COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE ON CBC NEWS
"Putin announces constitutional reform in possible bid to hold onto power indefinitely"
If we had a guy with Putin's demonstrated talents - well informed, sound judgment, high intelligence, pragmatism, farsightedness, superb statesmanship - I'd want him to remain in power indefinitely too.
Look what our forms of election have given us in "the West": Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, and Justin Trudeau. Not a serious leader in the bunch.
Not only is there not a serious leader in the bunch, but there are a couple of genuinely dangerous, reckless ones.
I am exaggerating about wanting anyone to stay indefinitely, of course, but just barely, and my basic points are valid. Putin represents an important force for geo-political sanity in our world.
Note that the ultimate intent of Putin's dramatic reforms is not so clear as this article suggests. We'll have to wait and see, but I am confident that this remarkable man would do nothing to harm the interests of his country, including its interests after he is gone.
