What can these concerns contribute to our conversation? Don't know, but it's an excellent point anyway. And this is not the only parallel between the two Great Leaders.
Both came to power through very tainted elections. Both used murky (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/24250.html?mode=reply) terrorism (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/18026.html?mode=reply) incidents (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/18386.html?mode=reply) to cement own power and weaken civil liberties as much as it was feasible. Both are pointed about their Christian devotion.
Most importantly, both share the abiding hatred and contempt for democracy, understood as the principle that the people must have a voice in political decisions.
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Date: 2008-10-17 11:22 pm (UTC)Both came to power through very tainted elections. Both used murky (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/24250.html?mode=reply) terrorism (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/18026.html?mode=reply) incidents (http://lj.rossia.org/users/tristes_tigres/18386.html?mode=reply) to cement own power and weaken civil liberties as much as it was feasible. Both are pointed about their Christian devotion.
Most importantly, both share the abiding hatred and contempt for democracy, understood as the principle that the people must have a voice in political decisions.