[Modernman]

Fortunately nor I neither Latvians don't need your advices how to build "a free society", boy.

I beg to differ. You seem to be still showing a Soviet mentality when it comes to dealing with the rights of minorities.

[Grzegorz 246]

Rights of minorities ? In my opinion there shouldn't be any "minorities", join majority or go away - this is what I think about "Russian minority" in Latvia, "Polish minority in Lithuania" and any other "minority" anywhere. Is this "Soviet mentality" ? I don't think so.

BTW Americans created many great principles connected with moder democracy or "free society", but situation in every country is a little different. For example in both Poland and Russia freedom of speech in American meaning doesn't exist. In Poland you should better be very careful If you want to criticize John Paul II, while in Russia you should better be very careful If you want to criticize Vova Putin and it seems that both nations enjoy it.