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Which don't exist... How thick are you?
1) Do your homework. They do you exist, my flower. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Russia 2) Absense of something doesn't make it illegal. Looks you have failed logic state here.
The former soviet states are a great natural experiment in economics. Countries that liberalized their economies, like Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, and Latvia (the "mostly free" countries here: https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking ) have grown much faster than countries that retained socialism and central planning, like Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. See: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/aug/17…
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Your comment would be fine without that last bit.
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Personal attacks are not ok here and we ban accounts that post them. Your comment would be fine without that last bit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
The former soviet states are a great natural experiment in economics. Countries that liberalized their economies, like Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, and Latvia (the "mostly free" countries here: https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking ) have grown much faster than countries that retained socialism and central planning, like Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. See: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/aug/17…
Sadly the EU is not that eager on taking new memberships right now. Look at North Macedonia and Albania's potential membership negotiations getting initially opposed we are too busy right now and then conditioned by France ok, but one step at a time .
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Personal attacks are not ok here and we ban accounts that post them. Your comment would be fine without that last bit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
I don't see the insult. I should have recommended the poster this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/385.On_Bullshit
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Belarus, as the article clearly states, unlike Ukraine, isn't a craphole at all. Saying "muh corruption" isn't an argument. Russia had a problem with corruption as well until they elected a patriotic strong man who got it under control to the point where oligarchs were no longer fighting pitched gun battles in Moscow. What's your plan for dealing with neoliberal induced corruption in Ukaine?
Seriously? No corruption in Russia since FSB officers have themselves become oligarchs? Or was there another point?
Do you have a plan for fixing Ukraine's corruption under the neoliberal looter regime the US put in place there?
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>Hands down the friendliest and kindest people I've ever met on earth Anecdotally, Iranian people fall into the same category despite living under a despotic regime and severe sanctions imposed by the US.
I agree. I've never met a single person that has travelled to Iran that doesn't list it as their all-time favourite country, and number 1 they want to return to. I've met at least a few hundred people that have driven across, spending 2-4 weeks. (Note: I've never been)
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> Ukraine liberalized its economy and it pretty much destroyed the place. The Russian invasion destroyed the place.
Don't be thick. A handful of oligarchs seizing all the wealth created by Soviet "slave" labor and sharing very little did destroy Ukraine long before the loonies in Lviv decided to overthrow the shameless crook from the Donbas.
Oh you mean the invading Russian forces.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/02/russian-disinformation-...
> By the next morning, soldiers in unmarked uniforms had taken the Crimean parliament and raised the Russian flag. Throughout the day, the little green men—as the irregular Russian soldiers came to be known—fanned out across the city, capturing government buildings. Soon, behind closed doors and under Russian guns, the autonomous region’s parliament voted to request Russian security assistance.
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Seriously? No corruption in Russia since FSB officers have themselves become oligarchs? Or was there another point?
I love the point and sputter. I said, Putin got corruption under control to the point where oligarchs (none of whom were or are FSB agents) are not fighting pitched street battles in Moscow. As a result their GDP, unlike Ukraine's, is doing fairly well. They even have a GINI index better than in the US. Imagine that! Do you have a plan for fixing Ukraine's corruption under the neoliberal looter regime the US put in p…
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I love the point and sputter. I said, Putin got corruption under control to the point where oligarchs (none of whom were or are FSB agents) are not fighting pitched street battles in Moscow. As a result their GDP, unlike Ukraine's, is doing fairly well. They even have a GINI index better than in the US. Imagine that! Do you have a plan for fixing Ukraine's corruption under the neoliberal looter regime the US put in p…
Russia's gdp is directly proportional to oil prices, not oligarchs arrests. You can google for charts if you like. No, I do not have a plan for Ukraine. In fact I think no plan would make any difference at this point
Russia manages to field new nuclear submarines, new ballistic missile designs, a nuclear ramjet cruise missile and various other insane technological contraptions. Meanwhile in the US we need to hitch a ride ... with the Russians, to achieve low earth orbit, and we've shipped our heavy manufacturing capabilities to China and Mexico. But hey, at least we design iphones in California!