Kasparov: From the Sublime To the Ridiculous
06.04.2010
Source: Pravda.Ru
Whenever an international news outlet allows Gary Kasparov space to air his views, it is a sign this same outlet has been “had” big time by a self-promoting bigot whose only objective in life is to publicise himself, whether through flights of fantasy, or the first stages of Alzheimer’s or else sheer and unadulterated egomania. The victims are the fools who give him time and space.
The victims are the fools who give Kasparov time and space, both of which he is one monumental waste of. The latest media outlet queueing up to allow this Azeri the right to claim he owns Russia and the Russians was the international Metro publication, Portuguese edition on Tuesday April 6, with a huge headline “From Russia with Love”.
Just from that we can see the intention: to hark back to Cold War themes, perpetuate the old idea that Russia is bad, Russia is sad and Russia needs changing.
And how? By using someone who, every time he opens his mouth, spoils the aura he built up as world chess guru back in 1985. Like so many ex-whatevers who venture into politics, an interview with Gary Kasparov is amateurish, boorish, condescending. Let us see.
In this case a quarter of a page is enough to produce seven soundbites and seven utterances of utter absurdity, the sort which are manifestly less intelligent than the scrawlings of a soccer hooligan on some wall using a can of spray-paint.
The interview, conducted by Elisabeth Braun (MWN) starts off beautifully, with Kasparov making a double idiot of himself in a single sentence:
1. “Russia…has to become a real democracy because if not there will be a collapse like the Soviet Union”
What absolute inanity. Russia has a democratic election system like any other democratic country, it has a pluralistic political spectrum of parties, not two main parties, but four and unfortunately for him, Kasparov is nowhere to be seen, unable to garner even a paltry three per cent of the popular vote. And what’s more, he never will. Vladimir Putin was elected President in a free and fair democratic vote by huge margins, twice, as was his successor Dmitry Medvedev.
Here is the full article.
Kasparov can be opinionated but he means well I think.
The fact that a communist totalitarian publication like Pravda attacks Kasparov is a badge of honor for him, not a negative. I would have a less positive view of Kasparov if Pravda liked him.
Oh come on now..since when has anyone believed anything Pravda said?? haha…They’re like the National enquirer of the third world for heavens sake..everyone knows that…no??
Didn’t you just love Meryl Streep in “The Devil Reads Pravda”?
Putin controls the media in Russia and journalists who dared to criticize his rule are routinely harassed and intimidated. Some were even killed by his henchmen when journalists write something that are highly critical of Putin’s increasing grip on power.
The KGB tactics are back.
I think this article more than anything proves how right Kasparov is, for those who were beginning to doubt it.
That an article like this can be printed in the country’s main newspaper is perfect evidence of how far out Russia has already come.
Haha, it’s weird how Pravda attacks Kaspy, but reveals how this media is just as stupid as it always has been. It’almost as bizarr and depraved like Fox “News”.
I, of course, agree with the consensus so far with regard to Pravda’s utter lack of credibility.
The stark irony is that although what they continue to claim is analogous to the proving the universe is geocentric, the international community at large still has effectively let them do whatever they want and say even more. Return of the USSR under a different guise, indeed.
Is there “truth” in Pravda?
yeh well….Pravda…that says it all.
Once the Soviet Union had no Prime Minister that mattered..now they have a President that doesn’t matter..
The making of Politics and the Making of sausages….lol…
Too Bad nobody can do anything about it…but that place is probably the most corrupt on the planet….Oh..and wait…they have lots of bombs!! lol….pathetic.
Very unprofessional and biased article, a disgrace for Pravda.
“Pravda” is an old communist paper for the toilet desperados, rather than serious read for anyone who’s got even preliminary knowledge about politics. Who cares about lying “Pravda” today? Kasparov has always been and will always be a legend!
Very telling are the few sentences at the end of the page that was clipped off in Susan’s post:
“As for the “collapse” of the Soviet Union…The voluntary dissolution was catered for in the Soviet Constitution and was carried out under that Constitution, albeit against the wishes of the majority of its citizens. This was the travesty of democracy. There was no “collapse”. “
That’s right, folks. The Soviet empire still stands strong. That’s why Gorbachev is so popular in Russia… No, wait! There IS no longer a USSR and Gorbachev was driven out in disgrace and is not nearly as popular in Russia now as Nixon was in the US 1975.
In the chess world, Gary Kasparov was the King.
In Russian politics, he is merely a well-fed pawn, fed by Western interests to try to embarrass Russia.
Where is Kasparov getting the money to buy the several homes he owns?
RV
Off topic! In any other sport he would have castles everywhere.
Kasparov is not honest. We all know that.