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More and more people are beginning to understand, albeit very
slowly, what
is happening in our country.
People are beginning to understand that we have sham freedom of
speech,
which really only allows us to systematically praise the bosses.
People see that we have sham independence of the judicial system,
which
continues to heed the commands of its superiors. This system can
be used as
a truncheon whenever it is needed. It is always ready to open
a criminal case
and start to hound someone.
We have sham elections: Everyone is well aware that people are
able to
elect not those who they want, but those who the government puts
forward.
This happens on all levels.
The country has a sham multiparty system: The party of power has
certain
privileges. This "party" is now trying to become a monopoly,
having in
essence joined forces with the Communists.
We have sham separation of powers because our government is not
subordinate to anyone. The executive branch does whatever it feels
like — it
is accountable to no one, not on a single issue.
The most characteristic trait of today's government, which it
unabashedly
demonstrates, is the absence of any notion of the value of human
life, any
idea that there are inalienable rights and freedoms. It is senseless
to try to
explain this to the authorities: They don't allow these simple
ideas into their
consciousness. This is how it's been for almost 10 years. And
what is the
result?
In 10 years, our country has suffered through two wars, one of
which
continues; two defaults, one of them immense; and hyperinflation
in 1992,
which destroyed all the material resources of our fellow citizens.
In 1993,
we saw the beginnings of a civil war.
Today our country has ceased to count its dead. We no longer pay
attention
to the number of people who are killed every day in zones of military
conflict
— [this occurs] for many reasons that cannot be explained from
the point of
view of logic, the law or the Constitution. A country that does
not count its
dead is moving on a very dangerous road — it becomes indifferent.
And this
is just what those who would take political advantage of the country
need.
The foundations of a new political system are being laid. Today
I would call
it yet unrecognizable national bolshevism. One of the reasons
for it is the
attempt to create a capitalist system without civil society.
Only reforms that guarantee real rights to everybody — only reforms
that
reach each individual and improve his life — can guarantee our
country's
strength and prosperity.
from:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com
See also:
 Human
Rights Emergency Declared
Russian Opposition
Chief Warns of All-powerful Bureaucracy
Preliminary conspiracy
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