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GliderGuider

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11. Of course. Russia is a fully realized Chekist state.

Reply to SunSeeker (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 01:28 PM

Apr 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekism

Chekism (from Cheka, the first Soviet secret police organization) is a term to describe the situation in the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia, where the secret political police controlled everything in society.

The concept is very hard for Westerners to get their minds around.

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"Understand this: there IS NO large scale business in Russia that's independent of the Putin regime" [View all] SunSeeker Apr 2017 OP

So for all purposes, PutinRussia and RussiaPutin HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #1

Russian vodka is not the best vodka anyway. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #2

Personally, I like Sobleski meow2u3 Apr 2017 #4

I'd love to to try some! SunSeeker Apr 2017 #5

government controlled means of production Thomas Hurt Apr 2017 #3

Russia has a sophisticated single payer system HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #6

Russia has a sophisticated kleptocracy. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #9

I definitely have no experience with it, but Wikipedia says differently HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #10

Wikipedia does NOT "say differently." SunSeeker Apr 2017 #12

If Russia is not single payer, what is it then? HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #15

A kleptocratic mess, basically fee for service. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #16

that's why donald is so jealous. he'd rather be ceo-in-chief spanone Apr 2017 #7

Yep. He loves the Putin leadership model. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #8

Of course. Russia is a fully realized Chekist state. GliderGuider Apr 2017 #11

Correct. Amazing how few Americans understand this. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #13

kick & rec. nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #14