"We came from a place where we're used to dealing with oligarchs who control everything and manipulate everything... Putin's creation, the stable political system that he's ruled over all this time is a sort of "sovereign democracy," as they call it, which is like a managed democracy. You have an oligarchy, and you have this sort of benevolent dictator. All the political parties are an expression of that, none of them are really independent — they're all created and maintained by the hidden power structures. And in a way, that's what America is today."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Yasha Levine
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Yasha Levine →
Related Quotes
"We never knew what it was like to have the country’s media and political class brand people like us a possible threat…"
"For nearly four years now, Soviet and Russian immigrants have watched America’s liberal political elite shift the bla…"
"After coming back to America, it was really a no-brainer. When we saw the Tea Party come from out of nowhere...we had…"
"Mr. Weiner grabbed for a pair of spectacles that looked a little like [his mentor] Chuck Schumer’s. These were his dr…"
"Mr. Weiner likes to describe the Mayor as a weak sister, rolling over for the Republicans when he’s not kissing up wi…"
"When it comes to siblings, Hollywood has a quirky history of power brothers, from such behind-the-desk deal-makers as…"
"Prison’s been hard on Harvey [Weinstein] …He’s now living as his assistants once did, in the clutches of a perverse a…"
"Last year, Donald [Trump] (married to ex-model Melania Knauss and father of a baby boy named Barron) announced on The…"
"Lately, friends imagine they hear Donald [Trump]'s intonations in Ivanka's surprisingly sexy voice, a voice that soun…"
"The hair, an elegant patisserie swirl of butter cream, is as remarkable as the gingerbread slab riding the head of 's…"