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Well I guess all the bankers who destroyed our economy for a decade can flea to Russia too. Oh wait, they don't have to flea, no-one is pursuing them and they are gearing up for the next round of destruction since no laws were passed to restrict their behavior. We have great priorities and perspective.
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Yes. Let's not forget that it's Russia. Still, Snowden can't afford to trust the US, so that leaves Russia as an alternative. But that's just a special case for this particular situation.
> Yes. Let's not forget that it's Russia. So? Russia has been a much more malevolent world player than the US.
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Would you rather trust your life to the US government?
Yes. Let's not forget that it's Russia. Still, Snowden can't afford to trust the US, so that leaves Russia as an alternative. But that's just a special case for this particular situation.
Well I guess all the bankers who destroyed our economy for a decade can flea to Russia too. Oh wait, they don't have to flea, no-one is pursuing them and they are gearing up for the next round of destruction since no laws were passed to restrict their behavior. We have great priorities and perspective.
Hard to imagine cheering something the Russian government does yet here we are. Would you trust your life to them?
This whole episode has really shown the fallacy of US = Good, {Russia, China} = Bad. If you're an American, this might be a bit hard to understand. But for those who don't hail from any of the above-mentioned countries, it's easier to take a more balanced perspective of each. I don't think we can really look at any country in specific good/bad terms. I personally applaud Russia's actions on this matter.
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I hate to be that guy... the message of your post is clear, but I think it should be flee and not flea. https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aflea https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aflee
You just couldn't resist, could you. I'm shocked no regulation has passed to limit the banker's power. And I'm even more shocked none of them spent any time in jail. Seems like they really do own capitol hill
Probably because there are already a ton of regulations- the problem is they weren't being enforced. They probably still aren't being enforced.
Actually, I'd be in favor of having a lot fewer regulations, and enforcing those few very strictly.
Well I guess all the bankers who destroyed our economy for a decade can flea to Russia too. Oh wait, they don't have to flea, no-one is pursuing them and they are gearing up for the next round of destruction since no laws were passed to restrict their behavior. We have great priorities and perspective.
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You just couldn't resist, could you. I'm shocked no regulation has passed to limit the banker's power. And I'm even more shocked none of them spent any time in jail. Seems like they really do own capitol hill
>I'm shocked no regulation has passed to limit the banker's power. Probably because there are already a ton of regulations- the problem is they weren't being enforced. They probably still aren't being enforced. Actually, I'd be in favor of having a lot fewer regulations, and enforcing those few very strictly.
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Living in Europe and being engaged to an Israeli, I can definitely relate to that viewpoint.
Do you think Europe is being turned into Afghanistan and what's the relevance of being engaged to an Israeli?
In this sense, the US-French-British axis gambling with Lybia and Syria was incredibly risky, and could end up creating more problems than Qadafi and Bashar ever did... But that's the nature of our elites, forever playing their little Great Games with no regard for everyday people.
> said Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Hm. Interesting switch. I wonder why.
I found this interesting as well. Putin has developed a reputation for being his own mouthpiece when it comes to anything that helps to further the cult of personality he's built around himself. In other words, I'm shocked Putin had someone else say this instead of having cameras on him while he was shirtless and wrestling a bear for control of the life of a tiger cub.