Russian Politics

Lest there has been any doubt, it is now perfectly clear that Russia is no a Democratic nation.

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-putin-critic-navalny-barred-from-russian-presidential-election-2017-12

When you can simply ban your opponents from running for office by having them charged with a crime that would disqualify them from elective office, then you have too much power. It is a corruption of the political process.

Of course, here in America we just use gerrymandering to select the voters our incumbents need to get reelected.

There are political problems in Russia AND America, as well as many other nations around the globe. One would hope that in the new year some of these might be fixed or improved.