Mccain writes this drivel and to what end? Someone explain to me how WE as a country are any better? EVERYTHING that he puts down the Russian government for, sounds like it equally could apply to us. Here is the article. Senator John McCain launched a scathing editorial broadside across the Atlantic to answer Russian President Vladimir Putin’s salvo in the New York Times criticizing the United States and slamming American exceptionalism. McCain picked what seems to be an appropriate foreign counterpart to respond to the Kremlin’s missive: the English version of Pravda. Senator McCain starts his editorial with an idealistic mission for the Russian people: When Pravda.ru editor, Dmitry Sudakov, offered to publish my commentary, he referred to me as “an active anti-Russian politician for many years.” I’m sure that isn’t the first time Russians have heard me characterized as their antagonist. Since my purpose here is to dispel falsehoods used by Russia’s rulers to perpetuate their power and excuse their corruption, let me begin with that untruth. I am not anti-Russian. I am pro-Russian, more pro-Russian than the regime that misrules you today. I make that claim because I respect your dignity and your right to self-determination. I believe you should live according to the dictates of your conscience, not your government. I believe you deserve the opportunity to improve your lives in an economy that is built to last and benefits the many, not just the powerful few. You should be governed by a rule of law that is clear, consistently and impartially enforced and just. I make that claim because I believe the Russian people, no less than Americans, are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A Russian citizen could not publish a testament like the one I just offered. President Putin and his associates do not believe in these values. They don’t respect your dignity or accept your authority over them. They punish dissent and imprison opponents. They rig your elections. They control your media. They harass, threaten, and banish organizations that defend your right to self-governance. To perpetuate their power they foster rampant corruption in your courts and your economy and terrorize and even assassinate journalists who try to expose their corruption.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 06:06:37 +0000
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