- Posted by
sam
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May 14, 2008
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Before Russia fell, it was a powerful and amazing communist country, but lets get one thing straight. Russia was not able to support it self without Serfs. Serfs worked as the entire lower class and were released in the 90's because Russia was not able to sustain it self and wanted democratic reform. The reform has come and gone says some analysts. Russian Ex-President rolled back democratic reforms into the old age Russia. People are fleeing the country for a better life and they are finding it in Ukraine. Ukraine is still highly Democratic and moving more so than before.
Russia itself is losing civilians because of many reasons, but the top two include a Birth Rate lower than the current population. Russians are not replacing them selves. That has been seen for many years now and Russians are trying to fix this problem by declaring a national holiday to go home and make babies. Russian towns are giving prizes to couples that have kids on certain days or the amount of kids one couple has. Things are getting worse than that over there. Now IHT just did an article about how Russians are fleeing the motherland for a more democratic one. They are leaving for Ukraine in an attempt to make a better life for them selves that they can't see under the current Russian rule. This is an example of why the mexicans are leaving mexico for a better country and better way of life. They leave for the United States and leave mexico without the labor force that is needed to sustain a country economically anymore. The exact same thing will happen in the Ukraine. Russia will lose to Ukraines democratic reforms and its willingness for Free Speech. Because, what does Russia do to artist that talk bad about the government? It puts them into jail. So the artists request Ukraine work visa's and Ukraine accepts them indefinitely. Ukraine will profit from this and Russia will again lose more of its population.
So the question begs, how long will Russia last? If the Government keeps pushing back Democratic reforms and keeps allowing its population stop replacing them selves, they will lose faster over time. The country will fall inevitably if it doesn't change its current course of action.
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- Posted by
sam
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May 13, 2008
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I found something over at a Geocities web site. I wanted to share it on my blog, because who knows how long it would have lasted over there and this quote was far to good to read once and not remember. I hope you enjoy.
Why speak up about things that don't seem to affect you? Perhaps Pastor Martin Neimoller's view in one version of his quote will answer that question. He supported the Nazis until he realized, too late, what they were really about and was sent to Dachau concentration camp. He was one of the fortunate to be freed and live until 1984.
First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Social Democrats, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Social Democrat.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.
This version thanks to information researched at Liverpool Community College (which page has since been taken down) and by University of California Santa Barbara Professor Harold Marcuse who continues to update his pages with further research results. This version is similar to the one I remember seeing when I was in middle school and it never left me. I hope it never will.
Thank the good people in this world for we have Freedom.
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