RE: Extreme Crony Capitalism in Russia - Red Notice by Bill Browder
Although not common due to costs with the exception of suing estates, trial in absentia or posthumous trials have happened many times.
I'm not defending the actions of Putin or Russia, however the Magnitsky Act was an interesting step backwards in world peace. Sanctioning another country for applying its version of the rule of law however skewed it is within its own boarders on its own citizen is an interesting development in world relations. Those sanctions were an official attempt to influence politics of a sovereign nation, strange how that act may have bit the democrat party in the ass.
False imprisonment and show trials is a common occurrence in many countries. Some of USA's biggest allies have used the courts to do even more questionable things.
None of the oligarchs are innocent and I'm not saying sanctions are not justified to promote human rights. If the rule of law were applied equally I can think of many more countries including a few of USA's largest trading partners which should be added to that list.
There is a better book by Anna Politskovskaya, on the subject of Putin's Russia. I feel Brower was a little upset he lost his hedge fund and most of what he wrote was 20 years after the fact and questionable.
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I will have to take a look at that book. I also want to see if I can find a bideo from Russia about the trials.
It was the first trial of a dead man in Europe in over 1000 years. It is also when the west suddenly learned that Putin's Russia will not follow Europe's modern vision of human rights and capitalism. He has more in common with Mafias than members of parliment.
It was a ground breaking piece of legislation because it was the forst time a country was sanctioned for their internal affairs. It reignited the cold war and many African and Asian countries are at liberty to do as they want without sanctions. However from my understanding the sanctions were applied to individuals, some of whom have never been to the US and probably aren't dumb enough to try. Technically they were all tried in absentia, too.
I do think the Russian reaction of banning adoptions of orphans was unconscionable. Korea has done a similar thing with international adoptions. Bottom line is it makes the country look bad. However they say adoptees can get abused. The thought of this is sickening.
Unfortunately they don't mention things like the adoptee can also get abused in their country of birth and there is never enough data to compare and make a solid opinion.
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Adoptions are another matter worth debating. That's a tough thing to side with, I agree with the older orphans not being adopted, it's often tough on a kid to be adopted at a higher age and by a new family that doesn't speak Russian. There have been cases of abuse upon a kid who exhibits extreme behaviour. Also gay adoption is a whole other debate most Russians don't agree with.
One interesting thing I hear from a lot of Russians are rumours of child services in European countries targeting them because of a high unfilled demand for white babies. Basically immigrants complain their children are taken from them for dubious reasons. There are warnings spread about moving to certain countries with young children, a simple slap and your child is gone. It's hard to take a side in such cases with limited evidence. It's certainly not unconscionable to understand the other side of the debate. Pride is a matter too.
Bottom line we should explore the reasons why the demand for Russian orphans is higher than say Syrian or African orphans whom are in much greater supply and are in even worse conditions. The answer is obvious.
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Yeah, orphans and adoptions is a tricky issue. I do think children in America are better off, especially vulnerable ones.
In the book it was call unconscionable, I borrowed the word.
I do think when it comes to race and sexuality, you are on to something. At an early age culture can be adapted to easily. Racial and sexual diversity is a cultural thing, especially in terms of openess and acceptance towards it. Interracial families aren't a big deal in America and neither are 'the gays' Russia has a serious problem with gay people (I don't know which country is more racist, they both have serious issues). Actually, Russia has a right to decide what they want to do with their orphaned babies, but they definitely policized the issue at a suspicious time. It is best to judge a country's compassion by how they treat the most vulnerable. Most countries mess up big here.
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