New Russian President is a Dangerous Nut Job

By DemocracyRules

You may recall that Putin had to step down as president because his term was up.  He took the position of Prime Minister, which is supposed to be subordinate to the President. 

Then he supported a close colleague as President (Dmitry Medvedev).  Perhaps Putin thought he could control enough strings in the background so he could effectively remain the leader of Russia.

The problem with the plan is that President Medvedev is already dissociating from reality.  "But wait", you may say, "that's normal for a Russian."  Yes, it may may be true.  Ever since the 1920's when Stalin started beating up the Russian people, they have been staggering around in a daze like boxers barely aware of the ropes they're clinging to.  They have very little sense of what is true or false.

Dmitry Medvedev's speech.  Juicy bits:

 “Our people fulfilled its historic role with true magnanimity... It not only freed its own country, it saved the world from Nazism. Gave freedom to the states of Europe. Predetermined the course of history for decades to come.”

Gee, Dmitry, that's not EXACTLY the way history recorded it.

 "Saved the world from Nazism?" If Russia had completely lost in WWII, it would not have mattered much. The Manhattan project is what ended the war.  If Russia lost, the allies would have nuked Germany. End of story.

Also, how exactly, was the replacement of Nazism with Stalinism an improvement?  What was that long string of Death Camps you were running in Siberia?  Bacon and eggs?

"Gave freedom to the states of Europe."
Wow this guy is crazy! Does he think the Hungarians, with the Russian boot heal on their necks for decades, felt good about Russia?  Don't ask them without your bodyguards present!

How about every other country that was held as a hostage state after WWII?  All wine and roses, eh?  That's not quite the way  Eastern Europeans remember it my friend...

Every European country controlled by the Russians cheered in the streets for weeks when the USSR collapsed and the Russians finally left.

Vladimir Putin, my Vladimir, what have you DONE?

Pro Patria

PS Also see, The Black Book of Communism

Comments

[John]

[Epithets deleted] Medvedev saying that Russia saved the world from Nazism is not far from the truth. The manhattan project saved the US from the pacific campaign the european campaign was over before the drop of the bomb, in fact the Nazi's already gave up. Also please note who was fighting the Nazi's most of the time. It was the Russians, granted with some aid but no troop presence providing a two front war until D-day (im excluding the italian campaigns because that really didn't really take too many troops away from the Russian front). Russia was the one providing all the manpower to fight the Germans and also gave the devastating blows to the German military (stalingrad and kursk to name a few). The western powers did alot but do not discredit the men AND WOMEN who fought and died for the Russian army during that time.