Bendingo

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by Bendingo 9y ago
> there is a lack of respect for property Australians lack respect not just for (other's) property but for other people and society in general. In my opinion, Australians on the whole are rude and selfish.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
I've not heard this idea before. Why wouldn't US simply allow the Soviet rocket production to just die? Please do you have a reference for it?
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by Bendingo 9y ago
Rides into space and rocket engines are not the only thing USA needs Russian Federation for [0] and [1]. (The second reference has a misleading url; the artcile's actual title is "Why the U.S. Is Buying Natural Gas From Russia&quo
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by Bendingo 9y ago
And also sent first woman to space. First dog(s) too. First orbiting spacecraft etc.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> Law enforcement has already been seen to act adversarial to private interests If enforcing law is seen as adversarial to private interests, then those private interests are by definition, against the law.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> "... or talking to you" is abusive Please tell me you're kidding.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>Russia's economy hasn't expanded much in real terms in the last 30 years Russian GDP has dropped since 2014 due to sanctions. If you look at prior to sanctions, growth is more impressive. From [1]: GDP (USD billion) 1990
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>he himself put Stalin in control It is true that it was Lenin who brought Stalin into the inner circle of command. Later on, however, after Lenin was bedridden due to strokes, Lenin explicitly stated that Stalin was not to assume party
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> they are a nation of builders I agree. After studying and travelling through Russia, I'm in awe at the skill of their engineers and scientists.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>will continue to limit Russia Russia doesn't seem very limited to me. "Russia-China Bilateral Trade Up 30% In Q1 2017" [0] "Russia upgraded to top rank in world wheat exports in 2017-18" [1] "In Moscow, Sau
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> the U.S. must play theirs Or, as the far stronger side, the US could de-escalate. Not only is this the less-risky option, but it would also garner global respect/admiration for the US - something that has been in short supply for
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>I'd imagine they'd take that stuff very seriously Indeed. Especially since the US refuses to end the Korean war by signing a peace treaty.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>to maintain its gas blackmailing power over Europeans You throw around the word "blackmail" as if this is established fact. Please tell when Russia has ever blackmailed Europe using gas? The only times when gas supply to Europ
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> Kaspersky himself used to work for Soviet military intelligence This is straight up not true. He studied at an institute that was administered by the KGB.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> Kaspersky has been known to collaborate with the Russian government and promote Russian interest I would like to see some actual evidence of this, instead of just allegations.
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> we have much stronger rule of law in the west Domestically perhaps, but not when it comes to international law (eg. sanctioning torture, extrajudicial killings, drone strikes, illegal invasion etc.)
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> ... was completely unsurprised to find out that ... So please share your findings then
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by Bendingo 9y ago
More specifically, Kaspersky studied at Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science, which was administered by the KGB, and "offered the best mathematics courses available in the old USSR" [0]. It is disinge
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by Bendingo 9y ago
> Russians have alledgedly been involved with the Catalonian independence movement Of all the unsubstantiated and ridiculous "Russia did a bad thing" allegations I have heard, this one is the most ridiculous (so far). A deeper
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>no-one really cares about Russia This is clearly false; the western media and political elites have been obsessing about Russia for the best part of a year. >Russia cares about the USA From my observations during one month of travell
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by Bendingo 9y ago
>let a dictator kill a bunch of his own people It turns out [1] that the claims of Libyan genocide were false. There were other choices than "do nothing" or "help the rebels". For example, a reasonable decision would
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by Bendingo 10y ago
> US citizens have the best visa options of western citizen to visit Russia Do you know why this is ? As an Australian citizen, I am a bit frustrated to have to limit my visit (planned for later in the year) to 1 month.
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by Bendingo 10y ago
Assuming hourly rate of: 73.91 (wage floor) + 32.50 (benefits) + 2 (bump) = 108.41 And a 40 hour standard week: 108.41 x 40 = 4336 (weekly rate), 4336 x 52 = 225492 (yearly rate) Assuming double weekend rate, for 8 hours on both sat&#
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by Bendingo 10y ago
I haven't heard of RU attempts to Balkanize USA; could you please elaborate.