tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post7451953036546841458..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Peace movement protests against Russian imperialismLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-25300923833606853822008-10-29T09:51:00.000+13:002008-10-29T09:51:00.000+13:00Oh snap!!:Georgia accused of Ossetia war crimesTho...Oh snap!!:<BR/><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7692751.stm" REL="nofollow">Georgia accused of Ossetia war crimes</A><BR/><BR/>Those naughty Georgians.OECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-41298363249283220542008-08-19T08:32:00.000+12:002008-08-19T08:32:00.000+12:00What aggressive ideology is Russia trying to peddl...What aggressive ideology is Russia trying to peddle to the rest of the world in 2008?<BR/><BR/>We must support Chelsea FC? Only Russian gas will keep us warm in winter, Norwegian gas is inferior?<BR/><BR/>The cold war is over. Competition between large nuclear power nation states is not.<BR/><BR/>I'm aware that Russia is hardly a bastion for Libertarians ideals, but the country is still a work OECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-19153121337342508982008-08-19T08:10:00.000+12:002008-08-19T08:10:00.000+12:00Considering what the freedom loving Russias did to...Considering what the freedom loving Russias did to Poland, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia, north Korea and Afghanistan between 1945 and 1985, it shouldn't be surprising that most of those countries view NATO membership as an insurance policy against a country that fathered and nurtured the longest running totalitarian dictatorship in modern Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-50032897809034604762008-08-19T07:33:00.000+12:002008-08-19T07:33:00.000+12:00"bent on expansionism"Now where have I heard that ..."bent on expansionism"<BR/><BR/>Now where have I heard that before? I seem to recall some gun emplacements littered around the New Zealand coastline because the Tsar of Russia spent every last waking moment planning to invade New Zealand in the late 1800's for the simple desire of ruling the colonials with an iron fist. A beat up then and a beat up now.<BR/><BR/>NATO is expanding towards RussiaOECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-28054840473324132822008-08-19T07:16:00.000+12:002008-08-19T07:16:00.000+12:00"it cannot annex the territory of its neighbours"....<I>"it cannot annex the territory of its neighbours"</I>.<BR/><BR/>If Russia wanted to annex Georgia it would have been done already. As my Russian friends keep telling me, decapitation strikes are what the US does, not something Russia does. If Russia had wanted Mikheil Saakashvili dead, his corpse would be well and truly rotten and deposing by now.<BR/><BR/>Did you see the news reports about OECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1126046059110189152008-08-18T04:19:00.001+12:002008-08-18T04:19:00.001+12:00OECD- Yes the Russians didn't start it, but they g...OECD- Yes the Russians didn't start it, but they grossly overreacted. Gori is where? Not in South Ossetia or Abkhazia, Russia is striking well into Georgian territory.<BR/><BR/>Yes Russia is a thriving democracy, where the goverment controls the media, regulates public protests and assassinates political opponents. It is a capitalist society with little rule of law, a judicial system easily Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-79859888478912512692008-08-18T04:19:00.000+12:002008-08-18T04:19:00.000+12:00OECD- Yes the Russians didn't start it, but they g...OECD- Yes the Russians didn't start it, but they grossly overreacted. Gori is where? Not in South Ossetia or Abkhazia, Russia is striking well into Georgian territory.<BR/><BR/>Yes Russia is a thriving democracy, where the goverment controls the media, regulates public protests and assassinates political opponents. It is a capitalist society with little rule of law, a judicial system easily Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-51929774464055245372008-08-17T20:31:00.000+12:002008-08-17T20:31:00.000+12:00"Note Russia is both a democracy with a capitalist..."Note Russia is both a democracy with a capitalist economy. Both good attributes.'<BR/>It's neither.<BR/>"End of the day Georgia started this conflict."<BR/>No they didn't.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-34613238366368647742008-08-17T13:13:00.000+12:002008-08-17T13:13:00.000+12:00OECD Rank, look at a map. Now look at which countr...OECD Rank, look at a map. Now look at which country South Ossetia is in? Doesn't a country have a right to defend its territory?<BR/><BR/>End of the day, it was just a minor detail. Russia didn't want Georgia to join NATO, and in some regards, the Cold War is still carrying on. Furthermore, do you really believe the bs that Russia is a democracy? Let me see, the Russian Government has poisoned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-71050410771865172552008-08-17T05:31:00.000+12:002008-08-17T05:31:00.000+12:00Good on the Russians. They didn't start this war ...Good on the Russians. They didn't start this war in Georgia but they'll finish it. It's a shame the US is reverting to form and waging proxy wars against Russia. US thinking is that what's bad for Russia is good for the US and vice a versa. That's a shame given all the progress the US has made in Iraq. At least Russia is in a position to flip both middle fingers at the US and say "How do youOECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-45713322375548947252008-08-17T03:41:00.000+12:002008-08-17T03:41:00.000+12:00Too true--and when you point this out to a leftist...Too true--and when you point this out to a leftist, the only response they are likely to offer is 'where are the right-wing protesters?".<BR/>In truth, they have no answer for their hypocrisy and double standards, because the "peace" movement is merely anti-Americanism disguised as a moral stance.<BR/>Useful idiots indeed.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.com