Russia is sliding away from the influence of America and Europe, so we are seeing hysterics in the world.
Russia is sliding away from the influence of America and Europe, so we are seeing hysterics in the world.
Indifferent alike to praise or blame
Give heed, O Muse, but to the voice Divine
Fearing not injury, nor seeking fame,
Nor casting pearls to swine.
(A.Pushkin)
Well...
Do not forget we are not in Russia here where a lot of people know languages. They do not understand what you've written, so you'll be asked to stick to English. And another point - Mr. Zadornov was absolutely right, speaking about them.
My signature is a translation of famous Pushkin's words:
Хвалу и клевету приемли равнодушно
И не оспоривай глупца.
So, don't waste time. They are such as they are and "горбатого могила исправит".
For the sake of justice there are several smart persons, unfortunately few, with analytic brains of a chess player. You will see them yourself.
Last edited by Balu; 03-19-2018 at 02:49 AM.
Indifferent alike to praise or blame
Give heed, O Muse, but to the voice Divine
Fearing not injury, nor seeking fame,
Nor casting pearls to swine.
(A.Pushkin)
And that is correct...
Papokarlo - please speak ONLY English. This is an American website and we speak English here, even if folks here fully understand some other languages, and some know several languages.
But this is America, we don't want to press #1 to hear English. Just please follow the written rules of the board you agreed to when joining.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Balu, that's very kind of you ... thank you !!!
But you overstate the case.
You simply don't understand (a) how well we understand the truth about Russian psychology, and (b) how comparatively free we are of propagandist influences here. Why ? Because .. (c) we in the West believe in a society where freedom is genuinely valued.
We KNOW that, in a true democracy, for just one candidate to get a 76 percent approval expressed as a voting percentage, especially from such a range of choices, is too improbable a phenomenon. It can only happen if the 'election' is fixed in some way. By vote rigging, or by somehow brainwashing people with an onslaught of propaganda.
Question: do Russians really understand how impoverished they are, compared to people in the West ?
It makes no sense to me that they'd overwhelmingly give voting approval to the leader, and political party, which assured they remained so !
So, the 'election' was rigged. And/or, Russians are so swamped by propaganda giving them a false picture of the wider world, that they genuinely don't know any better.
Either way, it's rigid State control which keeps them very firmly under the Kremlin's thumb.
Or is it ... jackboot ?
H'mm ?
It's That Bloody Foreigner Again !!!
Balu. They can't even believe 76%, and you can't prove them anything, they've never seen anything like it in their lives. It's crazy for them
Well that's fine, you ain't banned or nothing my buddy, I'm just making it far for ALL so everyone understands what is in front of them - and naturally leaning towards the language that "I" speak fluently, since I kinda pay the bills around these here parts.
Send me $20 in American dollars to my Paypal account listed above, and I'll gladly allow you 20 posts per month in which you can speak in clear Russian if you would like.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock