I am right now visiting my motherland, haven’t been here for a while. I talked with some of my friends/pals and we came to one interesting conversation.
Somehow Russian population seems to have no interest in politics of their country and USSR has some part to play in the problem.
In the USSR involvement in the politics by an average citizen was low compared to other countries, some just blindly trusted their leaders, while some were just not interested in politics. Those who blindly trusted their leaders were so sure that no one in the party would fumble something, that they simply became also not interested in the politics. In result we now have a population of people letting a guy to rule for 20+ years, basically allowing the same guy to hold power after the fall of USSR.
In turn we now have a population whose interest in politics higher than the “that candidate bad cause he is X” is practically non existent. We as Russians should be blamed for our politic inactivity.
While Americans are playing the two faced-same coin politics, they at least have something to choose and discuss. While Russians have only one faced plane of United Russia that holds the majority for whatever the fuck amount of time passed since it’s inception in the 90s(I guess??)
Yeah this is low quality rant from me while I was standing in a line for a museum. So please say if I am wrong in some parts. Which am probably am. I will be thankful and also interested in your replies.
I hope you're not visiting from America, because it sounds like typical US rhetoric when you say "letting a guy [rule] for 20+ years", and comparing it to dogshit American elections.
Of course not, I was born in Siberia and since 4 have never lived long in the country. I mostly spent my time growing up in China and now live in Spain. But the US is a hell hole that I don’t have much enthusiasm to travel to.
Sad to hear that you've been around a few countries and still think American elections are better.