Historical Reflections: Vladimir Putin Inauguration Speech (2000)

[Anonymous 6]

Welcome back to another edition of Historical Reflections, I am your host Venom. Today we’re gonna go over to Russia and read the inauguration speech of one Vladimir Putin when he became President in 2000. In America, our media has decided that we’re supposed to hate this guy, but how about we read about him and decide for ourselves. Remember, this is Historical Reflections.

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Esteemed citizens of Russia, dear friends!

I am addressing you today, you specifically, because you have entrusted me with the highest government post in the country. I understand that I have taken on a great responsibility, and I know that in Russia the head of state has always been and will always be the person who is responsible for everything in the country. The first President of Russia, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, recalled this today, as he leaves the Kremlin, with words that many will remember. He repeated today in this hall: Take care of Russia. This is precisely what I see as the primary responsibility of the President. I will require that my comrades in arms and my colleagues fulfill this duty. I also expect to get help in this patriotic effort from the citizens of Russia and from all those who hold dear the future of our Motherland.

Today I would also like to thank my supporters, everybody who voted for me in this election. You have supported the initial steps that have already been made. You believed that together we can change our life for the better. I am deeply grateful to you for this. But I understand that your support is only an advance [of trust] to the authorities in general and, obviously, to me, the one being inaugurated today.

I am also addressing the people who voted for other candidates. I am confident that you cast your votes for our common future, our common aims, for a better life, for a prosperous and strong Russia. Each of us has his own experience, his own views, but we must be together, we have a great deal to do in concert.

Today truly is a historic day; I want to draw attention to this once more. Really, for the first time in Russia’s history, power is being transferred in the most democratic and simplest way, by the will of the people, legally and peacefully. The transfer of power is always a test of constitutional order, a test of its durability. This is not the first test and, obviously, it will not be the last, but this challenge we have met, this boundary in our lives we have crossed. We have proved that Russia is becoming a modern democratic state. The peaceful succession of power is a critical element of the political stability of which we dreamed, to which we aspired, which we strived to achieve.

The road to a free society has been neither smooth nor simple. We have both tragic and great chapters in our history. The construction of a democratic state is far from complete, but many things have been achieved. We must guard what we have gained, we must protect and promote democracy, we must make sure that the authorities elected by the people serve the people’s interests, protect Russian citizens everywhere – both inside and outside the country – and serve the public. This is a principled, staunch position that I have defended and will continue to defend.

For today’s grand occasion we have gathered here in the Kremlin, a place that is sacred to our people. The Kremlin is a focal point of our national heritage. Here, within the walls of the Kremlin, the history of our nation has been made for centuries, and we have no right to be ‘Ivans who don’t remember their predecessors.’ We must not forget anything, we must know our history, know it the way it was and learn its lessons; we must always remember the people who created the Russian state, defended its honor and made it a great, powerful and mighty state. We will cherish this memory, and we will maintain this link between eras, and we will pass on the best of our history to our descendants.

Esteemed citizens of Russia!

We have faith in our potential, we have faith in our ability to truly reform and transform the country. We have common aims, we want our Russia to be a free, prosperous, strong and civilized country, a country that its citizens are proud of and that is respected internationally. In recent months, both in Moscow and during meetings in Russia’s regions, I have felt your understanding and your support. And very often I have heard from people — from ordinary people, on the squares and streets of our cities — very simple words that are nonetheless very important to me. People have said to me: ‘We believe you, we’re counting on you; just watch you don’t trick us. ’

I can assure you that my work will be guided solely by the interests of the state. Perhaps it will not be possible to avoid mistakes, but what I can promise and what I do promise is that I will work openly and honestly.

I consider it to be my sacred duty to unify the people of Russia, to rally citizens around clear aims and tasks, and to remember every day and every minute that we have one Motherland, one people and one future.

Thank you!

[MGTOW_MikeParticipant 6253]

A tranquil mind is neither happy nor sad, it is uninfluenced by external conditions.

[Anonymous 42]

[MGTOW_MikeParticipant 6253]

Back to Venom’s topic,

I, in my mind, I never had a negative view of Vladimir Putin. He seems to come across as a guy who speaks when necessary. I have not followed him long enough to make an accurate judgement, but this is the vibe that I am getting. A real man and a masculine man.

At the end of the day, action speaks louder than words when it comes to leadership. Just like you mentioned Venom, American/western media seems to paint a negative picture of Putin, thus blocking out any positive things his has done/planning to do to Russia. Very biased. No different from feminism, blocking out all logic and masculinity.

I know that Wikipedia is not a very reliable source, but according to it, Putin has been:
> President since 2012
> Prime Minister 2008 – 2012
> President 2000 – 2008
> Prime minister 1999-2000

You don’t see such a strong commitment in politics in most other countries. He has been president for a total of 13 years and still is going strong! There is a reason for this. Just looking at the time line, he did his first stint as President for 8 years, after which another President was only in power for a measly four years, after which Russia wanted him back.

A tranquil mind is neither happy nor sad, it is uninfluenced by external conditions.

[FrankOneParticipant 1417]

In terms of economic freedom, Russia is not a particularly free country in economic terms. Government as a percent of GDP is around 34% http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3963/economics/list-of-government-spending-as-of-gdp/ which compares to about 38.9% in the US. When Government controls this much of economic output, it is no longer a free country, in my opinion. That’s why I often refer to the ‘Republican regime’ or ‘Democratic ASSministration’, depending upon which crooked party controls the Executive and Legislative branches of the Leviathan State.

One-party rule has not done much for Russia, just as the machismo leaders of Latin America didn’t do much for economic growth there. I don’t give a s~~~ if he rides bears shirtless; if government spending as a percent of GDP isn’t dropping every year, he’s a STATIST. In Putin’s case, he is also an AUTHORITARIAN.

GDP per capita is about a fifth of the US, and while it DID grow in the early 2000’s, it’s been flat for about 10 years with contraction most recently. This, coupled with a lack of transparency, are troubling. Much of the economy depends on oil and gas exports, which won’t last forever.

Single party rule under ‘united Russia’ is no paradise. His power does make a very strong case why Government shouldn’t control a third of economic output. Russia is run by oligarchs. They don’t have rule of law. Poverty is rampant. The media is not free. You can argue that authoritarianism was needed to keep the country whole initially, but in the long term, it has damaged democracy, you have a weak parliament and media control in Russia today. GDP per capita is about a fifth that of the US.

What’s so wrong with States breaking up? I’d LIKE to see California be a separate nation. Then they can sign the Paris accord, implement universal health care and a $15 per hour minimum wage. That way, when their municipalities suffer bankruptcy, they WON’T be able to f~~~ me with a ‘mother of all deficit’ federal government bailout, since I don’t live there.

They can have their own fiat currency and an eventual economic collapse. Other States might opt for smaller government. But they would all have to COMPETE for residents. So if they f~~~ residents too hard and deep with property taxes, soda taxes, cigarette taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes to pay ‘disability’, ‘EBT’, ‘WIC’, etc, those residents may vote the only way they can, with their feet by moving to other States with better offers.

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