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Secret societies

July 11, 2012 Alexander Podrabinek

So long ago, it is noticed that of the grains of even the most sound intentions sown in Russian soil, in some unknown way, amazing mutants grow. Folk wisdom on this occasion says that from everything we are trying to create, it turns out a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and from everything that to build is the Central Committee of the CPSU.

So it is with television. We looked at public television abroad - it works. Let's do the same! But now, by the first steps, it is clear that the program “Time” will turn out anyway! The explanation for this is simple - our public television is not created, but imitated.

The Public Chamber, one third in the public, and two -thirds secretly formed by the president, imitates public representation. It is she who chooses candidates for the Council of Public Television. First, they made a list of 72 candidates. According to what principle of candidates were selected who did this and no one knows the role of the rest of the public outside the Public Chamber. This is a secret. Then, 25 people for the final list were chosen with a secret vote of 72 candidates. Who these are 25 possible speakers of public television fate is also held secretly. Society is not supposed to know this.

Further even funnier. The list of members of the Council of Public Television was received for approval by President Putin, who recently imitated his election for this post. Only after his signature was 19 of 25 secretly elected public figures will be established in their status. Or they will not be established. How Putin will decide. It turns out that this is precisely he is the head of a secret society, who is in charge of public television!

Snowling journalists found out the names of almost all 25 lucky ones. This list can be read as a mournful leaf-there is not a single person who distinguished himself somewhere with the courage of thought or independence of judgments. In the best case, conscientious professionals, but more and more zealous guards and sweet -headed sunnal.

The true secret of public television is most likely that a lot of money for it will be pulled out of the state budget or in some other way from our pockets. Let's say a special deduction for public television needs from the sale of each TV in Russia. In fact, it will be sales tax, but it will probably be called more elegant. The State Duma will obediently stamping any solution.

Probably, many sicked with envy, looking at how successfully turned his business, Nikita Mikhalkov, who firmly saddled the Russian Union of copyright holders. Now his union receives “to collect copyright deductions” from manufacturers and importers of recording equipment and net media, one percent of the cost of each sold item. These include DVD players, computers and laptops, video cameras, CDs, flash cards, films, mobile phones and even headsets for them. The annual profit of the Russian Union of copyright holders is from $ 150 to 200 million. They say that some part of the money is paid to the authors as additional fees, however, it is not known for what and in what size. Well, you never know what they say.

When the same operation is taken with television, the growth of other “public undertakings” under the wing of the executive branch will become uncontrolled. As a growth of malignant cells in a cancerous tumor. Public radio, public plants, newspapers, steamboats and space stations will appear, for the sake of which the state, exclusively in public interests, will climb into our pockets. As a row, we will be convinced that all this is in the name of a person and everything for the good of a person. And we will even know the name of this person! Yes, we already know him now. Until July 17, he must sign a decree on the creation of the Council of Public Television and appoint 19 most reliable members in it.

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