Dear Mr. President,
I'm closely watching the events in Moscow and in Russia generally. I saw opposition rallies, tried to understand who are they and what exactly do they want.
If they think that elections weren't fair in Russia, they should come here, check and compare to see which one was fairer.
I watched their interviews, one of them your dear ex-friend's daughter who got bored of her empty minded program, became overconfident of your protective connection, joined the streets and was interviewing one of your competitions and telling him she'll vote for him. Actually the one which I really like. Not as your competition, but in general - Mr.Prokhorov. He could be a good consultant on economy, if he'd be conservative in his political and social views.
This is just my personal take on it.
Now... I was reading that it was "so... unfair" to confiscate that hair-head (that's what they call them here) money, that it sounds like Russia is the worst place to be. It would sound funny, if it wouldn't be so sad and far from reality. Their thinking shows how ignorant and spoiled they are. As far as I'm concerned Russia and it's government allowed them to become rich. A little gratefulness could go far in these particular cases.
Let me just tell you 2 simple things, before I collect more and continue this topic.
If in New York I go and deposit $10,000.00 in cash or withdraw as much (which was deposited directly from my official work place), the bank legally can ask where I've got the money and why I'm withdrawing that much? And, after they will sent to IRS to investigate.
We had a democratic representative from south - William Jefferson, who got caught having $90,000 cash in his refrigerator.
May 4th of 2012 he went to prison for 13 years. All his life he worked and he was a known politician, he could say it was a gift.
But, in America more than $100 if check doesn't say it's a "gift" (which could be Q-ed again by law or by the court of public opinion) it considered a loan.
To me, I'm happy to see that 3 of you with Mr. Medvedev and the Patriarch are working together in harmony. There is nothing good for the nation, especially that big and diverse like Russia to be divided and be in constant disagreement and fight.
Also to me you're more liberal that I'd like. If religion and nationalism won't save you, liberalism will definitely poison you and destroy you from within as a nation and a culture.
Best regards.
