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Originally posted by Aelita
Putin doesn't want to restore the Communism in his country.
It's a post-Communist regime which is susprisingly oppressive, that he cares about.
If somebody wanted to rebuild something in the spirit of mid-80 socialist system in Russia, I'd say go for it. It was much better for an average Joe, oops I meant Ivan.
Originally posted by Muaddib
Aelita, just a question. We have heard reports that there is still anti-American propaganda being used in Russia, and now more than ever. Have you seen this happening where you live? Are you still living in Russia?
Originally posted by djohnsto77
The only thing I'm worried about this is the nuclear arsenal. Russia's capability to keep tabs on its nuclear weapons and material is already questionable, another revolution could lead to a very dangerous situation on this front.
Originally posted by WyrdeOne
Ukraine is an excellent example, because losing Ukraine means losing more than a political ally. It means losing factories, pipelines, refineries, and lots, I mean LOTS, or weapons available for use on short notice.
The Ukraine is also the site of most Russian space launches if I'm not mistaken,
and while the people are unhappy with the pollution this causes, the space station is critical to maintaining and expanding the sattelite fleet.
He set up one candidate as overtly pro-Russia, while positioning another candidate as overtly pro-West. The whole poisoning thing was a double cross I think, it got the people behind Russia's candidate in my opinion. I think it was a good old fashioned bait and switch. They put out the good guy and the bad guy, pretended to back the bad guy (with predictable responses from a population long tired of Russian manipulation of their affairs, and then when the good guy won, they immediately 'mended fences' and proceeded with business as usual.
Originally posted by WyrdeOne
www.spacedaily.com...
www.nkau.gov.ua...
cns.miis.edu...
Oh yeah, they launch. They do commercial launches, but also Russian Military Sat launches.
And as far as my opinion on the political maneuvering behind the Ukraine election debacle, it's just that, opinion. Everybody is tending to think that the 'good' guy was legit, and the 'bad' guy was a scoundrel. Based on personal experience, when I see most people looking in one diretion, I tend to glance in the opposite direction to see what they're all missing, or what they've been misled away from.
It's just a theory, nothing more.