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Bernie Masters's avatar

In spite of all their failings, western democracies tend not to throw people out of hotel windows nor do they poison or otherwise murder their public critics. Putin is a brutal dictator and Russia is losing population, waging an illegal war and is seeing the longevity of its citizens plummet as they turn to alcohol to solve their problems. You are free of course to use your wealth to live in Russia without sharing the same fears as most Russian citizens but you will be foolish to forget that Russia is not a democracy and you may pay a very heavy price for disagreeing with Putin.

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Damon Hayhow's avatar

I am sure you are absolutely right. Of course, the brilliant leaders of western democracies are above reproach when it comes to ethics, morality and honesty. They would NEVER do harm to nations or individuals whose interests or opinions conflict with theirs. And they certainly would never lie about anyone. I am sure that your information is coming from accurate, honest and unbiased sources and nothing I have said is worthy of any consideration by anyone. I apologise for wasting your time with a perspective that contradicts the ABC.

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Bernie Masters's avatar

I am not sure why you seem to prefer a brutal dictatorship to an imperfect democracy. I think you are hiding something from this discussion.

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Damon Hayhow's avatar

I could say the same thing to you. ;-)

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