RealityLicks -> RE: Russian responsoe to potential US missle sites in Poland (8/15/2008 11:46:50 AM)
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Of course, it's nonsense to suggest that I have stated any desire to live under the Soviet "yolk" (sic). I simply have not been inculcated to display the automatic responses which seem so common in the land of the free. That doesn't mean that I choose the society of your enemies, just that I am able to conceive of other, separate and distinct ways to organise this continent on which I find myself. For me, it is not an "either/or" choice. American materialism is barely more attractive to many than Soviet control. Despite the advantages offered under a more liberal regime, you might be surprised at the number of former Eastern bloc countries where a longing for the old Soviet days is widespread. Before Tusk, Poland was going that route and President Kaszynski (sp?) is an old-school nationalist with more in common with the Russians than the west by a very wide margin. Perspective tends to alter the view, so grab every opportunity to widen yours with both hands. quote:
ORIGINAL: slvemike4u Not programmed Reality it's called educated and realistic...if living under the Soviet yolk was so appealing explain the Chech uprising in 1968,Poland and the tearing down of the Wall...were these examples of happy citizens or dissatisfied prisoners of a failed and corrupt system.All the while Western Europe prospered and was at peace under the American missile shield...not programming ...historical fact!!!! Interesting use of the term "missile shield". Hmmm. Anyway, as we long suspected and now know with total certainty, Russia was never in a position to overrun western Europe. Don't we all laugh now about the red-under-the-bed stories? That's what your missiles and the bases full of soldiers full of gear offered western Europe - protection from a scare story. Massive profits for an armament industry that has been terrifying the citizens of the biggest economy on the planet for 50 years. People are the same, everywhere.
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