Michael Khazin's Economic forecast for 2009
http://worldcrisis.ru/crisis/588180
Michael Khazin's Economic forecast for 2009
http://worldcrisis.ru/crisis/588180
i have been to russia two times in 3 years and it is much better then when i first went there 10 years ago -in fact ithis writer needed to visit russia before writing this article to get a better understanding of them as they dislike americans even more then the french and that is true hatred -i do not think it can get any worst -in fact they give afghans free ak-47s like chewing gums on an american airlines flight -lolz
russians are not that silly to believe white house -lolz
they even beat the nazis and hitler -if it was not for russians -americans would all be nazis today and speaking german -lolz-nato is no match for them or china
... and I also heard that the US missile shield is in fact aimed at Russia. I also heard that american intelligence operatives are training, coaching and supplying Russian government opponents with the technology needed to stage riots. I also heard that the State Department financed and orchestrated the Ukranian orange revolution. I heard that the former CIA boss is now - as the head of a major subversive organisation camouflaged as a humanitarian foundation - in charge of all that. And - more than this - i heard, that the invasion of Iraq had nothing to do with any mysterious weapons of mass destruction! Unfortunately, I forgot who exactly told me all of that....
2 DrewCAENG: "I heard" - heard WHERE? On the Fox News? Or read in the Wahsington Times? "A Russian...representative of some sort" - said WHO? You "know", Russian "history books are censored" - ever read one? held particular one in your hand? I "heard", an American representaitve of some kind said, the US should not spare any effort to deter and eventually grind up Russia to plunder its natural ressources, hu? I also heard, that the Fox News is deliberately brainwashing the American tv audience, planting the idea that Russia is an evil empire.
I heard that a Russian MP or political representative of some sort proclaimed that by 2010 America would fall and be split into 6 seperate parts with Russia "claiming" Alaska - this is the kind of talk that makes your whole country look retarded. That and you nearly elected Stalin as the most greatest Russian of all time! I know your history books are censored but he did kill about 20 million Russians
Stalin was on the third place. You probably don't know who are first and second.
The first is Alexsndr Nevski, very contradictory figure. He defeated abuut three thousand German and Sceden invaders and helped mongols to cement their grip on Russia for 200+ years.
The second is Stolypin, Russian 1906-1912 Russian prime-minister who in fact did not achieve much despite his great plans.
Russians conpletely forget their true heroes - Ivan II (defeated mongols and separatists and created Russia), Ecaterina II (truly inserted Rusiia in Europe), Suvorov (only Russian military commander who did not sacrificed his soldiers for great victories), Alexander II (great and very efficient economic reforms).
Sincerely so!
With CHRISTMAS! The peace, well-being and kind intentions to all Americans!
Thank youy
The Pentagon plans interventions to Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Syria, Sudan and Northern Korea.
Moscow publishing house " Europe " has issueed the collection under Stephen Elliota's edition " Scripts of the further intrusions of the USA: Official documents of the Pentagon ". In the book plans of the armed, "humanitarian" and political interventions to Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Syria, Sudan and Northern Korea are published made in the Ministry of Defence of the USA. The plan of each intervention includes the list of charges to address of each country and its management, as a rule, - in development of the weapon of mass defeat or inability (unavailability) to struggle with its stocks (manufacture) in the territory, assistance to the international terrorism or inability (unavailability) to struggle with it.
Soon Hitler will grow gim.
Don't forget, USA already invaded Moon. Don't leave your appartment in moon mights.
Look I know you guys feel really good about dusting off your rusty weapons and "winning" in Georgia kinda like a retarded kid feels good winning the 100 meter in the special olympics, the fact of the matter is you had to withdrawl because the West told you to and you obayed like a good dog. The purpose of the Russian war in Georgia was to blow things up and get it on tape so the likes of you can feel good abut being Russian again and elect Putin supreme master of the universe. HELLO are you blind? Dont you think he American military could "win" according to yuor standards in Iraq if we really wanted to? IF we sent in everybody and everything like a WWII style mobilization? C;mon man be realistic that was not the goal. You are so quick to only repsond to my most minor of points and move on arent you? Weird......
Dont you think he American military could "win" according to yuor standards in Iraq if we really wanted to? IF we sent in everybody and everything like a WWII style mobilization?
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And do you think Russians have done a WWII mobilization do "invade" Georgia (that was not the goal, but let's say so) ? It was just one army (the 58th), some 600 tanks, less than those they sell to India a year ago (and only 150 were REALLY engaged in the fights) . It was the georgians who recall the reservists, not the others... .
Georgians and Talibans are good runners, but nobody will never be able to beat your 1812, 1941 and even first Chechen war records. Yes, you recovered because of Russia huge size, but remember, there i s no time and space for recovery in nowadays war, don't try to start one as your idiot Zirinovsky hopes.
Some has Zhirinowsky, some has Brzezinsky...I suggst you (and yourpresident) not to lend him your ears too much...
Brzezinsky??? Who is he? Everybody forgot him long ago, so don't worry.
I've heard he was the would be counsellor of Obama for European politics (better said, eurasian politics: he had always had a sweet tooth for Eurasia...) . But if it's not so, better for you (and for all...)...
You have failed to make any connection to contemporary America and Nazi Germany, please give some proof or relevant facts, a book that claims to have pentagon plans that you have interrupted in your own way will not suffice. A ???plan of intervention??? is simply not enough to make that bold of a comparison. Try again please.
While I await your usual angry and random response I will make a comparison of my own, Russia today is more like Nazi Germany than the US! Look at your fevering nationalism and love and unlimited power given to your leader (Putin), do you think Americans love Bush? We are free to criticize Bush and our government all we want and we are very good at making fun of ourselves, you cannot same the same for Russia or Nazi Germany. Your media is state controlled - so was Nazi Germanys, you blame all your problems on the Western powers (just like Hitler) and feel victimized by past events (treaty of Versailles for them - fall of communism and spread of capitalism and NATO for you) and I have recently read in Naomi Kleins Shock Doctrine ( a book I am sure you have read, or at least attempted to) about a recent surge in racism in Russia, a direct response to economic hardship, hmmm sounds similar to 1930's Germany doesn???t it? So while Russia is experiencing more racism, we are electing the first black president ...Nazis Indeed.
Look at your fevering nationalism and love and unlimited power given to your leader (Putin), do you think Americans love Bush?
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Dear boy, do you think Putin is LIKE Bush ? Here are some points to ponder for you .
1: Bush has started TWO war (Afghanistan and Irak) and did not solve any of them (notwitstanding the help received from other nations), while Putin has faced two wr (2nd chechen war and Georgian chrisis) and...who has won ?
2: Bush has got his (and your) army bogged down in a one operational theater at the point that those boys in the trenches cannot have normal resting shifts (englishmen say that for one month -or year- on the frontline a unit must rest at least a double time in the rears, but this is NOT the case of US servicemen down there), and the armed forces as a whole are unable to face other critical situations in the world (e.g.., Georgia) . Can you LOVE such a leader ?
3: Russia had no human rights record and-or reputation to squander . US had . Ad Bush has squandered it (Patriot Act, extraordinary renditions, Guantanamo "Hilton", and so on) .
4: Situation of infrastructures and public services (health etc.) in Russia has more or less slightly improved in recent years (they were in a shambles after "democratic" Eltsin, they have had the money for do it, but they DID it) . On the contrary way, roads, bridgres, education, health service, etc.) are only got worse in USA in the last 8 years . And who was in charge ?
Thegarding the impossibility of making fon of Putin, please look at that:
www.vladimir.vladimirovic.ru
Sorry: vladimir.vladimirovich.ru .
In Afghanistan without many US troops, fighting by proxy, Bush was able to overthrow very popular Taliban bastads - compare to USSR "success" there. Of course, there i sno democracy and civil war - who cares if Al Qaida can not traiin their fighters there.
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Indeed, the Afghan war started in the best way . The real BS was to start the (2nd) Iraqui war (and divert men, forces, and most of all, money to rebuild the country and pay the loyalty of local warlords for a while) when the talibans were beaten, but not yet destroyed at all , As russians say, if you chase two hares, you will get no one... Just a detail: between the "proxis" where the "northern alliance", the group of anti-taliban guerrilla men leaded by Masud, the hero of the anti-soviet war . Maybe Fox News did not inform you, but after that war (especially at the beginning of the 90'es,when Talibans and their allieds ousted Masud from the capital Kabul), he searched and found contact with the russans (no more the soviets, of course: first Eltsin, then Putin), and this "contacts" (better said, alliance and support for the Northern Alliance against tjhe taliban regime) went on for the whole 90, up till 0/11 and the new war (included) . Politics make strange bedfellow, you know...
Bush had to withdraw all troops shortlty after deposing Saddam, Iraqi shiites would have brought order faster, of course without "democracy", and would have been very grateful. As I said, he is a moron and di dnot do it. As for Afghanistan, it will be a big mistake to add a single regiment there. Current situation is acceptable for US, it is Afghanis and Pakistanis decision if they want to keep killing each other.
To tell yopu big american secret - Bush is a moron, fact which everyone here new when they elected him. It is one of USA weaknesses - they are afraid of bright leaders, except hard times. May be american public is right - even morons like Bush can not do much damage, while inventive geniuses are capable destroying the country as Hoover or Kennedy/Johnson once did.
Still Bush achievements are not so bad as you think.
1,2: Russian army is at least two times bigger than american one (what a waste!), and Rusia has probably 10 times more generals that USA. Still half your army was stuck in tiny Chechnja for years, and try to remove your troops from there - your Chchen puppets will not last a day. On the contrary, Iraqis can live now without US army. Of course, it is not a democracy, and never will be in arab country, but no Saddam. Side effect - Al Qaida spent almost all their resources in Iraq, far from USA, and you can guess how many agents CIA was able to recruit to infiltrate Al Qaida.
In Afghanistan without many US troops, fighting by proxy, Bush was able to overthrow very popular Taliban bastads - compare to USSR "success" there. Of course, there i sno democracy and civil war - who cares if Al Qaida can not traiin their fighters there.
3: Are you serious? If in scale 1 to 10 USSR human rights record was 0, Russia rights are around 1, and the latest new law mekes it close to the same 0. Only idiots have 10 score, (because it includes rights to plot mass murder without reprocasions, USA have 8 or 9.
4. Russia slightly improved "infrastructue" because of artificially high oil prices, which will probably never again raise above $65 (by current $ rate). As I can conlude from russian newspapers, your "infrastructure" alreaqdy started deteriorating. As for US "bad" roads and bridges - they were on this not excellent level (by the way, pretty high level by world standard, sky-high by Russian ones) for decades. It is pure political issue inside USA, when after some rare exident opposition party stats crying wolf.
Education and health care you are partially right, in fact these are ONLY american problems, and very serious ones. USA spends per pupil more than any other country in the world, and because of idioptic programs and lack of requirements (no homework, for example) far behing in quality.. Medical care is on very high level here, but 3-4 times overproced, a lot of work to do to fix it.
who cares if Al Qaida can not traiin their fighters there.-
Helas, he train them quite well all the same, not so far from there (Pakistan, another UsA "allied" from the 80es...) . And not by chance...
If in scale 1 to 10 USSR human rights record was 0, Russia rights are around 1
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Exactly whai I'vesaid:they started from scratch, so they can onlu climb (and they'll do, "their way"...) . USA were quite good, so they can ALSO fall . And partially did, I think...
3: Are you serious? If in scale 1 to 10 USSR human rights record was 0, Russia rights are around 1
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Exactly whai I've said: they started from schratch, so they an only climb . USA were quite good, so they can ALSO fall...And partialli did, I think...
develop in Siberia and boom of russian babies -maybe not 100 % russians, but who cares-, etc.) . Pat Buchanan said that in in a 20 year's time the Chicanos will rule the USA
Development in Siberia thats funny keep dreaming ! Siberia is only good for worker camps right? And nobody listens to Buchanan ...well nobody with any sense. Many other countries speak Spanish besides Mexico if you are so hurt about us not learning your language then you can come over and pick crops if you want
Development in Siberia thats funny keep dreaming ! Siberia is only good for worker camps right?
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So you disagree nn only with Mr Buchanan (i think he intended not only the maxicans, but the "latinos" immigrant as awhole), but with Mrs Albright too . Once she said that it was a pity that such a wide and resource-rich region belongs ONLY to Russia (the alternative was "The mankind", of course...) . If Siberia were good just for worker camps (and it it is NOT so at all), why such an intelligent person (former chief of the Department of State) would havecomplained that ONLY Russia can use it ? Do you have project wor worker camps too ?
Definitely Siberia is good not only for prisoner camps, piti that for few hundred years you were not able to find better usage for this rich region. So, you proved that you never will be able to develop anything in Siberia.
Definitely Siberia is good not only for prisoner camps, piti that for few hundred years you were not able to find better usage for this rich region. So, you proved that you never will be able to develop anything in Siberia
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Uh-uh...If i well remember, about 1940, an american research stated that japanese were not able to pilot a fighter or attack planes, due to their too narrow eyes...and then it was Pearl Harbor...Never underestimate your counterparts...
Besides, Siberia now is no more what it was in XIX century (before the building of Transibeian railways) and not evan what it was after world war II . THe bulk of russian oil and gas comes from there, and there are plenty of oi and gas field, pipelines and all it takes to get energy (and money) from there . If an overall not so effective system like communism has put the bases (and not only the bases) for the search and employment of that earthly delight, now that the system has been changed (and with a little help from the -european- friends) the show will go on . Where there's a will, there's a way (and where's a need, there's a will)...
Yes, you can dream and hope. "Wanted the best, happened as usual".
if you are so hurt about us not learning your language then you can come over and pick crops if you want
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Oh, I've forgotten to say...I speak russian, english, french, italian, and a trifle of spanish (included the catalan versio) and german language (and some japanese prases just in case...) . Sometimes i frorget WHAT is MY language...
Do you have Wall Marts in Russia? If you do, you should buy there. Even it is cheaper than other stores here (I can not compare with pure Russian regular stores), they still sell pretty reliable goods, even chinese products there are reliable, unlike those of in Russian stores.
Have you ever seen a russian store in recent time with your eyes ? I have been in Russia 10 times, from 1995 to 2005, and I have seen shops and store ov every kind (not so bad, aftre all) . And you ?
More about visiting Russia, I would have to, if not Russia idiotic rules. I could be patient and answer in visa application several stupid questions: Russia decided to mirror USA questionair for countries like Russia, so they ask, for example, who are your close relatives left behind in USA, or where you worked for last 10 years (unfortunately necessary questions to protect US from illegal immigration, but not making sense for Russion visitors from USA). But Russia also "invented" around year 1998 new Soviet-style requirements for Russia visa seekers: former Russia citizens (those who had Russian passport - do not confuse with USSR pasport) have to visit Russia as Russian citizen with Russian passport. Russia still thinks, like USSR, that people who left Russia behind are still its citizens, so it wants them to update their Rusian passports every year in Russia Embassies. If someone did not do it for years - he has to pay few hunder dollrs penalty and update the passport before viditing Rusia as a Russian citizen. Because I am US citizen and did not want to visit Russia .without US Embassy protection, I called Russian Consulate and asked how can I visit with American passport. The answer: I have still pay penalty and still update my old Russian passport, then apply to strip me from Russian citizenship for about $600 and wait the decision. Of course, I decided never to visit Russia again (even I know, several former Russians simply lie, and Russians do not bother to check). What an idiots, how many millions of turists did you lose! And how far did you go from USSR?
(unfortunately necessary questions to protect US from illegal immigration, but not making sense for Russion visitors from USA).
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Do you think that ONLY USA is a target country for illegal immigration ? Well, maybe your russian friend did not tell you that even Russia has his "latinos" immigrants: they are those from the former soviet republics (ALL former republics, more or less, except the baltic states) . There are plenty of them that creep into Russia like mexicans do across Rio Grande (and with the same respect for the host country's laws), and cause more or less the same problems . So, if USA have the right to protect themselves from THEIR illegal immigrants, why Russia could not the same right ?
You did not read my comments well. These rules apply to USA tourists exclusively. Of course there was not a single case when US citizen illegally stayed in Russia for economic reason, which makes idiotism of these questions obvious. Not only former Russians, several americans refuse to answer these questions and change their travel plans. Your ill pride costs you a lot of money.
Russia decided to mirror USA questionair for countries like Russia, so they ask, for example, who are your close relatives left behind in USA, or where you worked for last 10 years (unfortunately necessary questions to protect US from illegal immigration, but not making sense for Russion visitors from USA).
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It is not "ill pride", it is "reciprocity" (a normal practice in international law): if a country decides to apply some special rules regarding a certain othe country, the last country usually applies the same rules regarding the first one . It usualli applies to extradiction. visas and so on, but can apply to every other matters too .
By the way, many tourists have changed their plans and did not visit USA ANYMORE afther they heard of the "security controls" at YOUR borders (airports and so on) .
Beggars should not demonstrate too much pride (like ask people provide their name and address with every donated ruble), otherwise they will not get anything. In other words, smart ogverments (especially in developing countries) will swallow their false pride and do whatever in their power to attract welthy tourists, not turn them away.
Beggars should not demonstrate too much pride...otherwise they will not get anything. In other words, smart ogverments (especially in developing countries) will swallow their false pride and do whatever in their power to attract welthy tourists, not turn them away.
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Well, the world is big and everyone is free . Let US tourists go where no one ask any question . And when they will get blocked at the airport in Bangkok, or strafed in Mumbay, or blown away in a Bali disco or in Sharm el Sheik, or however get caucght in a little third word jam whatsoever, maybe they will decide to o pass their next holyday (if any) in the questioning but safer Russia...
Thank you for your advice. I, like other americans, traveled to several safe coutries (EU, Israel, Mexico, Canada, Latin America). As for Thailand - it is not our popular destination, unlike Russians. As I heard, several hunded Russians were stranded there, and no americans. People here a re not advised to travel iRussian province, only few Russian big cities, like Moscow and Leningrad, are considered safe, so far.
What an idiots, how many millions of turists did you lose!
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How many former russian citizens would wisit Russia every year ? And are they tourists (that is, do they go in a haotel and pay) or do they go to some relatives (free of charge or about) ? How many of them care to pay some Grants to solve this problem, and eventually carry with them they NEW passport too (USA or whatever), just in case they need "protection" ? And if they can visit Russia with another passport and nobody gives a damn for it, WHERE is the problem ?
So far I did not here about a single former Russian who applied to lose Russian citizenship (not because they value it). Usually they lie in their applications that they left Russia before 1992, and Russian agency prefer to "believe" them, even they can easily check. Very few who did not update their Russian passports for years would restore them.
No, I did not, only heard from my friends in Russia, who remotely know about WallMart. If you were there - did you see WallMart?
I did not see and did not hear, that somewhere in Russia there were shops WallMart. Probably in Moscow there is one, two shops. But I think and I doubt.
Own networks of shops develop in Russia. Eldorado, Mvideo, Magnit, Kredo.. In each region the networks. They ??????????????????????, then often buy them Europeans. WallMart was late, only if will buy any Russian network and will rename.
http://www.rbp.ru/news/?uid=8021 Clause in Russian about plans WallMart in Russia.
Certainly, in Russia a competition and filling by the goods yet has not reached a level of the USA. Still Russian businessmen love often price arrangements and a manipulation the prices. For example, gasoline in Russia almost has not fallen in price, has fallen in price only for 0,04-0,08 dollars for litre.
I am surprised, but if to think,Iit is logical. It is sad that Russia "protected" itself from very reliable store chain. WALLMART stores are everywhere in the world, including undeveloped countries.Its owner will invest everywhere where it is profitable, but is seems that Russian conditions are unexceptable even for him. WALLMART sells not the best goods in the worlkd but still pretty cheap and reliable ones. I think your "new Russians" and goverment theaves are afraid of more or less honest competitor, because they want to keep getting profit and bribes by reselling product of doubtdul qualities (I mean relatively cheap ones, for majority of Russian population) from suspicious suppiyers.
Russia did not protect itself from Auchan, Ikea, Despar (italian chain) and many other chains or firms . If they chose to "protect " ithemselves from Wall Mart (at least until now: it seems some negotiations are goingon), there could be a reason why...
Of course there are thousands luctury chains in the world, I mean store chains for ordinary people, with relatively low prices and relyable goods. Currently, WALLMART far the best in the world.
WallMart in Russia there are dwarfs. Probably, there are communications of this firm with politicians of the USA. And politicians speak, that what for you in Russia will build shops when the American politicians very much try to limit economy of Russia with an external world. Still America aims rockets and armies at Russia, what for then your shops under a sight of the American weapon?
New legislation backed by Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin would allow Russian authorities to label any government critic a traitor. The bill, which is expected to pass in Parliament, would expand the definition of treason to include damaging Russia???s constitutional order, sovereignty or territorial integrity. That, critics said, would essentially let the authorities interpret any act against the state as treason, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. A group of human-rights advocates issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the legislation ???returns the Russian justice system to the times of the 1920-1950s.??? Existing law defines state treason as actions harming external security by passing information to ???foreign organizations.??? The new bill would add nongovernmental organizations based anywhere in the world that have an office in Russia to the list of banned recipients of state secrets. The government has repeatedly accused foreign spy agencies of using the organizations as a cover to foment dissent. -NY Times
Or is this article racist
They are preparing to hard times, when startving people will strike and protest. New GULAG is comung in Russia.
If in Russia will be gulag (that improbably) then in the USA there will be a civil war between the north and the south (that is probable).
GULAG is still there (I mean penal infrastructure), not ehough prisoners yet.
GULAG is still there (I mean penal infrastructure), not ehough prisoners yet.
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Do you know a country WITHOUT penal infrastructures ? USA have them . And very crowded too (among the most crowded in the world, holding into account the proportion betwern jailed people and total population...)...
In USA they are true "penal", not industrial as in Russia. Russian sanatorium still will envy conditions in US prison (food, medical help, sport equipment). Definitely prisoners there are not supposed to work hard to enrich USA elite. Prison camps in USA are unthinkable, only prisons.
Is it allowed to a US or foreign citizen to "damage the constitutional order, sovereignity or territorial integrity" of the US of A ?" . I guess, no . And what is the punishment for such crimes ?
Every law, of every state and Country, can be "misinterpreted" (purposely or not) by the judiciary and by the "fat cats" at all . The new russian law is not an exception (and neiter nit as the old one, which has just been fine-tuned, not perverted) . And it is a healthy things that there are (russian) individuals and organizations that worry about this possibility . But once again, the lesson come from a wrong pulpit . Care about your "Patriot Act", please...
What about Ratriot Act? it allows to do very little with US citizens inside USA. I admit, they tried to violate some US citizens rifhts, but were defeated in courts. Even so little as intercepting messages from KNOWN terrorists to american citizens was put in question (you can fairly say "how those democrats are stupid" - I would agree).
Composing from the American newspapers have survived from mind. Do not read the American newspapers and will have excellent nerves and health!
I was simply comparing Americans ability to criticise Bush compared to your obvious inability to criticize your leader
And I was simply comparing the few reasons to LOVE your leader with the few reasons for CRITICIZE Putin...By the way, if you could read russian laguage (but with your education system, it would be a miracle), you would see that on russian internet (and nont only there) the critics to the government's politics, and even to Putin himself, are quite frequent (and nobody is gunned downfor that) .
some crap website is not actuall mass media is it? Anyone can make a website..
Depends on what do you mean for MEDIA . Only TV channels ? Can be . TV, radio and newspapers ? Can be too . TV, radio, press and the net ? Why not ? The internauts have no news tycons, no centralized sources of informations, but is it ncessari to have one (or more) big source(s) to be "media" ? IIt is bad not to have it (them) ?
"Everyone can make a website" . Not always, not everywhere I am not sure this is real for Iran, or China and let alone North Korea (and not only for technical or economical reasons) . But it is possible in Russia . And that means something . .
At least we can agree that we both like Russian girls ...Now then...
Liberation newspaper - one of Francs most critical French newspapers and very critical to Sakozy - I was in Paris last weekend, plus there is a missive left revolution going on right now as to French' free press issues, in Germany there are over 130 independent publishing units and there are actually only about 7 or 8 magazines that are classified as "national" the German broadcast media is notorious for staying away from political issues or at least not delving into them in an effort to stay unbiased - Media goes much farther than just broadcast - As for the BBC they makes soap operas as well.
Is mega corporate media good - of course not but not all are fox news (another extreme example) read some statistics on different types of media for example in the US there are over 10,000 independent radio station. A while back I posted rankings of free media USA tied for 9th if I remember correctly, Russia somewhere near 67 out of 78 down with some very undesirable places. Media does not have to be nationalized to be biased Germany ranked high on the list Russia ranked low so your comparison is not taking everything into account.
By saying love Putin I refer to your or anyone else who I have spoke with on here inability to say anything at all negative about him or Russian policy its about as believable as Bernie Madhof's annual returns on investment
Liberation newspaper - one of Francs most critical French newspapers and very critical to Sakozy - I was in Paris last weekend, plus there is a missive left revolution going on right now as to French' free press issues, in Germany there are over 130 independent publishing units and there are actually only about 7 or 8 magazines that are classified as "national" the German broadcast media is notorious for staying away from political issues or at least not delving into them in an effort to stay unbiased - Media goes much farther than just broadcast - As for the BBC they makes soap operas as well.
Let's state what do we mean for "state controlled media": I was meaning the TV channels . Even i Russia there are many local (let alone national) newspapers, or radio stations (let alone websites) many of them not "aligned" at al with the Kremlin, or however, not "sponsored" from it .
Besides that, even Russian TV channels broadcasts "soap operas" or "fictions" (many of them "made in Russia", now, and not so ill.made) , and there is a national cultural channel (with no ads at all) that would be the proud obv any public or private western televisin firm (thei broadcast BBC series too, but not only that) . And if you think that they only incense and praise the power and never talk about the problems, you are wrong .
Your mistake is perception of democracy. You perceive democracy as a sacred place. In Russia for hundred years were ALL ideological ??????????. The tsarism, anarchy, radical communism, socialism, radical capitalism, now is not present any ideology. We have experience and from it(this) we are wise. There is a decline of an era of ideologies. In Russia now ideology of common sense. It is a pity, that you do not understand it(this), and in an old fashion at all of you still struggle any ??????????????????. It has become outdated. Russia already in 21 century, and the USA in 20 century. You lagging behind in the field of development of public forms. In Russia to the majority of the population to spit on communism, democracy, capitalism, socialism. You dont understand it. You have lagged behind, instead of Russia has lagged behind. Certainly, you have created economic model of the western civilization when all riches flow in the USA. That is not fair, when billions people in the world starves.
I already spoke, that in Russia China do not perceive strong economy and the state. If 300 million Chineses (other Chineses beggars) for 12 hours per day sew cowards and trousers, do(make) nails and a tooth-paste and toys for the USA, it does not mean, that this great state. In China high technologies only copies or the Soviet or American sample. We do not understand your worship in front of China. It as though the master worshipped ???????????????? which has exceeded the plan. Also what?
In Russia China is the sample of bad quality. Only in China do the garbage goods. So consider in Russia.
No prosecution is present. It you dream, that all has repeated and cold war. Russian are dared, laugh(laugh, laugh,are dared, dared,laugh, dared) at you. Sarkozi addressed to Russian youth elite and they laughed at a question on America. Russian youth laughs at a way of life of the USA. It laughs at the present. Russian are already aimed in 21 century, and you dream of 20 century then the USA have grown rich, here and recollect now!!!!
I live among usual Russian people and nobody trusts the USA, anywhere there are no attributes fsb. Nobody knows than are engaged and where they - these fsb. Their influence very small. Putin speaks about economy, the president of Russia speaks about friendship between many nations of the world, only the president of the USA and the western elites speak badly about Russian.
Common sense??? Nowadays Russia does not make sense at all. The best prove - your best and britest cxitizens (who are not always the honest).. The welthiest Russians prefer to export their capitals, stubbornly are not willing to invest in "21st Century" economy. Half of your scientists (the best half, as former Russian man of science I( know what I say) left the country. ALL your neibours, except Iran and Belorussia, want to stay of "21st Century" Russia as far as possible, you still invest half of your money in useless military projects (nobody would want to attack you because of, becides other reasons, your nuclear weapon, all other countries want is to restrict your stink).
China is the common sense. Despite their ideology, they opene the iron curtain, and are indeed feared in the world as potential great power, but nobody fears you anymore, beause your common sense is the sense in 21st Century hell.
The welthiest Russians prefer to export their capitals
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Exactly like the wealthiest US, Englishmen , German Chinese, Japanese, etc. (ave you ever heard of Barbados, Caiman Islands, Mersey, Liechtensteuin, Cyprus and so on ?)...
Upside-down analogy, my friend. Those countries mostly exported and keep exporting their production, not the capital.
Those countries would be very happy to export gas and oil (even ONLY gas and oil) if they would have it...
Besides that, the countries export what they can (production, oil, gas, green bills, etc.), their wealthiest men (ALL their wealthiest men) export capitals...where I have said...
False happiness. You are in good company: Iran, Iraq, Venesuala, Saudi Arabia.No one industrialized country exports raw materials.
Russia has good relations with tens countries of the world, but we force anybody to worship and submit to us, it like to do(make) the USA.
Yes Russia adheres to common sense, and the USA worship to "democracy" which for the last some years have killed hundred thousand people. Also have the nerve, after that still someone to learn. The American bases on places, which were Hitler's places (Poland, Czechia, Romania, Bulgaria), in the south from Russia in Georgia, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Kirghizia). Still there are plans to be in Estonia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and so on, still Yugoslavia, Pakistan. It simply preparation for the big war. It is clear, only having looked at a geographical card(map). It is a pity silly America, wish to repeat Hitler's destiny. Also it is very a pity, that millions people in many countries can be lost.
The attitude of the USA-China this duplicity.
In Russia the majority of the population is valid laugh at nonsenses of the USA, which else ideologies worship, or express indignation, that the American armies continue to kill people in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yugoslavia. In Russia any ideologies, only common sense. It to you so news submit, that you understand nothing. MacCain spoke, that " all of us Georgians ". It is sad, because is real armies Georgia have lead retaliatory operation against peace inhabitants, cut children, old men, women. And when Russian army the Georgian chastisers have promptly run away has come. And now continue acts of terrorism of the Georgian special services. Look a photo of ossetic women with the cut off heads. It you too such? Too chastisers?
"valid laugh at nonsense of USA" - yes, you laughted after 9/11. You did not have mpre reasons for laugh after that. I don't think anybody in Russia is laughing even now, because is USA have a little cough - you have pneumonia.
You are ready to hurt, if only than Russia became worse? In Russia the prices for the real estate have fallen to 2 %. Where a pneumonia?
Falling real-estate prices is good. They were not real for 5 years here, we have big excess of houses here, and now its comes back to affordable level. In Russia, on the contrary, real-estate prices will stay, because lack of homes.
The word of honour, is a pity to me of this our American debater. The person has not sustained. Began to offend. Has started to speak, what girls has? Minors, this infringement of the law!!!
The person has lost and wishes to offend.
The truth beyond Russia and to Russia trusts the remained free world!
Never mix beer with vodka, buddy.
The American, I can easy and instantly drink a glass (0,25 litres) some vodka, to wash down with beer and to go directly! Already spent dispute with the person from Asia which then hard spat, and I recollected the Spanish language from a school rate of studying. The best American policy is a friendship policy with Russia, but not preparation for the big war! Us to break nothing! We are not able to surrender!
There are hundreds of missing Journalists in Russia expain please! Once again I will say this for the last time YOUR MEIDA IS STATE SPONSERED that simple fact discredits your entire argument. Furthermore, dont you think the world is looking at your homosex love for Putin a little worringly? Before you take a swing at our education system please remember that we dont teach Russian to our kids becasue it is a worthless language that will die out in the next 200 or so years (Russian population is declining plus I dont think any countries besides maybe some crap ones in Eastern Europe teach Russian on a broad basis in their school system). However we do teach Spanish, French, Japanese Mandrin and German, I learned Spanish and many of my peers learned German and some even learned Mandrin. If we are getting back into what country is better i.e per capita income, prevelence in the world business sectors, health care, education, crime, *** even basic cirty serivces (Ive been to Russia, not very impressive) etc. I think you are going to find the it is an argument you dont want to be in.
I disagree about Rusian language. I don't think it will die anytime soon. It is simply practical issue, and americans are very practical. If knowledge of Russian can not give you good income - it is not practical to study it. Russia is not important now, so studying Russian language is not proactical here, unlike 20-30 years ago.
we dont teach Russian to our kids becasue it is a worthless language that will die out in the next 200 or so years
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It is touching: do you think your kid wll leave 200 years ? It's a damn long time, God only knows what will be in between (chinese demographic crunch -too may yangs, too few yins, and more and more elders-, develop in Siberia and boom of russian babies -maybe not 100 % russians, but who cares-, etc.) . Pat Buchanan said that in in a 20 year's time the Chicanos will rule the USA (and they have NOT the problems of the Chinese...)...Ah, well, you are ALREADY learning spanish...
Furthermore, dont you think the world is looking at your homosex love for Putin a little worringly?
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Why do I have to love Putin (I love russian an asian girls, if you are so interested to my sexual orientations) to say how things are ? I do not love him, I just think he is a wonderful S:O.B. who is doing his best for his country, and is best is not so bad (better than Bush's best, of course) . I wish to Your country that Obama's best (and "chuzpa")will be at his level, or better . "Between bastars, there's allways an understnding" (Shakespeare) . Or something alike . .
YOUR MEIDA IS STATE SPONSERED
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Well, russian media is (mostly) state sponsored . So what ? Italian media is state-sponsored (at least the 50 % of the major TV channels), French media too, German media too, BBC is not a private company...Are all those media untrustworthy because there is no Murdock or Berlusconi or whatever other private media tycoon behind them ? Is Fox News the mouth of the truth ? Do you know, every morning the employees of that "democratic" firm receive a list about what to talk about and what not to, and even HOW to talk about WHAT . Of course, it is a private firm, you pay the piper, you call the tune . But it is the same tactics of the fascist "Minculpop" (the Ministry of the People's Culture) in the pre-WWII Italy . Not a paramount of democracy and free media, at all...What is the difference with "Pervy Kanal", then ?
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