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WP, however, said:
"Mr. Putin has closed every avenue through which people might peacefully and legally select or even affect their government. Political parties are his plaything. Television networks are under state control. Demonstrations are banned or tightly circumscribed. The judiciary is cowed. In many ways, (he) recreated the Soviet system...."
In fact, this describes America, a money-controlled police state, a system of concentrated wealth and power, a nation permanently at war under a corrupted political duopoly.
Due process and judicial fairness died long ago. Its gulag is by far the world's largest. Its leaders mock rule of law standards and democratic values. State-sponsored murder and torture are official policy.
Its media glorify its worst practices. They suppress vital truths. In contrast, Russia Today reaches 400 million viewers globally, presenting real news, information and analysis. So does Voice of Russia, reaching 110 million in 160 countries.
They reported days of Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. They got no US coverage, including police arresting dozens of protesters raging peacefully against money-controlled power.
More people are urged to join them. They dare "to imagine a new socio-political and economic alternative that offers greater possibility of equality."
America's bankers, corporate giants, corrupted politicians, and media scoundrels want it their way.
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