tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post8375471787192553186..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Annals of Putin's Failure: The Poor Get Poorer (and in Russia, that means just about Everybody)La Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-61435116596144813552007-09-26T17:16:00.000-04:002007-09-26T17:16:00.000-04:00All right, if compared to Russia itself of the 199...All right, if compared to Russia itself of the 1990-s, 3$ dollars per hour is MUCH better than 30 cents per hour that we got in those years. <BR/><BR/>And I don't want to compare Russia to other G8 countries. <BR/><BR/>As far as I remember the economic blockade from the Russian side towards Georgia stared in 2006. So what prevented Georgia to become rich before 2006? And what's preventing it now? Russia? No, Saakashvilli himself said that the blockade positively affected Georgian economy.<BR/><BR/>Hell, if Georgia and Ukraine, with their American "democracy" and American support will turn into prosperous and rich European-like countries (at least during the next 10 years), I'll change my nickname to "anti-russia" at once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-59302680015040896152007-09-26T14:47:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:47:00.000-04:00(a) It's pretty pathetic if you have to compare yo...(a) It's pretty pathetic if you have to compare yourself to Georgia instead of other G-8 countries to make yourself look good.<BR/><BR/>(b) The only reason Georgia is poor is because of Russian exploitation and oppression. But unlike Russia, Georgia has many real friends in the world who will help it become prosperous and free. Russia will continue down the road to disaster all alone, following the USSR into oblivion.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-74542970913917449132007-09-26T12:29:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:29:00.000-04:00400$ - is a good sum, compared to "democracized" G...400$ - is a good sum, compared to "democracized" Georgia for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com