http://www.theworld.org/2012/02/doubts-over-putins-mega-rally-in-moscow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doubts-over-putins-mega-rally-in-moscow Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2012/02/doubts-over-putins-mega-rally-in-moscow/comment-page-1/#comment-23609 Anonymous Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=108189#comment-23609 As I listened to the Guardian reporter's story about the Russian presidential election I couldn't help think how similar their electoral system is to ours here in the US.  Putin "controls" the media just like the oligarchs who purchase our elections control our media.  Companies "require" their workers to go to Putin rallies while the corporations and oligarchs in America pay tea party and other political rallies.  The Russian oligarchy seems to support Putin in Russia and American oligarchs like the Koch brothers and Wall Street support both the Republicans and the Democrats in America.  It would be more enlightening for me if PRI would provide us with more information on our own corrupt political system. As I listened to the Guardian reporter’s story about the Russian presidential election I couldn’t help think how similar their electoral system is to ours here in the US.  Putin “controls” the media just like the oligarchs who purchase our elections control our media.  Companies “require” their workers to go to Putin rallies while the corporations and oligarchs in America pay tea party and other political rallies.  The Russian oligarchy seems to support Putin in Russia and American oligarchs like the Koch brothers and Wall Street support both the Republicans and the Democrats in America.  It would be more enlightening for me if PRI would provide us with more information on our own corrupt political system.

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