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Monthly Archives: February 2009
What a Picture Wants
What a picture wants? Sublime emotions, not words or analysis.
Voice of the People (since July 2008) Part 2
Please note that this is a continuation of Part 1.
Sept 22: Attitudes on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 56% support stationing troops in South Ossetia while 27% support withdrawal. 40% believe recognizing their independence will benefit Russia, 15% think it will harm Russia and 28% believe it won’t make a difference one way or the other. [...]
Posted in Da Russophile Tagged culture, demography, economy, education, georgia, human rights, opinion poll, politics, public health 1 Comment
Voice of the People (since July 2008) Part I
Since the last time I covered Levada’s opinion polls was a whopping half a year back, I reckon its time to make an update on what Russians are thinking since then. A comprehensive kind of post, like what I did in Lovely Levada (check it out, if you haven’t already!) and hopefully a good resource [...]
Posted in Da Russophile Tagged britain, culture, demography, economy, georgia, human rights, international relations, opinion poll, politics, putin, russophobes, ukraine, usa 3 Comments
Oily Origins of the Economic Crisis
In an article some months ago I suggested that “perhaps this crisis is simply an unconscious recognition of this inconvenient truth?” – namely, the peaking of oil extraction and all that it implies for the continued survival of a financial system built on assumptions of continuous economic growth. In other words, the fashionable approach of [...]
Hubris in the Heartland
The Western MSM (mainstream media) was abuzz the last few weeks about how Obama’s apparent extension of a hand to Russia did not make them willing to unclench their fist, citing the closure of the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan. This was linked to Russia’s announcement of 150mn $ in aid and 2bn $ of credit [...]
Posted in Coffee House, Da Russophile Tagged geopolitics, international relations, latin america, military, nato, space, usa, venezuela, western hypocrisy 1 Comment
Smoke Weed Every Day!!
We must revive one of America's earliest and best traditions. We must fight the system of control that binds us and the matrix that imprisons our minds. Smoke weed every day!!
Posted in Coffee House, Life in General Tagged agriculture, communism, human rights, Humor, life, public health 18 Comments
USA 2009 = USSR 1989 ?