Congratulations, Mr. Putin!

The Russian Presidential election of 2017 is over, and Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin has won a second 6-year term with over 70% of the vote.

Putin is the right person to lead Russia at this time. Russia has been devastated by western reforms, false promises, and has been betrayed and lied to on numerous occasions. Russia needs stability and strength, which goes hand-in-hand with real democracy.

Fortunately, Russia is well on its way.

What is not needed in Russia is western meddling, manipulation, and fake fast-track democratization according to what is best for western interests. Russia doesn't need foreign spies and naive, bought-off army of brainwashed clowns on the ground agitating and organizing themselves to spread 'democracy,' when all they are doing is promoting western political, economic, and strategic interests, and injecting an artificial, western-centric dogma which benefits other countries instead of Russia.

What Russia also doesn’t need is constant haranguing by the US and the EU, whether it is false accusations of interfering in elections, poisoning of some ex-spy, or being the scapegoat for every western failure and fuck-up, without any evidence.

True democracy takes time, and develops internally. It doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as it is a democracy that puts Russia’s best interests first and foremost. Democracy in Russia must serve Russians first. Anything other than this kind of democracy would be a farce. 

In the coming days, we shall undoubtedly hear from the western regimes and media how the Russian election was rigged, fraud-ridden, pre-determined in favor of Putin, unfair, and illegitimate.

But all this whining is just the western establishment's sour grapes driven by resentment and jealousy over Putin's genuine popularity and ability to get things done. 

The western governing establishment leaders may not believe that Putin could've secure such a high amount of votes because they themselves could only dream of this much support. But if the western establishment's leaders did right by the people they govern, perhaps they too could get 75% of the vote. Maybe they should ask Putin about how he manages to stay this genuinely popular.

Congratulations to V.V. Putin-the only adult in the room full of presidents. May his next 6 years be productive and see more successes. May Russia grow modern, more powerful, and lead with patience and intelligence, stay the course, and keep the Washington unilateralists and regime-changers at bay.