Did Putin's Political Party Have fun with the Polling Results Produced
Okay so, what's the deal here, Putin says there is nothing into it, and that it is actually the united states resulting in the protests (cite: Wall Street Journal article; 12-9-11 "Putin Blames US for Protests - Under Fire, Premier Takes Jabs at Clinton in Sharp Escalation to Rhetoric, Gets Tougher on Opposition," by Alan Cullison). Maybe, it's just me, but what on the planet does the US have to do with fraudulent elections in Russia - answer me that certain? Additionally, I ask what is the real thing here, could it be really true; did Putin's Party have fun with the election polling?
Recently, I had been discussing this with someone living in Moscow, and that i asked "so, tell me top notch, what's happening with political protests within the election? Is there anything really to that particular? Was there really questionable election ballot counting, aka "cheating" or perhaps is the country just somewhat divided over how you can move ahead?" You see, the reason I ask happens because this news we obtain here from CNN seems jaded, as is the Russian news station that plays stuff for the US audience with a Russian spin and motif.
Nevertheless, even Gorbachev even stated the election was stolen in the Russian People, which seems an extremely dangerous thing for him to say in public, so I doubt he'd make claiming unless he'd some first-hand knowledge into it all? Interestingly enough, those who speak out from the election, bloggers in Russia for example have found their websites hacked down, but Putin supporters. I suppose this really is getting good common nowadays around the world with staunch political supporters lacking ethical checks.
Yes, elections are something which are serious in today's world, more and more so. Some are predicting an Arab Spring type uprising in Moscow over all this, however i doubt any of the old timers need to see the chaos they survived before, even if the new generation would like to place up a battle, maybe even put their lives on the road as has been done in the center East and North Africa recently. In fact, articles in Bloomberg News on December 12 asked that question; "Is the Arab Spring Headed to Moscow?"
So far both overwhelming government force, and also the protestors are going out, not wanting to escalate anymore conflict - well, that's the current group of events currently, however these things often have a lifetime of their own, so we shall see? Please consider all this.