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it is not matter of free speech but decency. Public there is much more conservative than in the West, just, try imagine open cussing on TV in US in 60's, no?
Does this sound like anywhere else to anyone?
Stopping speech because of "decency" is still censorship and a restriction of free speech.
I do not see Putin's 'bloody hand' in Nemtsov's murder. Nemtsov made a lot of enemies like, e.g. Zhiranovsky, Nemtsov worked with Ukranians, a lot of questionable tiers.
it may be, but public is a lot different there, they much easier take matter into their own hands that her. They get much deeper involved .
I guess you don't see Putin's bloody hand in the '99 Apartment Bombings or Litvenenko's murder, either.
That may be, but it's still contrary to your claim that there's no censorship of free speech.
by no means I am saying that Putin is saint. He is a politician after all but I think he is to much lesser degree psychopath that majority of the Western leaders. Lesser negative number is positive in comparison with greater negative numbers.
I do not see it . I lived there for 26 years - USSR, so, I know what it is.
may be or may be not, corruption is deep.
One wonders why the authoritarian Christians who want to censor speech, rig elections, "lock 'em up", and discriminate against gay people don't just move to Russia.
elections are rigged everywhere, US is the king, not Russia, as I say I know how restricted ability speak freely looks like - I lived through it.Discrimination against gay people is more complex issue, word "closet" did not come from Russia, Their national interest does not include gay problems exactly as it was in ancient Israel.
It sounds like someone who has taken an interest in, and has studied Russian history. I knew the history and understood the implications before you were born. Keep your innuendoes and guilt by no association to yourself, you show your ignorance in drive by posts like this.
Yoiur point being what ?
I don't think any are wrong, but quote the whole thing then make your points
I have been around since before then as well. You might be right, depending upon the chosen response. Mypoint is that a tactical nuke torpedo could have been viewed as an attack upon a ship, with a conventional almost as effective response, as opposed to a full scale strategic first strike, which requires a full scale nuclear strike in return, armageddon.