Actually, I credit the great Maggie Thatcher with greasing the wheels on the fall of the old USSR. "Don't go all wobbly." Uncle Ronnie was just following her lead. I think Europe will have perhaps an even larger role in global politics then you might suspect in future. I her Angela Merkle's name being bandied about on a regular basis when in the past we didn't pay any mind to European politics. The times they is a'changin'.
I hope you are right and Russia is moving towards a more free society but frankly I don't see it. Putin is running a totalitarian government from all that I hear. Their parliament is full of sycophants. I admit it's a tad frustrating that in order to raise the opinion of our allies towards us it seems necessary to earn the scorn and contempt of our enemies. It feels out of whack. To be clear I don't consider Russia an enemy. It's those crazy Islamic and Communist countries that worry me. China isn't crazy like NK. Unless you count crazy smart. Oh yeah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SojAZ0X1e0 -Don On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > " ... the winning of the cold war ... " > > Coming from US citizens, as a bubble of pride or gloating over a > perceived great achievement, I find the bubble to be starkly illusory, > a mere imagination, a propaganda. > > If the reference is to the collapse of Soviet Union, it was all due to > the internal contradictions of the communist bloc. I understand the ' > cold war ' but see no winners here, except as an allowance for child > talk. > > The Russians are right now trying to learn how to bring ' public good > ' and ' individual liberties / enterprise ' together at several levels > in practice and thought ... society, media, politics, economics, > law ... It would take them decades more than necessary, thanks to > their experience of the kind or respectable ' profiteers,' legal and > illegal, national and global. > > Few decades down the line, I see Europe coming a lot more closer to > and intimate with Russia and its resources, culture, opportunities and > people. The Obamian twist in US history may be best ' hedge ' thing to > happen, for the good of US Americans, in the future global place. > > On Dec 1, 8:29 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 4:45 PM, ornamentalmind >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > And Don, for your information: >> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony >> >> > By the way, the foundation of capitalism is “wealth redistribution >> > ideologuery”. >> >> Ever notice the lyrics to the song 'Irony' by Alanis Morisette contain >> little or no irony at all? Now THAT'S ironic. I always understood >> the foundation of capitalism as free markets. It is clear you and I >> went to different schools of economics and my intent is not to argue >> with you(it's proved useless so far) but to state my understanding of >> the term. Chomsky's take on Reagan's free market credentials is noted >> as is his observation that government grew under him as well. What he >> doesn't do is put this in perspective with the military build up and >> the winning of the cold war and the corresponding massive increase in >> our GDP that followed. Ignoring the Black Swan may be convenient but >> it's detrimental to your credibility. >> >> Being enigmatic is fun! >> >> -Don >> >> I just might check that movie out. Moore is funny and I like the idea >> of embarrassing big cheese bankers in such a public fashion. >> >> -Don >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Nov 30, 1:48 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> More wealth redistribution ideologuery. If the man knew about feeding >> >> the needy he wouldn't spout such non-sense. Meals on Wheels has >> >> nothing to do with Social Security. Community service, by definition, >> >> is local and supported by local businesses and private donors. SS is >> >> nothing but an enormous Ponzi scheme that soon will fail unless >> >> massive amounts of money are pumped into it. It is consumed by fraud >> >> and waste. This is what happens to enormous federal entities. >> >> Proponents of single payer HC should sit up and take notice. >> >> >> Community service isn't subversive it is being phased out by the >> >> federal government. Our earnings are increasingly being confiscated >> >> and we have less to help our local citizens out. The money is being >> >> used to fund politicians pet projects and as bribes to get new >> >> colossal spending bills passed. See the New Louisiana Purchase. Mr. >> >> Chomsky has it backwards and I think he probably knows it. >> >> >> -Don >> >> >> n Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:20 AM, ornamentalmind >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Other than the obvious irony, how would you criticize this recent >> >> > quote by Noam? >> >> >> > "Social Security is based on an extremely dangerous principle: that >> >> > you should care whether the disabled widow across town has food to >> >> > eat. The Social Security "reformers" would rather have you concentrate >> >> > on maximizing your own consumption of goods and subordinating yourself >> >> > to power. That's life. Caring for other people, and taking community >> >> > responsibility for things like health and retirement — that's just >> >> > deeply subversive." – Noam Chomsky >> >> >> >http://www.zcommunications.org/zquotes/2600 >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> > [email protected]. >> >> > For more options, visit this group >> >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > ""Minds Eye"" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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