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1 posted on 02/27/2006 7:44:59 AM PST by Timedrifter
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To: Timedrifter

Yes, bring back the good old days when the Soviets murdered everyone.


2 posted on 02/27/2006 7:45:41 AM PST by Supernatural (Lay me doon in the caul caul groon, whaur afore monie mair huv gaun)
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To: Timedrifter

who paid for that research?


3 posted on 02/27/2006 7:46:48 AM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: Timedrifter
I'm curious about the age breakdown on this.

I'm guessing that a lot of this "nostalgia" is among people too young to remember what it was really like.
5 posted on 02/27/2006 7:49:12 AM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: Timedrifter
How about polling the youth ages 18-35?

I'll bet the results would change.

6 posted on 02/27/2006 7:50:34 AM PST by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (Toon Town, Iran...........where reality is the real fantasy.)
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To: Timedrifter

Easy to say when you have lots of toilet paper...........


7 posted on 02/27/2006 7:52:17 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
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To: Timedrifter
Some peoples have a tradition of oppression and torture.

Even when freedom is handed to them on a silver platter, they prefer the "good old days" of living like dogs.

Just look at Iraq.

8 posted on 02/27/2006 7:52:54 AM PST by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (Toon Town, Iran...........where reality is the real fantasy.)
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To: Timedrifter
Those who died in the "Death Zone" of the "Berlin Wall" were unavailable for comment.
11 posted on 02/27/2006 8:01:06 AM PST by TheForceOfOne (Memogate - Dan Rathers Little Big Horn.)
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To: Timedrifter

The proportion of people voting openly communist is 4 times greater in Ukraine than Russia. About 20% communist in Ukraine -- so the 20% nostalgic doesn't surprise me. The big number of people who say they want it but it isn't possible, bringing total over 50%, that surprises me.

Then again even the USA has a really huge number of people who want free health care and think it is a right... That could turn us far more socialist than we are today, very quickly. Entitlement mentality is a cancer.


13 posted on 02/27/2006 8:05:13 AM PST by Mount Athos
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On March 17, 1991, more than 70% of Ukrainians voted for preserving the U.S.S.R.

Just love how the Russian "RIA Novosti" threw that one in there. lol

IN THE 1991 DECEMBER NATIONAL REFERENDUM, 90% OF THE POPULATION VOTED FOR INDEPENDENCE.

Ukrainian run story: http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2006/2/22/39044.htm (in Ukrainian).
Gives breakdown among regions- 83.7% in W. Ukraine against USSR. But 51.7% in the East and 73.4% in the South for USSR.

22 posted on 02/27/2006 9:52:39 AM PST by Mazepa
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To: Timedrifter

Yeah, life was just rosy during those famines.


23 posted on 02/27/2006 9:53:54 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Timedrifter
About 50% of Ukrainians want to live back in the Soviet Union, a national pollster said Monday.

A total of 51.3% of respondents were against a return to Soviet times.

NO conflict here

25 posted on 02/28/2006 8:25:55 AM PST by Lukasz
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To: Timedrifter; Tailgunner Joe; Stellar Dendrite; lizol

An oldie but goodie

Looks like the Orange Revolution was short lived. Putin will be getting the Ukraine back this year.


Now, let's see what the putinists say.


26 posted on 03/05/2006 1:27:17 PM PST by Thunder90
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To: Timedrifter

Same in Serbia.

Older people remember communism, actualy only good things and not bad ones.
Horible is situation when we are opressed by Soros-Leftist in regime, communism didnt died, just transformed, and we miss strong conservative party. Primeminister Kostunica is conservative, but anti-Christianic liberals are getting stronger payed by Clintonians


28 posted on 03/05/2006 1:44:26 PM PST by kronos77 (Kosovo I Metohija - "Field of Blackbirds And Land of The Monastry" full official name.)
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To: Timedrifter

bump for later reading


31 posted on 03/05/2006 5:59:26 PM PST by lawgirl (Cake is a powerful food!)
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