Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 03, 2003 05:32 PM
Indeed. And some ex republics lost all sense of decency and have submerged into nationalistic hatred. Same thing as in former Yugoslavia. At least when the old regime (which was not communist, as was correctly noted) was in place, people couldn't get away with some of the outrageous things they can get away with now for example in Ukraine (racism/ethnicism against Russians, etc.). Ukrainians were always somewhat prone to this bad behavior, but it now it's really rampant again. Same thing in Baltic states. It's almost impossible to visit a Baltic state as a Russian without being punched or insulted at one point. It's bullshit.
And how do you think this "capitalism" works in Russia? I tell you: all the old party leaders and big cheeses simply switched labels from "big party leader, very important guy" to "big business owner and intrepreneur, very important and rich guy". Very nice. All powerful remained powerful and all poor remained poor, except now they have to eat from the waste bins. Nice capitalism. Free enterprise for those who can afford it and have the power to push things through, and f*ck everyone else.
Learn about Linux
Download Linux
Get Linux help
Re:This won't work in the US.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 03, 2003 05:32 PMAnd how do you think this "capitalism" works in Russia? I tell you: all the old party leaders and big cheeses simply switched labels from "big party leader, very important guy" to "big business owner and intrepreneur, very important and rich guy". Very nice. All powerful remained powerful and all poor remained poor, except now they have to eat from the waste bins. Nice capitalism. Free enterprise for those who can afford it and have the power to push things through, and f*ck everyone else.
#