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states here in russia even if we compare the good old authoritarianism pretentious with over the only garc of democracy and this remand think appeal remand to an arche of get out is which one do you think holds the better potential the most realistic potential for achieving something you know lasting and something good for the people as a whole. and my 1st of all i use that that term get out is because i took this soundbite which was or the punch line or the slogan that was used in many of the demonstrations of the arab spring which was a shared view read is cut me if you understand arabic it means that the people want the fall of the regime and in fact i use that to turn around and to describe it that is not only a slogan but that is also a problem for transition to democracy because these populations before have or these protest movements before have. essentially focused their demands on the complete withdrawal of all the release and the exit of the regime from the seam and it doesn't work like that absolutely it's a very far read that because you think democracy to street action and dem

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