Hey w1z4rd,
Steady on broer, ek was self op die grens in 1980 en 1981. Ek is op dieselfde kant as jy.
Having said that, I spread my news net way wider than you may imagine. My conclusions are based on history (as yourself) and obviously the current world stage. As to your comments regarding Russian (internal) media propaganda, of course that occurs, its called rebuilding pride in the nation. To be fair if you compare Russian Media to Western Media (CNN, Fox, et al) no prizes for spotting the propaganda slut.
Invading sovereign nations based on PROVEN lies, takes heaps of propaganda.
You say you base your conclusions on history... then clearly you know about the people involved in the failed KGB coupe, and clearly you can see their positions of power now. Using history again, you can see the general kinda leaders Russia chooses.
Im not saying Putin is weak. He is bloody strong and a million times smarter than Bush.. which is why he is deadly. Start including financial deals with Gazprom, and start researching how Putin took control of Russias finances with the aid of his FSB buddies.
Seems like anyone in power who doesnt give the FSB control of their company end up in prison by selective use of tax evasion laws.
Working countries dont kill their journalists, they have working democracies. Putin knows that what he has taken by force can not be held with democracy. If Russia loses its enemies, Putin no longer has a job.
He cant afford that to happen. As for building a country.. thats simply not a good enough reason mate. Very real lines can be drawn between Hitler and Putin, the Russians and the Germans.
Like Hitler, Putin had a nation that had lost its pride. Like Hitler, Putin has resurrected a failed economy, like Hitler, Putin has started rebuilding his armies, like Hitler the russians have an extreme youth movement going (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4491633.stm), like Hitler, the use of propaganda by the Russians and what it has achieved so far is used to build the nation.
This is not idle line drawing, this is very real and happening now. This whole who invasion of Georgia doesnt remind you at all about Hitlers annexation of Austria and his desires for the Sudetenland? Surely man....
Luckily as South Africans know.. Russian hardware is kak. If french mirages could kick the ass outta their MiGs back in the day, F22`s will make mince meat outta the weapons they have today.
To pack the whole shabang in a nutshell, the Russians are seizing the moment to re-establish a bi-polar world order. The lack of which created the American madness that has cost thousands of innocent civilian lives.
How can this be good? Seriously now, give me reasons why Russia having this power, and abusing it is good. ITS BAD!!!!!! For every "good" reason you may come up, bet I can come up with 10 that are bad. Common man.. theres no critical thinking here at all.
I do know by your posts, that you do not have enough information on the background to Putin, the failed KGB coupe, the people involved in it, and the last 5 years of Gazprom's shenanigans.. I really think you should read up more.
This is not good for anyone. Putin needs a war to stay in power. He knows this.
Personally.. I hope EU/US forces actually finish the job. We need no more Hitlers, Stalins or Mugabes in the world.
You need to get over your hard on for Bush`s politics.. and see Russia for what it is. Ill also remind you that Russias support of Mugabe has lead to thousands killed as well.. and hundreds of thousands tortured and beaten. Ill also remind you that Russians are corrupting the ANC, and the ANC are selling them massive tracts of South African land and South African business in under the table deals. Russians.. not Americans.. are helping destroy South Africa. The US actually gave SADC nations 4 billion rand. The Russians gave violent groups more weapons. Priorities man.. priorities...
Just so I can understand your hypocrisy? Why are you not in arms about China in Sudan? Or what they are doing in Tibet? Why are you not in arms about how Russia is in Chechnya? (were thousands more people have died?). Or are you perhaps bias?
Ill say a be fk you to anything to do with the Russian government. They are scum, and so are their supporters.
Though I wont disagree too loudly in their country. I dont wanna be radioactively poisoned
