Someone alike Putin in Serbia

I avoid to read Serbian pro-regime press in order not to be indoctrinated and programmed,  so I am always surprised when a powerful minority decides to "listen" what the majority wants. Thus Serbian newspaper "Blic" as of 26^th of March 2011 brings a portrait of Putin, by far the most favorite politician in Serbia -  and writes: For the West he is a "despot and a tyrant" and "reincarnation of the Stalin’s ruling era". For the vast majority of Russians he is "the embodiment of God's justice", the one that returned the country’s reputation, and people’s national pride and dignity.

This is how the West itself speaks of Putin - the British magazine "Time" declared Putin for the person of the year 2007 and wrote: "He has performed an extraordinary feat of leadership in imposing stability on a nation that has rarely known it and brought Russia back to the table of world power”.

It would be good to remember what Putin said in 2007 – here is a great Putin's speech at the Munich Conference 2007:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlY5aZfOgPA

Now, compare it with, let’s say, any speech of Mr. Nikolich or Mr. Vucich from SNS party (Srpska napredna stranka) – as there is a rumor SNS party is intended to be brought to power once  when the current coalition in power go. For all of them it can be only said - we the Serbs are the most miserable people having such people to lead us.

If Putin was able to to put in order Russia - the largest country in the world with over 150 million people in just a few years, then you can imagine how easy would it be to fix the situation in Serbia with some 8 million inhabitants?

So I say: „Always choose the hardest way, you will never find your rivals there”.