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What really troubles me about Putin is that he and his government is way ineffective. There are no brave people, only loyal. Their money are in the west banks,
by elementai 13y ago
What really troubles me about Putin is that he and his government is way ineffective. There are no brave people, only loyal. Their money are in the west banks, as are their safe retreats.
And what is much more troubling - almost every country with powerful ruling class is like that. As people say "паны дерутся, а у хлопцев чубы трещат" (=when those in power, the superiors, are in conflict, it is the common people, the subordinates, who suffer). And curse those Ukrainian officials who let it escalate to this.
- vetinari 13y agoBecause contrary to popular opinion, Putin is not a dictator or supreme master of the Russia. There are several power centers in Russia and Putin has to tread carefully with them. There are entire blocks of government that are not doing what they are supposed to do, and forcing them directly is not going to work without upsetting their cover up the food chain. Just like you said, it is the same in every country with powerful ruling class.