Posted by Sean on June 4, 2007
Being the world’s (self-declared) only “democrat” is quite lonely. Just ask Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The Russian President feels that there are no more democrats to talk to. No one who will understand the travails as the world’s “absolute, pure democrat.” “But you know the problem?” Putin rhetorically asks. “It’s not even a problem, it’s a real tragedy. The thing is that I am the only one, there just aren’t any others in the world.” Awww . . . poor guy!
Yes shame on the evil German police for using rubber bullets and tear gas on all those poor G8 demonstrators.
And shame on those heartless North Americans with their homeless, wonton use of torture and Guantanamo detentions.
And let us not forget those ungrateful Ukrainians with their absolute disregard for “the constitution and all ..read more
Posted by Sean on June 4, 2007
Due to the prevalence of “sock puppets” and disingenuous anonymous posters in the comments’ section, I’ve decided to get rid of anonymous posting. Now all commenters must be registered with Blogger. I didn’t want to do this, and I’m sure it will not prevent the sock puppet phenomenon over the long term, (however amusing they might be at times. I personally found the Dark Lord’s intervention quite hilarious.), but I figure this is one “soft” measure I can take. I’ve tried the “no policy on commenting policy” and unfortunately having a free and open forum is too much for some to handle. Sadly meaningful discussion has not been enhanced (though there have been some valiant efforts), it has only degenerated (the recent debate over the grammatical veracity of “ther’re” is just one example).
Also as much as I would like to engage in my own ..read more
Posted by Sean on June 4, 2007
Mikhail Gorbachev gave an interview with BBC’s The World This Weekend where he blamed the poor relations between Russia and the West on the United States. In the interview he said:
“We lost 15 years after the end of the Cold War, but the West I think and particularly the United States, our American friends, were dizzy with their success, with the success of their game that they were playing, a new empire.
“I don’t understand why you, the British, did not tell them, ‘Don’t think about empire, we know about empires, we know that all empires break up in the end, so why start again to create a new mess.”
You can hear the whole interview here.
Tags: Russia-US Relations|Gorbachev|Putin|Russia|history|democracy|media
