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Putin warns US to eschew socialism
The American Thinker ^ | February 18, 2009 | Clarice Feldman

Posted on 02/18/2009 12:09:57 PM PST by Scanian

What is the world coming to? Pat Dollard reports the Russian leader warned the US against adopting socialism because it doesn't work: Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin has said the US should take a lesson from the pages of Russian history and not exercise “excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence”.

“In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state’s role absolute,” Putin said during a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.”[Snip.]

Sounding more like Barry Goldwater than the former head of the KGB, Putin said, “Nor should we turn a blind eye to the fact that the spirit of free enterprise, including the principle of personal responsibility of businesspeople, investors, and shareholders for their decisions, is being eroded in the last few months. There is no reason to believe that we can achieve better results by shifting responsibility onto the state.”

Putin also echoed the words of conservative maverick Ron Paul when he said, “we must assess the real situation and write off all hopeless debts and ‘bad’ assets. True, this will be an extremely painful and unpleasant process. Far from everyone can accept such measures, fearing for their capitalization, bonuses, or reputation. However, we would ‘conserve’ and prolong the crisis, unless we clean up our balance sheets.”

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KEYWORDS: debthyperinflation; democrats; evilempire; globalization; liberalagenda; neomarxism; obama; putin; socialism; tm
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To: Scanian

But no, we’ll repeat history and still never learn from it.


101 posted on 02/18/2009 3:12:29 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I suppose, now that we're a socialist nation our communist allies are concerned about us

102 posted on 02/18/2009 3:25:22 PM PST by vigilante2 (I support global warming)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; BIGLOOK; SierraWasp; BOBTHENAILER; Liz; STARWISE; tubebender; PhilDragoo; ...

Did Hell freeze over?

Did we die and go to a conservative heaven?

“What is the world coming to? Pat Dollard reports the Russian leader warned the US against adopting socialism because it doesn’t work: Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin has said the US should take a lesson from the pages of Russian history and not exercise “excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence”.

“In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state’s role absolute,” Putin said during a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.”[Snip.]”


103 posted on 02/18/2009 3:33:31 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Zer0's friends are criminals, foriegn/domestic terrorists, perverts, sexual deviates or tax cheats!)
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To: OB1kNOb; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Liz; PhilDragoo; george76; SierraWasp; BIGLOOK; tubebender; ...
Priceless!

"You wake up one morning in the once greatest free nation on Earth to find the sun rising from the west, your government spending trillions of dollars to take over major industries, an empty suit with no experience and raised by Marxists voted into the White House, and the leader of the evil empire communist nation of Russia advising your country to turn away from socialism because it doesn't work........You have just entered...into...the Twilight Zone". (Que music: Da de da....da da da da da....)


104 posted on 02/18/2009 3:38:21 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Zer0's friends are criminals, foriegn/domestic terrorists, perverts, sexual deviates or tax cheats!)
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To: Grampa Dave; OB1kNOb

Sums it up pretty well!


105 posted on 02/18/2009 3:45:12 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Scanian

Now that’s ironic. When Vladimir Putin thinks you’re too much of a socialist, you’re wayyy too much of a socialist.

The oh-so-powerful US has just been told by the head of the neo-Soviet Union that it is too socialist, and has had its administration scolded by Hamid Karzai, president of tiny, backwater Afghanistan.

We are so screwed....


106 posted on 02/18/2009 3:51:32 PM PST by G8 Diplomat
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..
Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin has said the US should take a lesson from the pages of Russian history and not exercise "excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state's omnipotence".
Sounds like the "peace offensive" is on again. The sneaky lying enemy bastard took over private enterprises and jailed the owners. Anyway, thanks Ernest.
107 posted on 02/18/2009 4:31:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Scanian

Putin wants the oil market to recover.


108 posted on 02/18/2009 4:40:11 PM PST by Moonman62 (I didn't compromise my soul to be popular. -- Jimmy Carter)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Russia is going downhill fast. They must now get back in a mode where US companies and banks spend tons of money to keep them afloat like happened during the seventies and eighties.
Putin and his gang where tough when oil stayed high. Now they wonder if they will make it through the next few years. Time to get back in bed with the west. I don't trust the bastards period.
109 posted on 02/18/2009 4:44:17 PM PST by Marine_Uncle
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To: Scanian

I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be willing to trade our president for Putin. Will wonders never cease?


110 posted on 02/18/2009 5:11:22 PM PST by CaribouCrossing
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To: Grampa Dave
Did Hell freeze over?

It's so cold in the WH that Michelle, mah Belle, is starting the fire with a NY Slime Sunday Paper, with some helpwith leftover shares of the worthless paper.

111 posted on 02/18/2009 5:23:20 PM PST by BOBTHENAILER (my tagline is being stimulated)
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To: Scanian
And, who would think that the South Korean Won has appreciated so much in comparison to the falling Dollar, Yen, and Euro, that Hyundai's car prices had to be raised and are no longer the price leaders in America. BTW, Hyundai's plant is the only one in America actually hiring people instead of letting them off.
112 posted on 02/18/2009 7:23:39 PM PST by Polarik ("A forgery created to prove a claim repudiates that claim")
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To: Nathan Zachary

Putin is well aware that if the USA collapses Russia will be in horrible shape.


113 posted on 02/18/2009 9:10:09 PM PST by arrogantsob
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114 posted on 02/18/2009 11:53:32 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: Grampa Dave

Shocker........maybe we should all sign up for duty on the Starship Enterprise.


115 posted on 02/19/2009 4:09:49 AM PST by Liz (Problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other people*s money. M. Thatcher)
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To: Grampa Dave
Putin: The US should not exercise “excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence”.

Obama's "blind faith in the state’s omnipotence”..........says it all right there.

116 posted on 02/19/2009 4:17:22 AM PST by Liz (Problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other people*s money. M. Thatcher)
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To: Scanian

Is this the part where Alice has the tea party?


117 posted on 02/19/2009 4:22:23 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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Digg it!

http://digg.com/politics/Putin_warns_US_to_eschew_socialism


118 posted on 02/19/2009 4:26:04 AM PST by villagerjoel ("Gun control is a prerequisite for genocide." - Unknown)
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To: Scanian

See my tagline.


119 posted on 02/19/2009 4:27:41 AM PST by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union, then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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Excellent Phil.


120 posted on 02/19/2009 8:18:14 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Zer0's friends are criminals, foriegn/domestic terrorists, perverts, sexual deviates or tax cheats!)
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