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Kazakhstan is possibly more democratic than all its neighbours save maybe Kirghizstan (I'm not up do date on the current government position). More democratic a
by brohee 11y ago
Kazakhstan is possibly more democratic than all its neighbours save maybe Kirghizstan (I'm not up do date on the current government position). More democratic as in I can't make up who's more of a despot between Putin and Nazarbayev, after all they both win open elections, albeit with an iron grip on medias... But then Kirghizstan is likely depending on its neighbours for connectivity (also landlocked).
The other neighbours are shining beacons of democracy such as Russia, China and Uzbekistan...
- nine_k 11y agoWhile Russia does encroach on various Internet liberties, it does so quite lazily so far. It does not have a great firewall, it does not have force-fed SSL certs, it does not crack down on the widespread VPN usage. When Roskomnadzor blacklists certain resources, Internet providers enforce it at their leisure, it seems, because different users report a resource either be blocked or not. "The strictness of Russian laws is compensated by their optional enforcement", as they say. In a smaller country like Kazakhstan such things are easier to enforce, probably.
- exelius 11y agoRussia is also corrupt enough (especially in the rural areas) that you could probably find an Internet connection that wasn't actively monitored by Moscow authorities. I'm not saying it would be cheap, but it's definitely doable.