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To: cicero's_son

Eastern Europe has tasted freedom again, and would easily submit to another tyranny. It is returing to its old Orthodox faith again--as is Russia.

Aside from Russia, most of the old East is NOT Orthodox, friend. You have a mistaken view of the region based on mistaken information and a limited understanding. Also, there is no "conspiracy" of the former communists. They saw "democratic capitalism" as the opportunity of a lifetime. So they took it. The same people who were poor and voiceless under communism are still poor and voiceless. More so, because the old social contracts like a social safety net no longer have to be observed -- ALL the money can go into the pockets of the former nomenklatura.

57 posted on 10/08/2001 3:28:46 PM PDT by Zviadist
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To: Zviadist
"Most of the old east is NOT Orthodox...You have a mistaken view of the region based on mistaken information and a limited understanding."

This is entirely possible, I concede.

But my argument still stands; and I don't think you really disagree with me. I have said that there is no communist conspiracy, that the transition from ex-communist to neo-capitalist was simple and logical and required no fundamental change in "religion," so to speak.

61 posted on 10/08/2001 3:33:21 PM PDT by cicero's_son
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