Putin

One of the less reported facts about the plane shot down in Ukraine is that Russia no longer has a free press. Putin’s approval rating is 83%. I think as more people find out all of the facts about this case via social media this number will fall. It is so much like the old USSR where they knew that they have to keep people ignorant of the facts in order to maintain control. I recall that during the cold war I had friends who did not see the evil in the Soviet Union and actually considered it a credible type of government. The fact that they had to erect a fence to keep the people in did not discredit their beliefs. For some reason there have been people throughout history who believe in a benevolent government. Our forefathers knew better