Chapter 1178 Actors on the Political Stage
Fan Dan's disease is coming quietly. Putin has also gradually increased his rhetoric against the opposition.
Recently, incidents of skinheads attacking foreign students in Russia have caused very bad social reactions. In view of this, Putin signed a new bill that defines extremists and Punishment of extremists has been intensified.
However, in the bill, people who openly criticize the president are also classified as extremists, which has attracted criticism from many civil society groups and political parties. However, in the votes of the Russian State Duma and the Federation Council, because the presidential party held a majority of seats, the bill was successfully passed.
Supporters of the bill say it will effectively curb the actions of extremists in Russia. But opponents believe that the real purpose of enacting this bill is to curb opposition and control free speech in the media.
A well-known Russian jurist bluntly pointed out that the purpose of amending this new law is not only to control extremists, but also to silence opponents of the government. This is a very bad example. It can be inferred from this that the next law may stipulate that those who criticize Duma deputies will also be held criminally responsible.
According to the provisions of this bill, actions that plan, organize and enforce changes to the constitutional system of Russia; actions that undermine the integrity of the country and threaten national security; actions that illegally organize the armed forces and provoke ethnic, religious and social disputes; and public criticism of the national government Behaviors such as brainstorming, criticizing social systems, organizing and disseminating extremist materials, promoting and organizing demonstrations with a fascist nature are all regarded as extremist behaviors. The prosecutor's office will initiate criminal prosecution for these acts.
The new bill passed the review of the State Duma and the Federal Council, but members of the Federal Council also expressed dissatisfaction with the bill because it restricted citizens' freedom of speech and election freedom.
In response to the different reactions of public opinion, the representative of the Russian President to the Federation Council pointed out that although there are deficiencies in the bill, the harm caused by the state's inaction is much greater than the harm caused by the incomplete bill. If no bill is enacted. More foreign students will be attacked by extremists. This will lead to more serious consequences. However, the presidential representative did not explain why skinheads who attack foreign students and opponents who criticize the president are classified as extremists.
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Russia's domestic opposition expressed anger at the passage of the new law, which they believe is very similar to the Stalin-era law identifying "enemies of the state" that many people, including dissidents, proposed under Stalin. They were identified as "enemies of the state" by the Soviet government and brutally suppressed.
Most troubling for the Russian opposition is the complete ban on criticism of the government. The Russian Right Alliance believes that this is a dangerous step Russia has taken towards democracy.
Analysts also pointed out that
This bill was quickly passed unanimously by the upper and lower houses and had its own special political purpose. Since Russia will usher in congressional elections this year and a presidential election next year, the implementation of the new bill will completely cause other political forces to lose their public opinion position.
It is foreseeable that under the protection of this bill, future general elections will be held in a "stable and peaceful" atmosphere.
Many civil organizations, including the Russian Journalists Association, suggested that the Federal Council prevent the passage of this bill. At the same time, leaders of Western countries also called on Putin not to sign this bill. However, Putin does not seem to care about the pressure from domestic and foreign countries and is a bit determined to have his own way. the meaning of.
On the third day of Fan Wubing's stay in Moscow, the simple-minded Russian President Vladimir Putin quietly came and went and had a secret meeting with Fan Wubing to discuss the recent cooperation.
Cha Lin looked at Fan Wubing sitting there talking with Putin, and suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling.
Probably because of Putin's appearance, more Chinese people began to care about Russia's political situation.
Many people find it inconceivable that this former KGB man who can fly dozens of types of fighter jets actually became the president of Russia. However, if you sit down and analyze calmly, there is a lot of KGB-style conspiracy in Putin's road to the presidency.
Even before the presidential election, many newspapers believed that Putin's approval rating had been artificially exaggerated, saying that some expert speech consultants and image design experts had created an image of a tough leader who was young and full of enthusiasm. Dynamic, humble and decisive leader.
To Russians, Putin has been shaped by image designers into the most human person possible.
Some even believe that political strategists understand Putin. Even Putin's visit to St. Petersburg to attend the funeral of his old boss to express sympathy and concern, as well as Chechen terrorists clamoring in newspapers and TV to kill Acting President Putin and the security measures taken in response, were called shrewd propaganda by the magazine. Activity. According to the conclusion of "Tomorrow Daily", Vladimir Putin is a political myth created by public relations and image design experts.
But it is obvious that there is no need to refute these conjectures, because they are not supported by facts and evidence. Putin’s achievements during his tenure as prime minister and acting president are not the product of some new political maneuvering. He has won such a high reputation. The support rate is the result of the recognition of the policies and state activities he has implemented. It is also the reward for his independent decision-making and his courage to take full responsibility.
Those political decisions were not made by image designers, and the true emotions that Putin showed could not be processed by political intrigue. Putin's campaign headquarters once announced with regret that in the course of the campaign. Eighty percent of the decisions were made independently by the acting president, and only the remaining 20 percent were proposed by his campaign headquarters, and even so Putin did not accept them all.
Whether in the Brezhnev period or the Gorbachev period, Putin was not a brave dissident, nor did he become a brave dissident in the Yeltsin era. He called himself a soldier and official more than once, whether he was the prime minister of the government or later became the acting president of the federation, he would regard the decisions made by the Kremlin as orders.
But since December 31, 1999, Putin had to decide to draft and issue orders himself due to the situation. He did not evade this responsibility and proved himself to be an outstanding top leader with practical actions. Then he became a public politician.
Putin not only deals with documents, but also solves practical problems in a practical way, thus proving himself to be a man of action who strives to fulfill his duties.
It should be said that Putin's activities are not pre-planned according to a clear goal. In the second half of 1999, he had to deal with a sudden difficult situation, and even in this case, his performance was remarkable.
All politicians are very concerned about whether they are attractive and popular, so they cannot ignore the help and advice of experts. In a democratic mechanism, this is part of their work, but it is far from the main content of their work. After all, Putin was not the first lucky person in Yeltsin's team to rise quickly, but "why didn't Yeltsin's other candidates for succession benefit from political intrigue and succeed?
It is not without reason that people often compare drama with politics, talking about stage, masks, roles and prompters, directors, puppets, etc. In fact, in many ways, the conception of this political drama is very similar to the more modern concept of political intrigue.
Out of surprise and indignation at Putin's achievements, the opposition has tried to portray President Putin as a simple, superficial and bad actor. For Putin himself, he is just an actor who suddenly appeared on the political stage, not understanding his role, and knowing nothing about the script he is going to perform. I don't even know which one I should choose to listen to among so many people who are giving me tips.
On the contrary, many people appreciate Putin's work and believe that he has succeeded in political drama by accurately following the highest task of the director. Although he is just a newcomer on the stage, he performed very well and his performance was neither too hot nor too cold. Just right, instead of showing off on the stage like Yeltsin.
More people believe that Putin hardly needs to play the director. He is the director himself, and even the author of this script and a talented actor with a brand new and unusual style. He can have the urgency of a ballet dancer and the pace of a master of combat art at the same time. He can easily find a slightly different face and a different point of view from himself.
And through close observation , Luo Lin found. In Putin, people can find the kind of magical power of the mythical hero to do whatever he wants. He clearly agreed to do something that might be impossible to do, remained silent for a while, forced himself to wait a little longer, and when the task was completed, he appeared again.
At this time, people did not see that he was proud at all, as if nothing had happened, and he went on to do new things.
It should be said that in Luo Lin's observation. Putin is a rare person who has both the qualities of being unobtrusive and irreplaceable. His sense of humor is amazing. He is also a master of accurate and unexpected comparisons. He is a true hero, and a hero who abandons glitz, refuses to pretend, and has no useless model.
Fan Wubing has always been the same Putin talked for about two hours, and the two expressed their views on many issues. At the same time, they also made many promises to each other. And signed some framework agreements on economic and trade cooperation.
It was not until more than three o'clock in the afternoon that President Putin said goodbye.
In order to keep a low profile, Fan Wubing only saw him out the door, and Luo Lin was in the middle of the entourage. He also saw the majesty of the Russian Presidential Guard. It seemed that among the equipment they carried with them, there were also jammers for radio and satellite communications and other equipment. As for light and heavy weapons, they were not found. I believe they must have hidden them well.
"Come back, it's cold outside." Fan Wubing saw Luo Lin still looking into the distance and patted her shoulder with a smile.
In fact, this is also easy to understand. In public opinion propaganda, Putin's image is tall and complete. Compared with the leaders who are basically older in the country, the president who came from the KGB and can fly a plane in his prime is obviously more likely to attract everyone's attention.
But as a deep-level collaborator, Fan Wubing naturally didn't think this was surprising. In fact, Putin is indeed an excellent political drama actor, but in some aspects, he is still not good enough.
After returning to the house, Xilin mentioned some descriptions of Putin, such as the description of an actor.
Fan Wubing laughed when he heard this and said, "It's not unreasonable to say that. In fact, it's not just Putin who plays an actor. On the big stage of life, everyone is an actor, but some people perform well and succeed, while others perform badly and fail in the end."
"In drama performances, people often encounter such a situation: the theater performance hall is full of audiences, but at this time a main actor suddenly falls ill and cannot perform on stage. In order not to interrupt the performance, the director and his assistants have to urgently make up the unknown reserve actor and let him play the main role. However, to the surprise of the director and the audience, the reserve actor played a difficult role even better than the sick main actor, so he quickly became a famous actor. Putin's situation is probably like this." Fan Wubing gave an example.
In politics, there is always drama, and with the advent of television, this factor is actually growing as a component of political achievements. When the meetings in the Kremlin, the conferences in the White House, or the visits to factories, hospitals, and kindergartens are seen by tens of millions of people at the same time on their TV screens, the president and those around him have to think about how to make every move and every dialogue meaningful.
It is generally believed that it was because of his outstanding performance in front of the TV camera that John Kennedy won the 1960 US presidential election.
In the 1960s, Brezhnev was recognized as an attractive and handsome man. However, the increasingly serious illness and aging changed his handsome appearance. The more frequently he appeared on the TV screen, the more damage he actually caused to his reputation.
Ronald Reagan's performance was just the opposite. He was good at using television and was more powerful than anyone else in expressing his ideological system. Although he was already a 70-year-old man when he took office. But he knew how to be a vibrant figure. His figure not only occupied the TV screens of his own country. And also won the admiration of TV viewers almost all over the world.
You know, Ronald Reagan was once a talented professional film actor. He participated in the filming of 54 feature films in his 30-year acting career.
However, if you think Reagan is just an actor, not a politician, then you are completely wrong.
Drama is only a small part of public political activities. Political activities are mainly carried out outside the stage, and there are no text reporters and photographers on the scene. This job requires politicians to have some other abilities in addition to the requirements of professional actors.
"Putin does not often perform in front of the public, especially in public. He was not a public politician before, and now he has suddenly stepped onto the highest political stage in Russia. He hopes not to play a special role, but to preserve his own behavior and work style that he is accustomed to." Fan Wubing said to Xilin, "Therefore, he is very simple and easy to understand. His main character is frankness and naturalness, which allows him to avoid having to play and imitate other people. Only those observers who tend to play power games with the people do not believe this."
"Oh" Xilin nodded, thinking that what Fan Wubing said was also reasonable.
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