pro-American Giorgia presidents with more 90% is declared as a victory of democracy... |
I'm not sure how fair the elections were in Georgia, but I gather it was pretty a clear vote. Not many candidates.
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BUT: Russian opposition has more wide political spectr As against the American opposition. State-owened only two TV-chanel from 10-16 radio TV-channel or 20-40 cable TV-channel. "The Commersant" - most popular newspaper belongs to the enemy of the Kremlin Beresovsky...
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That's new... The majority of TV stations are state controlled. Newspapers, I have been told are more free and do criticize the president. The US is claimed to have a "liberal" media but it is not state controlled.
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 Bush has typed less, than 50 % and are less than Gore, that on mine not correspond to principles of democracy... |
The last US election was completely disgraceful, I'm hoping this next one will be better.
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Ok! IMHO most of all the USSR remind the USA. My friend visited USA, Qwince, Illinois at 1995 said what "USA like as Brezhnev USSR".
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But if your friend thinks the US is like Brezhnev's USSR, then I cannot understand how communism collapsed. |
1. In your opinion in the USA there are no problems?
2. The USSR has collapsed because of economic mistakes admitted at the end of 70 |
1. There are problems in the US, but not great enough to tear apart the US.
2. Exactly, unlike the US in the 90's.
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Off topic, where in Russia are you from?
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I'm from St-Petersburg |
Helsinki, Finland. Not that far away.