hunter_alien said:
Oh , than its my bad :P ( 6 ) And for 1 the truth is that their polytical " methods " are not the same as in lets say the US or some EU countryes , but IMO to much liberty can sometimes mean trouble ( note : Im not a comunist or dont bealive that a dictator based regim is good in any way ) , and for a country as instable as Russia was for the past 17 years , a state that has a bit more power than the people wasnt a bad idea . Still It is far from beeing a dictatoric country , and democracy is preasent more then ever in that state .
Also , the Hitler Youth is arguably bigger than this ( in nomber of " members " ) and I would still call it a pathetic attempt to get some media attention , and nothing more . Can it become violent sometimes , yes , but then look at whats actually happening on a daily basis in the world , and compared to that all this small-time , wanabe groups ( yes , Im actually only calling them wanabes ) are nothing .
Also , by giving more authority for Chechnya what will come next . They will want sooner or later a separate country , and then again boom , just like the Kosovo incident ( that was again a politycally incorrect move IMO ) we will see again discussions about teritory needs for small ethnic groups , and IMO Europe had seen more than enough of their share in authority structuring ... |
A strong government isn't necessarily a bad thing, and things are not nearly as bleak in modern Russia as they were during the existence of the Soviet Union, but Russia's consistent slide towards public oligarchy (or dictatorship at worst) worries me. There are some signs I personally find disturbing: Cults of Personality (I'd argue that most Nashi members worship Putin), increasing checks and restrictions on public liberties, ie. the handling of the political opposition, Russia's recent attempts to rewrite history in a new light ("So, Stalin was the biggest mass-murderer of the 20th century. So what? He had to be strong for the sake of the country"), etc.
Nashi isn't nearly as strong as Hitler-Jugend was (at least not yet), but a movement populated by a bunch of airheaded youths, based on extreme nationalism and a cult of personality could always evolve into something far more dangerous, IMO. Especially when the movement in question is sponsored by the Russian government.
I'll add something more about Kosovo and Chechnya when I have the energy for it.
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