"Putin will kill or jail anyone who opposes him, but they sucked anyways. As soon as a good challenger comes along we'll for sure vote them in!"
I wasn't even trying to be snide, but actually writing out this scenario made it too absurd to signal any other sentiment.
It's not that a bipartisan system fixes any and all problems, it's that a system where any opposition doesn't fear for their life at least opens up the possibility of viable alternatives.
You saying
> as soon as there emerge a political forse which will feel like they may fix them we'll definitely vote for it
is waiting for a scenario that can't happen, by Putins/Kremlins design.
1. My approach is not pragmatic, but rather naive.
2. You seem to be a defeatist :-)
I don't agree with 1 - people die, Putin's no exception. People in ruling party rotate, change etc. The design you are talking about is, imo, overrated.
No, the reason I mentioned "they sucked" is that for an experienced politician killing his less dangerous opponent is a very stupid move. It wouldn't give any profit but will definitely harm the reputation. Сui bono tells us to search for another beneficiar.
> I wasn't even trying to be snide, but actually writing out this scenario made it too absurd to signal any other sentiment.
> is waiting for a scenario that can't happen, by Putins/Kremlins design.
I see only two options: waiting and starting your own party. I don't feel qualified for the second option.
> It's not that a bipartisan system fixes any and all problems, it's that a system where any opposition doesn't fear for their life at least opens up the possibility of viable alternatives.
This sounds reasonable. But it is in case a panacea.
Yet he spends 0 effort on finding the guilty parties when journalists/political opponents die. That you actually attempt mental gymnastics trying to explain it in more convoluted ways tells me that the Kremlin propaganda machine works.
Yes, you are right this is very disturbing and needs to be dealt with.
> That you actually attempt mental gymnastics trying to explain it in more convoluted ways tells me that the Kremlin propaganda machine works.
This is not a "convoluted mental gymnastics", this is a necessary exercise to resist the very propaganda. Talking about propaganda - could you come up with some particular example of it which makes me perform all these mental gymnastics attempt? I'm honestly curious whether I would be able to distinguish it.
Not sure, that US system is such a system https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https...