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Off-Topic / Re: Visit Russia before Russia visits you
« on: March 05, 2014, 04:10:57 am »
I don't really want to comment a lot about it because I think I'd still need more info, but here's something I read that I found more interesting than most articles I had read (often written by people who just scratch something quickly because their boss asked them to): http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116837/dmitri-simes-interview-why-russia-isnt-taking-us-seriously
If you don't feel like reading all of it I'd advise you to skip to question 6 "Let's go back to the US for a moment...".
And I'd also just like to point out, not particularly related to this issue, that all countries who have or used to have significant power have done or are still doing horrible things (I doubt there's any exception to that), not that it's an excuse for it but reading this topic (as many times) there seems to be a bit of "those are evil those are angels" going on.
PS: I did find the title of the topic funny though but it's much more true for western countries.
If you don't feel like reading all of it I'd advise you to skip to question 6 "Let's go back to the US for a moment...".
And I'd also just like to point out, not particularly related to this issue, that all countries who have or used to have significant power have done or are still doing horrible things (I doubt there's any exception to that), not that it's an excuse for it but reading this topic (as many times) there seems to be a bit of "those are evil those are angels" going on.
PS: I did find the title of the topic funny though but it's much more true for western countries.