Russia's Latest Fake Election

Suffering constantly surrounds us. It’s incessant, but easy for those who are uninvolved to ignore. Many fall victim to this way of living. Aristotle suggests that happiness is the supreme end for many individuals’ decisions. I believe people are ignoring the suffering of others in an attempt to live in an illusion of happiness. In the article “Russia’s Latest Fake Election,” Maximum Trudolyubov discusses how the local and gubernatorial elections in Russia may appear to be accountable to its people, but are actually a facade of democracy as the results are predetermined by the Kremlin. This political system is a paradox and unfair to the Russian people. Although people are aware of this unjustness from the news, they fail to take a stand and help those who struggle. By pushing aside self-interests and exerting efforts into helping others, one will utilize his highest function of being and, as a result, will reside in a state of contentment. Aristotle states that the prime …show more content…
He explains that the voting, however, “does serve a purpose” (Trudolyubov) but not for the Russian citizens. Moreover, the top political management proves its loyalty to the government by seizing control over the center and the regions by preventing any oppositional parties from gaining support. Further, The system was deprived of any “external checks and balances-such as free and fair elections” (Trudolyubov). Thus, allowing the Kremlin to glide through elections and continue to hold power. The elections that took place were merely a stage for the Russian government to manipulate its people in order to be discerned as democratic. It was all a show and, unfortunately, the Russian people were its props. Though it is not necessary for Russia to Westernize its political system to make it just, Russian citizens at the very least deserve to have a voice in their