Mr. Prokhorov,
Although I didn't post anything for a few months, but was closely following your public works.
After listening to your Dec. 25th interview about the results of 2012 on ITAR-TASS, I'll try to do my best to be clear and objective.
You say:
2012 was a bright year both for hope and also maybe for disappointment. Also that 30% of address to the nation by the head of the country included your ideas and proposals, which is good. So the program of Civil Platform party could be called "legislative mode" of the political year.
You passed your idea of conflict between pro-clergy and against-clergy groups (whatever that means), then the law about the borders, etc.
You say that the weakest cell of the political structure now in Russia is Duma: 70% of parties participating in it are so called marionettes, who serve the administration of the President, and the rest 30%, who are still paid by government, are imitating an opposition. For some time you won't be able to see a member of your party in Duma. You consider it as a political corruption. Parties shouldn't be paid by government, they should sustain themselves with contributions of their members.
My Q: what if members and sympathizers of any party don't have money to spare, don't have rich donors or don't have rich person on the top?
You say that you saw the face of the political corruption in the Law of Dima Yakovlev, that some classic said "the happiness of the world is not worth a tear of a small child." You think it's immoral to use kids interests and lives as political pawn.
Sure. You're right.
My Q: Did that classic had kids? Let's ask them what he really did to them in his real life.
Come to think of this particular matter, I would say that you have no proof that you personally believe in it. Just non, you don't have kids, we haven't seen how you'd treated them, that's it, case closed on this.
In the other hand, it is very, very honorable that the civilian committee of your party decided to appropriate $50 K for any family who'd adopt those 46 kids.
Suggestion: Buy me a house in Moscow (the one you think they and their care takers/parents deserve to enjoy) and give me $100K to adopt couple of them. I'll change my citizenship and relocate.
You can have an open invitation to come and check how they're doing personally at anytime. You'll be blessed. I promise.
You believe that 2013 is a very important year to bring new political generation to move forward and prevent the political regress.
Sounds good, if you'd answer me what's for you is progress and why?
To have elections or not was left to decide by regions in Russia. What is any particular place is run good enough for people and they don't want to change?
Some people live in monarchies and they're happy. Ever heard of Saudi Arabia or Monaco? Why don't you tell them this? Ask me and any woman in those countries to see which one of us is "happy."
Sorry, let's not go there. Let's stick with Russia. Although historic Russian society has been hierarchical, you think they MUST and SUPPOSE to be democratic. Even after revolution, when poor people from streets won and the whole nation was calling each other "comrade" they still had one party rule.
Funny, ha? Irony of the fate.
You say the main asset for Russian society is human: it's well being, education, culture, scientific advancement is important to create a competitive country in the world.
Q: Do you know that you're missing the most important and first responsibility for any ruler of any country in your context?
You mentioned that 100% of contemporary ideas come from urban areas and you have to concentrate to organize the activism in cities to "free" them.
Q: Free from what? Can you clarify, please?
Russia is still centralized country. Lots of developed countries in the world are decentralized.
How you can generalize ideological development of politics of 21st century in the world?
Do you know that we have worst of the worst concentrated in urban areas of USA? Drugs, crime, divorce rate, raging racism against white race? Come over, let's walk the streets, shall we? Let's go to Ivy collages, hear what they're teaching. Follow my daily life, show me where my rights are. I can't find them anywhere for last 20 years. Answer me if you'd want your children to learn self-hating, self-defeating crop from children's TV, public school, entertainment industry and Ivy collages?! So called 'freedom" is nothing more than the fear of your psychical safety, I'll tell you that, pal.
Also I'll tell you: "civil society" demands that people leave their protection on the hands of so called "law enforcement" called "police." In simpler words, if you're being attacked and you're hurt, you shouldn't retaliate, but call for "help." I assure you, after checking out how "help" works in real life, your wouldn't change your mind to keep Kalashnikov for special forces at home and even with you everywhere. I, as a citizen of USA and a resident of NYC don't have firearms, because it's prohibited by the law. Right now I live in the same zip code where Mayor M. Bloomberg lives. You know that he has armed bodyguards and special investigative unit to keep him and his house safe (although he never experienced a danger living and working for decades in NYC)? He claims that crime is down, so why he don't "soften up"? Why he don't use his local 19th precinct - full a policemen and detectives with guns? This Q will itch the back of your head a lot. He won't tell you. I will. He don't think they're good enough or good at all, at least for his "honorable" life. But for me as a citizen (kak "ryadovaya") it should be enough. Let me tell you some more: if one has an experience that 19th precinct, or any other in this matter, consist of lazy, stupid aggressive, criminal policemen, who would come and victimize the victim more in order to avoid work, that person can't call to another precinct for help.
I have no choice. I can't call another one and say I've got no help from this one.
Qs:
a.) What rights do I have as a citizen of the "most democratic" country in the world if my physical safety is a joke? b.) Why don't you come, Mr. Prokhorov, sort this out, sue the NYPD for "violation" of my human and civil rights? How is that a civil right or human right that the politician who "works" for you called "public servant" has more rights than you?
c.) Isn't that what you want to change in Russia? Why don't you come practice here and learn?
Ya Vas umalyayu!
Michael Bloomberg who fought and paid his way for his 3rd term is smart enough to know better. Absolutely! He tells me to call the police, who only harasses me every time, but he has armed bodyguards and special investigative police unit at his door and with him everywhere. Why? Nobody ever tried to harm him. Why is he worried? Is he always scarred, maybe paranoid? Is it a mental condition?
Why don't you, Mr. Prokhorov, tell me to show you my simple life, minding my own business, getting hurt and getting no help.
Please come, show this on live TV, punish wrong doers, improve the lives of moral, innocent, and "not-connected" citizens in here and go do it better job in Russia. I offer this to you over and over again. Let's talk facts, let's show them to the world!
Why American democracy demands to have mental checkup for gun purchase, but no politician elected or appointed are required to have mental health check or drug test?
Why don't you propose mandatory mental health and drug use checkup for any Russian politician? Also no one should have foreign investments and accounts. How about that for patriotism? Do you smoke or use anything? What you think about newly implemented smoking ban in Russia?
But, let's not get distracted.
In your interview you say that 2013 would be the year of protection of Russian Constitution, which you find "overall not bad" because it says that Russia is a civil country. People should be free and have a choice. You'll work toward realization of it. Then you talk about some countries want to separate, such as Scotland, Basque, Catalonia, etc., but the same time you were proposing of elimination of the national borders in RF to stop the playing of "national card." I'll leave alone the pensions, don't know much about it.
You're on the side of 2 terms for 4 years for presidency and only ones a life time for a person. You're against political persecutions. You want to have more multi-child families and they need to be stimulated by tax code. Good, but want if they live in Russia, but they're not Russian and not Christian? What happens then? Where are yours, who they're going to be by their identity?
"President should be the face of the nation" as your friend Alla Pugacheva rightfully said to your opponent Zhrinovaskiy. Can you be the face? Where is your personal proof? Have you heard of the expression "put your money where your mouth is?"
You don't have your own family full of small kids, who'd look into your eyes for protection and care in the mornings, you don't have a religion, you have lots of money which could do much good and also much evil, if used unwisely. In your case of living as a carefree playboy bachelor, I don't know where to get answers to basic Qs that everyone would ask to presidential candidate: where is your personal example?
Then, you say that there is no mutual answer even within your party to the Q how you differ from others. Suggestion for motto: party of "party of deeds, not words." Preacher can't be immoral and teach religion, would you agree?
Throughout your interview you said that you're an alternative, but words such as "borba" and "dve roccii" burst out from your lips.
Your character is not a co-operative type in general (you can only compromise sometimes), you're hierarchical type and very competitive. I hope you're not going against your own nature and making things painful for yourself. Some world rulers were very unhappy people.
You do not exclude your candidacy for the elections of the mayor of Moscow in 2015.
You think there is no government in Russia, there are some people who deal with the President directly and that's it. At the end you mentioned the Magnitskiy Act, but didn't say if you agree with American position adopting it. Law of Dima Yakovlev was the retaliation to the M. Act, so why don't you comment on both?
On the cheerful note, you said that you'll be going to Courchevel for skiing, which was nice. You like to chill. You need it. You don't give up and you don't give in, do you? You're very persistent.
Because it's already the end of Jan. 2013, I already know what happened to you in Courchevel when you were there: there was an evacuation of the guests and press reported that the ladies running out of your hotel were on their 20's. I think French still bothered you and got some laughs out of it. Do don't know their mentality, do you? I was wondering if everyone ran out in their PJs and if there were pictures taken. That would be the highlight of your vacation album. It's fun, seriously:)).
My first Q would be for you, if we ever meet "what is freedom to you?"
Keep up the good work.
Best regards.
