of they learned their native language written with Roman letters. My prediction, in less than 50 years, the Cyrillic alphabet will be history!
What do I see as the biggest obstacles for Russia to overcome? Obviously, the first and most pressing, is the need to settle the situation on her southern borders. The emerging Islamic republics are a threat to the entire western world not only Russia. Chechnya is a manifestation of the emergence of Islamic insanity worldwide. Russia needs to join the civilized world to destroy this spreading barbaric dark sickness -a full commitment to the US effort in Afghanistan and Iraq would be a good beginning. (Don't hold your breath)
Russia secondly, has to create an atmosphere of respect for government. The rascals and ex-KGB criminals in the government at all levels of state and civil government have to be arrested and /or otherwise disposed of. Putin, a ex-KGB operative, as president, has proven to be absolutely ruthless and unwilling to give up power, often acting like a modern version of Stalin. Over a dozen journalists have been murdered since he took the reins of poser. Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, whom I personally knew, criticized him in her book Putin’s Russia, and was shot to death in her apartment elevator on his birthday. Coincidence, perhaps, if you believe in the tooth fairy?
A simple test of ethics, morality and decency has to be set up that anyone running for office has to pass to be on any ballot or appointed to any civil office. Such a standard would insist on transparency and honesty. Those with inexplicable foreign bank accounts have to be arrested and dealt with in open and fair courts. Any with contacts in the criminal underworld would be unable to pass this examination. After a few years, the citizens would begin to gain faith in their elected officials. The point of this is that the country has to collect fair taxes from all who prosper and work in the country. As it is, all feel that, as their leaders cheat so should they.
The third area that needs be overhauled is the Russian court system. The judges have to be free of political influence completely. Russia has, on the books a reasonably good constitution, a body of laws that appears adequate to protect the interests of its citizens. Currently, however this is being subverted by the heavy influence of the “organs of government.” The result is that Russian courts today are merely rubber stamps for whomever is in power This is much as things were under the worst days of the Soviets. Russia will never reach its potential until this situation is corrected.
With a fair rate of taxes actually being collected the government could pay the police a living wage and increase pensions to a livable level. As it is today, the police routinely shake down motorists and passers-by. Pensioners are desperately trying to survive with ever-increasing costs of living on a miserable pittance after 40 years of work. This is intolerable and has to be changed. Those least able to fend for themselves in this robust new Russian economy have to be cared for by those best able to do so. This is a social obligation of the first order and thankfully, the Russian government seems to be aware of how critical this need is. Russia could train 50% of its police and militia as tax collectors and have them establish offices and contacts throughout the Russian business community. These personnel would be encouraged to work with the employers and business men toward the common good. Once the Russian people see the results in improved civil government all will be willing to participate.
A forth area that needs fixing yesterday is the criminal element. Russia is rife with “bandits” who operate with seeming impunity, robbing, extorting and murdering at an alarming rate. The militia is unwilling or powerless to stop this gathering crime wave and often are being well paid to cooperate with the criminals. One lady caught two bandits stealing her brand new car in broad daylight and was told to “back off or she would be killed on the spot.”
The requirements for Visas for businessmen and tourists who are known to the Russian authorities from previous visits need to be eliminated. Those who pose no possible threat should be encouraged to visit as often as possible with no artificial and counter productive paperwork barriers. This will take a tremendous burden from the visa offices and let them focus on screening out the real risks. While on this subject, all western countries with increasingly interlocking and interdependent economies have to do the same. We all have to be encouraged to eliminate as many barriers as possible while still protecting ourselves from Islamic terrorists. Of course, to do this, the politically correct western government weenies have to face the fact that 100% of terrorism is Islamic and define the enemy in realistic terms.
Communism is dead and, in fact, was born dead- it never had a life - it never provided an
All of them, this gang of murderers, were constantly judging others by their own criminal standards and spent their time looking over their shoulder, wondering which of their fellow travelers would be the one to stick a knife in their backs. Seeing the civilized world as being forever against them the Soviet criminals withdrew further into themselves. This “bunker mentality” developed into the “iron curtain” behind which the plotters of revolution imprisoned their people and spent decades trying fruitlessly to spread their particular brand of hell. They never matured, never went beyond the revolution. There was no workers paradise and never could there be. In this way, Communism was born and, in this way, after 70 years of terror and economic disaster, it died… having achieved nothing whatsoever of good while spreading great darkness and evil, finally, sputtering out in 1991 with not a bang but, instead, a very inaudible whimper.
God so well understood mankind that he allowed the evil empire of the collective to exist for 70 years. He understood that mankind is nothing if not hardheaded and he wanted this lesson to be deeply understood! Unfortunately, Man is probably dumber than even God thought.
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