Russian Bear,

You are right, a democratically minded person must tolerate the opinions of others. Which is why so many of us are so suspicious of a nation like Russia with a leader like Volodya Putin.

Can you explain to me why, 15 years after the fall of communism, the only things that Russia exports are weapons and oil?
Can you explain to me why the only candidate for president was Volodya’s silovik? The nation of Tolstoy and Solzhenytsin has adopted the political culture of a Latin American banana republic.
Can you explain to me why Russia supported Saddam Hussein?
Why does Russia support the abuses of dictators, in the name of national sovereignty, and invade Georgia for the sake of humanitarianism?
Can you explain to me why there will be no debate about this conflict in Russia? There will be no anti war movement, there will be no dissent allowed.