The Russians Are Coming
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poliphiloI grew up during the Cold War. I remember playing a game called "Russian spies" which involved talking in a silly voice and brandishing crayoned drawings of space rockets. My friend and I never could figure out what Russian spies actually did. It was fun drawing the space rockets but the rest of it palled very quickly.
So I've got this conditioning. Russia is the "Evil Empire"- all that Reaganite crap.
But
When I was a little older I discovered the Russians had written the best books in the world. Later I found out they'd also made some of the best films.
AND they defeated Hitler. Yes they did. We helped out at bit, but they were the ones who fought the biggest battles and took the biggest losses.
So LJ is now owned by the Russians.
Yes I know the President of Russia is a scary bloke. (So is the President of the USA if you hadn't noticed.)
But he's less likely to want to kill us- right- now we're his customers.
We live in a global economy. And in a global economy this is what happens. Russians also own Chelsea football club and much of London.
The shop's new owner has a funny accent. Get over it.
A capitalist is a capitalist is a capitalist. Are you trying to tell me Russian capitalists are intrinsically more evil than American capitalists? (Or British capitalists, or Australian capitalists). That's silly. Go read some history.
So I've got this conditioning. Russia is the "Evil Empire"- all that Reaganite crap.
But
When I was a little older I discovered the Russians had written the best books in the world. Later I found out they'd also made some of the best films.
AND they defeated Hitler. Yes they did. We helped out at bit, but they were the ones who fought the biggest battles and took the biggest losses.
So LJ is now owned by the Russians.
Yes I know the President of Russia is a scary bloke. (So is the President of the USA if you hadn't noticed.)
But he's less likely to want to kill us- right- now we're his customers.
We live in a global economy. And in a global economy this is what happens. Russians also own Chelsea football club and much of London.
The shop's new owner has a funny accent. Get over it.
A capitalist is a capitalist is a capitalist. Are you trying to tell me Russian capitalists are intrinsically more evil than American capitalists? (Or British capitalists, or Australian capitalists). That's silly. Go read some history.
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seraphim and poliphilo in dialogue
Date: 2007-12-04 04:49 pm (UTC)in expression of J Stewart
Date: 2007-12-04 05:05 pm (UTC)well you know you have both a
Republican and a Labor Party admirer
in turn, speaking for Tony who respect
each other too so lets have
a virtual I dont know, sun not over
yardarm yet, hot chocolate on it
prosit!
Re: in expression of J Stewart
Date: 2007-12-04 05:08 pm (UTC)The "Night Cafe" icon is so appropriate here.
Hmmmm. Now I'm wanting some *real* hot cocoa.
Re: in expression of J Stewart
Date: 2007-12-04 06:13 pm (UTC)But there's a bottle of wine open in the kitchen....
Now there's an idea.
Sante!
wine
Date: 2007-12-04 06:16 pm (UTC)I usually don't do cocoa either, but I might be tired of coffee today... yet I am hankering for a hot drink. I guess it could be tea.
Re: seraphim and poliphilo in dialogue
Date: 2007-12-04 06:12 pm (UTC)Just because we disagree about things it doesn't mean we can't have respect for one another.
Courtesy. That's the name of the game.