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2010-05-26 12:32:56
globefish23
sophisticated slacker
+334|6609|Graz, Austria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzGt_E5SIoA

Apparently, only 88 of the 450 MPs were present and they only have 20 seconds to electronically vote by pressing 'yes' or 'no' buttons.
To get a 99.8% result (449/450) you have to put in some effort in this case.

Also, the Duma president humorously commented on the result with "Apparently someone must have left".
2010-05-26 15:07:26
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6841
Why would Russians be interested in anything like that? I think Russians want strong leaders with strong nationalist sentiment and couldn't particularly give a shit about democracy.
2010-05-26 16:30:43
Spark
liquid fluoride thorium reactor
+874|6960|Canberra, AUS
Was kinda funny those two guys running around pressing all the buttons
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
2010-05-26 16:59:17
pace51
Boom?
+194|5458|Markham, Ontario

globefish23 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzGt_E5SIoA

Apparently, only 88 of the 450 MPs were present and they only have 20 seconds to electronically vote by pressing 'yes' or 'no' buttons.
To get a 99.8% result (449/450) you have to put in some effort in this case.

Also, the Duma president humorously commented on the result with "Apparently someone must have left".
That was awesome.
2010-05-26 23:08:08
Shahter
Zee Ruskie
+295|7061|Moscow, Russia

CameronPoe wrote:

Why would Russians be interested in anything like that? I think Russians want strong leaders with strong nationalist sentiment and couldn't particularly give a shit about democracy.
as the matter of a fact, cam, russian population - the part of it that gives a shit about politics at all that is - is currently split pretty even into what they call "democrats" and "patriots". the former are the poor bastards whos brains have been fried too deep with the whole californication bullshit that ensued here after the collapse of the soviet union, while the latter are, basically, our very own kind of lowings. fun bunch the lot of them, but, tbh, none of that really matters - there's no and have never been democracy in russia, so none of those people have any say in no important matter and it's undoubtedly for the best.

Last edited by Shahter (2010-05-27 00:14:03)

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