tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post4848832522316044298..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: What's Worse in Russia: Drinking, or Lying about Drinking?La Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-63280216123146852482006-11-01T13:09:00.000-05:002006-11-01T13:09:00.000-05:00You are a liar. For starters, I never said Russian...You are a liar. For starters, I never said Russians are animals. Nice try at twisting the truth. I compared Russian passivity to the behavior of sheep and geriatric zoo animals. I'll stand by that metaphor.<br /><br />I called you a fascist. I'll stand by that one too. You aren't bright enough or educated enough to be a free thinking democratic person.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179466916477423331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-92085516664199465192006-10-31T12:12:00.000-05:002006-10-31T12:12:00.000-05:00Hey, sweetie, you asked, you get> The 14 defining...Hey, sweetie, you asked, you get> The 14 defining characteristics of fascim:<br />1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism<br />2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights<br />3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause<br />4. Supremacy of the Military<br />5. Rampant Sexism <br />6. Controlled Mass Media<br />7. Obsession with National Security<br />8. Religion and Government are Intertwined <br />9. Corporate Power is Protected <br />10. Labor Power is Suppressed<br />11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts<br />12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment<br />13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption <br />14. Fraudulent Elections<br /><br />http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm<br /><br />Or from a dictionary:<br /><br />Main Entry: fas·cism <br />Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-<br />Function: noun<br />Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces<br />1 often capitalized : <b>a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition</b><br />2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control. <br /><br />Russia qualifies on almost every count.<br /><br />Just what part of fascism, Putin's behavior, recent events in Russia and your own fascist attitudes do you not get?<br /><br />If looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. But, perhaps that's too complicated for you.<br /><br />Spare me your undereducated drivel. You're the perfect Nazi.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179466916477423331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-74167858279661332852006-10-31T11:14:00.000-05:002006-10-31T11:14:00.000-05:00As I understand it, the first requirement for succ...As I understand it, the first requirement for success of AA is to admit you have a problem and can't solve it yourself. It seems to me the Kremlin is directly frustrating this by (a) lying about the dimensions of the problem and (b) propagating an environment where it is tantamount to treason to accept help from foreigners and (c) stifling internal criticism including the crackdown on NGOs.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-16623167693625356072006-10-30T20:15:00.000-05:002006-10-30T20:15:00.000-05:00By their own admission:
Russia is ranked 136 in t...By their own admission:<br /><br /><i>Russia is ranked 136 in the world rating of average men’s life expectancy, the Russian Healthcare and Social Development Ministry quoted by RBC said Wednesday. In the rating of women’s life expectancy, Russia occupies the 91 position.</i><br /><br /><i>In the past twelve years, from 1993 to 2005, the population of Russia contracted by four percent, or 5.8 million people. In 2005 the population contracted by 0.5 percent.</i><br /><br />http://mosnews.com/news/2006/02/23/lifexpectancy.shtml <br /><br />From my perch in psychiatry, alcoholism, besides its physical addiction, has a spiritual component which is why AA is more successful than other therapies. The numbers speak for themselves that Russia is a very dysfunctional country where depression and despair are significant. Communism utterly destroyed Russia.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179466916477423331noreply@blogger.com