- 28 Jan 2021 15:02
#15153382
What Putin said:
As of this posting, the entire transcript is available at the link to this quote.
Putin goes on to describe how the 1% took all the economic gains of the last few decades, in the West. That while China and Russia have taken millions of their own citizens OUT OF poverty lately, the West has pushed millions of its own citizens into poverty, and millions of foreigners into poverty as well through war and sanctions.
It's a great read to see Putin's actual words.
Contrast his words with the Western-MSM spin on what he said:
TIME (Warnermedia) says: "Trump, storming the capital, Navalny"
Business Insider (Microsoft) says: "civil unrest in Russia, walls closing in on Putin"
The Washington Post (Amazon) says: "Navalny, Navalny, Navalny"
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So virtually all of our fine legacy media has gone with Ad hom attacks on the speaker since none of them is able to address the content of his speech. This is something that young, inexperienced and less educated posters do here at pofo. Legacy media has decended to being a troll who has no ideas to contribute.
Interesting that our media can't address the West's biggest problems. Why is this? And is it a big problem?
What Putin said:
At Davos 2021, Vladimir Putin spoke, and stenographers wrote:
...We are seeing a crisis of the previous models and instruments of economic development. Social stratification is growing stronger both globally and in individual countries. We have spoken about this before as well. But this, in turn, is causing today a sharp polarisation of public views, provoking the growth of populism, right- and left-wing radicalism and other extremes, and the exacerbation of domestic political processes including in the leading countries.
All this is inevitably affecting the nature of international relations and is not making them more stable or predictable. International institutions are becoming weaker, regional conflicts are emerging one after another, and the system of global security is deteriorating.
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It may sound ironic, but stratification in the developed countries is even deeper. According to the World Bank, 3.6 million people subsisted on incomes of under $5.50 per day in the United States in 2000, but in 2016 this number grew to 5.6 million people.
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Modern technological giants, especially digital companies, have started playing an increasing role in the life of society. Much is being said about this now, especially regarding the events that took place during the election campaign in the US. They are not just some economic giants. In some areas, they are de facto competing with states.
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First, everyone must have comfortable living conditions, including housing and affordable transport, energy and public utility infrastructure. Plus environmental welfare, something that must not be overlooked.
Second, everyone must be sure that they will have a job that can ensure sustainable growth of income and, hence, decent standards of living. Everyone must have access to an effective system of lifelong education, which is absolutely indispensable now and which will allow people to develop, make a career and receive a decent pension and social benefits upon retirement.
Third, people must be confident that they will receive high-quality and effective medical care whenever necessary, and that the national healthcare system will guarantee access to modern medical services.
Fourth, regardless of the family income, children must be able to receive a decent education and realise their potential. Every child has potential.
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And what has happened in the lives of other people? In the past 30 years, in a number of developed countries, the real incomes of over half of the citizens have been stagnating, not growing. Meanwhile, the cost of education and healthcare services has gone up. Do you know by how much? Three times.
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But then again, in terms of corporate profits, who got hold of the revenue? The answer is clear: one percent of the population....
As of this posting, the entire transcript is available at the link to this quote.
Putin goes on to describe how the 1% took all the economic gains of the last few decades, in the West. That while China and Russia have taken millions of their own citizens OUT OF poverty lately, the West has pushed millions of its own citizens into poverty, and millions of foreigners into poverty as well through war and sanctions.
It's a great read to see Putin's actual words.
Contrast his words with the Western-MSM spin on what he said:
TIME (Warnermedia) says: "Trump, storming the capital, Navalny"
Business Insider (Microsoft) says: "civil unrest in Russia, walls closing in on Putin"
The Washington Post (Amazon) says: "Navalny, Navalny, Navalny"
...
So virtually all of our fine legacy media has gone with Ad hom attacks on the speaker since none of them is able to address the content of his speech. This is something that young, inexperienced and less educated posters do here at pofo. Legacy media has decended to being a troll who has no ideas to contribute.
Interesting that our media can't address the West's biggest problems. Why is this? And is it a big problem?
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The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange
The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange
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