re: Mike Sylwester comments:
“Russia is evolving toward a liberal democracy, but the process still is very difficult.”
Yep, it’s damn tough, particularly for the opposition and independent media, who have a very limited life expectancy in Putin’s fascist state.
“Is not stopping that process, but he is correcting it.”
Yep, we see. Guns, bullets, poison, killing off domestic political opponents. Oh, what’s the “liberal” part of your “democracy”? What’s “democratic” mean? I think that there’s a problem with the Russian-English translator, here.
“He is extremely popular in Russia because he is correcting it and because he is continuing it. He has been an effective leader.”
So was Stalin, and Mussolini made Italy’s trains run on time, and Hitler put German’s back to work. Hurray for Russian progress.
“During the Yeltsyn years, much of Russia’s natural resources become the personal possession of a small number of of individual manipulators of the market. They were not like the Rockefellers of US economic history, who had developed new resources, methods and institutions over the course of several decades.”
Yep, it was awful how the former USSR communist party and particularly, ex-KGB boys raped Russia economically.
“Rather, these manipulators in Russia appeared from nowhere”
Correction: “.. these manipulators in Russia appeared from the local Communist party cadres…”.
“The Russians perceive that Putin has put the country on the right track in combating corruption, crime and terrorism.”
Of course they do. They “perceive” what they are told by Putin’s state controlled media. Do you realize that you have NO CREDIBILITY (e.g. translation hint: that means “you are a liar” in English) when you describe what the “Russian people perceive”, when there is no longer an independent media or political opposition?
You see, that’s why you, “Mike Sylwester”, can no longer play in our swimming pool. Putin has eliminated the aspects of “liberal democracy” that gave you, and Russia in general, the credibility to speak like we do, i.e. with freedom expression, speech, and thought. You don’t have it, we do – different worlds.
“Russia’s actions in Georgia follow that mode of decisive leadership.”
Oh my Lord, so did Hitler’s brownshirts – they were a hell of a decisive force.
“If Russia is in South Ossetia on a peacekeeping mission, then Russia will control that situation.”
Russia’s conscripts are an unprofessional force of rapists. Do you have any idea what they are doing in Georgian cities now?? Ethnic cleaning (they are doing it, or they are providing cover for “irregulars” Putin brought in to do the same thing.
“If necessary, Russia might break some rules and might strike with overwhelming brutality..” Yep, we agree. Rape, pillage, and plunder is pretty brutal. How will you feel with Georgian “irregulars” strike in the heart of Moscow? Do you think, with the common knowledge of chemical and bio-warfare out there, that some young Georgian SPEC-OPS warrior is going to lay down and die while the Russian hoards level his cities, rape or kill his wife, sisters, daughters, and kill civilians? Russia has forgotten the lesson of WWII – Russia has chosen to war and conquer, and that decision will have far-ranging negative consequences for the Russian people.
“Georgians became too impatient and confrontational with Russia in this situation.”
Yep. They were purely pissed-off that Russian moved its thug-troopers into Georgian territory, illegally gave “Russian citizenship” to Georgian citizens in a border province, and used the “peacekeeping” label to cover a war of aggression against Georgia. I just can’t understand their impatience with that kind of shit; I mean, I’d roll over in a country and bring your boys flows and stuff (oops, I mean, our USA Democrat politicians would do that; I’d be that guy in the shadows waiting to kill the Russians).
“The USA still can and should cooperate with Russia, and so should Georgia.”
Oh we will cooperate; we will definitely bring it to you. F15′s, F22′s, subs, precision guided bombs, lots of bullets, and we’ll bring the whole party to you. Russian started this war, and we will finish it. It may take another 40 years, but you will lose, more Russians that non-Russians will die, and Russia will be the poorer for it. Like before. Like always.
Wretchard: I apologize for being so “hard core” here, in what is normally a pretty cerebral, informational, and ultimately entertaining BLOG. But I’m a pretty simple guy. War starts with a lie, then a second lie, then a bunch of them, a redefinition of the terms of language that Webster would never recognize, and then big lies. This guy is right out of the old leftist-Communie play book. “There is no truth, only what we make you believe is truth”. I can’t tolerate lies, because they ultimately lead to death, destruction, and slavery.
Words matter. What the FSB’s “Mike Sylwester” is saying is arguably as damaging as the planes, tanks, and rapists that Russian is sending into Georgia. Those vehicles exist, because of the words – the lies.
God Bless the Georgian’s. Good hunting. Freedom to the Georgian people. Courage to the other NATION-STATES now pressured by the Russian machine.
Regards.. from an OldSalt
