With the lethargy that the high oil prices have provided to the Russian Elite in the last 12 years it seemed everyone went to sleep and actually forgot what country they lived in, and who was running it.
The happy summers in South of France, the winters in Switzerland. The slow monotone complaining behind closed doors about "how tired we all are of this says some slightly overweight semi-intellectual says while getting his private jet ready after paying of some new appointed FSB General for the ability to conduct his business" This apathy of the elites is always the calm before the storm, they are always the last to know that people are tired of their faces. They are always surprised that some people in their country aren't completely brain dead. They found out that the TV channels that work so well in all authoritarian states have started to lose it's steam. No one honestly cares anymore what other lie the Putin Medvedev combo have presented for the evening news. They say a revolution happens in the minds when the working class can not and the elites does not want. This is exactly the situation that is happening in Russia. No one gives a shit about the government for absolutely different reasons, some are tired of the corruption, others are so used to living overseas they couldn't care if it all burned down tomorrow. What happens when the machine stops working?
The ones that have no other chance in life but to stay in the country step to the front. This is exactly what is happening now, the low middle class with some money thrown in is pissed off.
They are fine with the bribes and constant fear, they are ok with the State run TV bullshit.
They are absolutely fine with being dirt under the feet of 120 of Putins friends and 14,000 friends of those 120 friends. They are not fine with one thing: They do not want to be told they are politically mentally handicapped: They agree with being slaves but when you go out of your way and remind them that they are something snaps. Some philosopher wrote that every prostitute has an inch of pride in her. This is what is happening in Russia, the people just don't want to be openly told they are shit anymore.
The apathy that the elites have created, the dreams they had about another 12 years of no headache theft and injustice will not happen. Putin is going to win the election, but from the moment 100,000 people said no the collective mindset changed.
People said: We are not shit and the country will never be totally the same again.
With hope
Lev Shneur
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