Americans and Congress could learn from Putin's Speech

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> On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian

> president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and

> gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia: 

>

>

> "In Russia live

> Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live

> in Russia,

> to work and eat in Russia,

> should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws.

> If they prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to

> those places where that's the state law. Russia does

> not need minorities. Minorities need Russia,

> and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to

> change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud

> they yell 'discrimination'. We better learn from the

> suicides of America,England, Holland and France,

> if we are to survive as a nation. The Russian customs and

> traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or

> the primitive ways of most minorities. When this honorable

> legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have

> in mind the national interest first, observing that the

> minorities are not Russians.

>

>

> The politicians in the Duma gave

> Putin a standing ovation for five minutes.

>

>

> If you keep this to yourself, you

> are part of the

> problem.

>

>