[vbezhenar]

Russia is a democratic state where people elect their leaders.

US is a totalitarian state where people are manipulated by oligarch-controlled mass-media, with non-transparent voting process.

Oh, sorry, it's the other way around. I always confuse one with another.

[ratsmack]

I see very little difference in the two countries. Big money and powerful people control the narrative and social structures of both countries to the point that the average person has little say in the outcomes of elections.