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Back in the USSR: Belarusian leader who helped bury Soviet Union says it is making a comeback
theguardian.com ^
| June 10, 2014
| Mark Rice-Oxley
Posted on 06/11/2014 9:55:41 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The Russian people have been accustomed to living under the heel of one despotic psychopath or another for centuries.Events of the last 20 years have shown...or at least strongly suggested...that the Russian people are truly an irredeemable “race”.
To: Tailgunner Joe
And we have a president who thinks that is cool.
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posted on
06/11/2014 10:18:13 AM PDT
by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Tailgunner Joe
Joe, you gotta realize that these good folks were living three families to an apartment, unable to buy decent food, and had Goodwill-reject clothing during the good olde Soviet days.
Now, years later, things are somewhat better, but in regard to lifestyle, a poor Frenchman or Italian, living in the unfashionable part of Marseilles or Naples, and let's face it, our welfare poor, have it all over these ex-Soviets.
Now they know it! Hard to take. They'll follow anyone who throws'em a bone. When do they get another pair of shoes? A car? Cable TV?
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posted on
06/11/2014 10:19:25 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
( A disbarred gay Muslim lawyer from Kenya as POTUS? Sure! What could go wrong?)
To: Tailgunner Joe
If the Ukrainians didn’t overthrow their government (with our help) Russia wouldn’t have had an excuse to get involved. Instead we’re headed back towards a Cold War. Thanks alot McCain.
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posted on
06/11/2014 10:27:27 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
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To: tcrlaf; caww
Check out this reply. *facepalm*
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posted on
06/11/2014 11:34:46 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
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To: Lazamataz
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posted on
06/11/2014 11:56:15 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
To: McGruff
وقال إ شيئا سيئا
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:08:19 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: McGruff
They simply have difficulty addressing any subject matter regarding Ukraine and Russia....rather like progressives they can’t engage in serious conversation. Instead,.... they attempt to distort anything said in an attempt to diminish who they see as their enemy.... If they are successful, they never have to actually address the real issue ......for which they have no real answers.
Best just to ignore them...they are like 3rd graders in a school yard.
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:16:49 PM PDT
by
caww
To: McGruff
ทำไมคุณจึงโกรธกับฉัน? ฉันต้องการให้คุณมีความยาวชีวิตที่ดี!
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:22:02 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Kenny Bunk
I think you're very much right in this...the people have been under such suppression since they became a country they hardly know how it is to have much more than the very basics of survival for the most part...and that's today.... And unfortunately corruption isn't just at the government level..they are accustomed to taking what they need as much from one another...resorting to violence, bribery, drug selling whatever it takes to survive.... I have no doubt they desire better...but they aren't yet there where they know how to get that apart from the "habits" they've acquired along the way.
I watched a video of US Reps attempting to "teach" and explain governance and changes to staff members in the Kiev Gov. You could tell they were talking over their heads and or they resented they were being told.... they really don't want Americans to tell them what to do with their governance....even if they recognize they need help. And this is at the Government staff level
I also noted there are about 26 Switzerland companies wanting to invest in Ukraine...but for the violent nature of the citizens coupled with their dependent nature. So there are those willing to come in and help other than the US.
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:37:58 PM PDT
by
caww
To: Lazamataz
Заверните винт, который вы и лошадь вы канат.
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:41:17 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
To: McGruff
“Replace the screw you and the horse you rope”
Translator FAIL
lol
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:50:58 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: McGruff
Here's a better version: Пошел ты и лошадь, которую вы ездили в на
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:52:07 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:55:32 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
To: Tailgunner Joe
He says...
...” the best hope for democracy is the large numbers of young people who go abroad to study and come back with different ideas of how a political system can be developed. If we have young, politically ‘literate people’ coming through, that is the way to democratise.
I agree with him...too many citizens don’t understand how ‘democracy’ works...in their minds if your side wins that it....done deal. So to them it’s their way or the highway.
It takes time to move generations who still hold to the cold war mentality as well.....however you certainly can’t say the USA is any better for how Obama is running the show now here. HE sees it that way too.
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posted on
06/11/2014 12:58:18 PM PDT
by
caww
To: Lazamataz
Ведь это так просто использовать Google Translate. Я удивлен больше людей не знают об этом.
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