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Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by d__k »

vbezhenar wrote: post #93
kbart wrote: post #79

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It's not hard to choose when there's only 1 real candidate. USSR had elections too.

There were 4 candidates on the last elections. More than in US, AFAIK.

It is not about the number of candidates and freedom of choice. A true democracy needs its own Guantanamo (US) and citizens of 1st and 2nd classes (Estonia, Latvia). And the most important factor is who is your friend because these friends will eventually decide who you are. There were many classical dictatorships which were treated as democracies and vice versa.

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by gruez »

yongelee wrote: post #107
ThomPete wrote: post #91

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Second life is as far as I am aware actually profitable.

Right, as far as I'm aware, no one ever has made any money from Bitcoin, and its 1000s of % increases in less than a year.

>Right, as far as I'm aware, no one ever has made any money from Bitcoin

what about people who bought low and sold high? im sure there's at least 1 person who did that. or are you talking about making money from holding bitcoin?

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by myth_drannon »

ceasarby wrote: post #99
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #90

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> I think decision to transfer this guy to Azerbaijan was the right one That's cool but not what we're talking about. OP said Belarus jailed a journalist. You said it was in response to an Interpol warrant. We have impartial evidence of the jailing. We have no impartial evidence of your claim.

Well, by now on you've read the article by Belapan where you saw the quote that arrest was made based on the Interpol warrant by request of Azerbaijan. Belapan is independent news agency, at least they claim so on their website. It's not state owned, Belta is. How is my evidence is partial then? P.S. Also he's a blogger, not journalist. And the story of Belarusian jail that OP referring to is full of shit, even some…

"some Belarusian opposition members" you mean the ones who Lukashenko jailed and then released on a condition they work for him?

I have been reading this guy for many years and tend to believe him more than the "Belarusian opposition journalists" (Belarusian opposition can exist only outside of Belarus or inside mother earth).

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by walshemj »

mnem wrote: post #64
zitterbewegung wrote: post #61

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Bitcoin might be exactly like second life . Without second life we wouldn’t have World of Warcraft , Eve online and every other MMO. I can’t wait until blockchain becomes corporate !

Erm, MMOs predated Second Life by many years. Even discounting MUDs and so forth, Ultima Online was around about 5 or 6 years before Second Life.

and SHADES which used to run on the UK's PRESTEL system

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Post by ThomPete »

yongelee wrote: post #107
ThomPete wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Second life is as far as I am aware actually profitable.

Right, as far as I'm aware, no one ever has made any money from Bitcoin, and its 1000s of % increases in less than a year.

I made quite a lot from bitcoin so far.

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by sirfz »

Neku42 wrote: post #109
lowry wrote: post #11

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Just FYI, Belarusians often refer to Donald Trump as the american Lukashenka. They share quite a few traits.

Belarusian here. I would describe Donald Trump as american Yeltsin, but whatever.

That's funny, although Trump doesn't drink but this kinda makes sense

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Post by geezerjay »

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #112
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #95

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> The thing about Belarus is not that laws change at whim. They are not. Lukashenko is a dictator. Being able to change laws at a whim is a defining characteristic of dictatorship.

Just like issuing executive orders, right?

You're confusing actions taken by the executive branch with actions taken by the legislative branch. For a dictator like Lukashenko there is no difference. In democratic states they are quire different.

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by _0w8t »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #95
_0w8t wrote: post #77

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The thing about Belarus is not that laws change at whim. They are not. According a lawyer I know from Belarus in courts small and not so small cases are considered rather fairly. One in principle can count that in a daily life rule of laws applies and the level of corruption is not that bad. But the moment your case is perceived by authorities as political or somebody with power finds your business interesting, one g…

> The thing about Belarus is not that laws change at whim. They are not. Lukashenko is a dictator. Being able to change laws at a whim is a defining characteristic of dictatorship.

By that definition Lukashenko is not a dictator. The protest the last spring resulting in reversal of his decree shows that he has constrains and cannot change laws at whim.

Re: Belarus to create a regulatory environment for circulation of cryptocurrencies

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Post by philipwhiuk »

ThomPete wrote: post #126
yongelee wrote: post #107

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Right, as far as I'm aware, no one ever has made any money from Bitcoin, and its 1000s of % increases in less than a year.

I made quite a lot from bitcoin so far.

I think he was being sarcastic
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