03-30-06, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
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Originally Posted by CCIP
What I am is not anti-western - I am anti-right-wing. And that's no foreign idea.
Tell me now, why should Russia get in bed with the West? What did the West do for Russia?
And you wonder why Russia should have great love for the west?
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Well, as a Westerner myself, I am anti-left-wing for the exact opposite. The problem with left-wing thought is the idea of other people doing things to make your life or situation right. What has the West done for Russia??? What has Russia done for itself. Democratic policy didn't work in Russia not because the West didn't make it work for Russia. Russia must take responsibility for the inability to successfully implement political and economic reform. Don't lay the blame at the West.
I do however agree that the Clinton administration screwed up by not helping to foster the move toward democratic reforms in Russia, but ultimately it's up to Russia itself to continue progress in that direction.
And if Putin thinks it's in Russia's interest to alienate the West and help rogue nations like Iran develop non-conventional military arms, he's delusional. This will only hurt Russia in the long run. |
 
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