SpaceRaccoon

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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
>This is exactly the patronizing point of view that the Russians take of the Ukrainian identity: that it does not exist or that Ukraine is simply a part of Russia. Personally I believe Ukraine and Russia should be equals in whatever futu
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
>Ukraine has existed as a country for a very long time. It has been fought over and divided by neighboring countries for most of its existence. I am saying that it's time for Ukrainians to find, define, and defend their identity. I
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
Yet Cromwell exterminated a fifth of the Irish population, and Churchill allowed millions of Indians to starve in the '40s while part of the British empire. How come you don't put things in perspective? Nor was Hitler a communist-
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
On the other hand, my parents and grandparents were engineers who worked hard, had a dacha and a boat, went to music school and went on vacations to Crimea, Moscow, and so on- now my father works several hundred km to support our family whi
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
What is the Ukrainian "identity"? Here is a map of the territory of Ukraine acquired by Czars or Soviet leaders: http://i.imgur.com/LAc1emR.jpg . And before the USSR it was part of the Russian Empire. Both Slavic
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
The point is that drugs are a primary income for criminals- that is, people who are criminals for a living.
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
No, because drugs being illegal pushes the drug trade into criminal hands. I don't do drugs (often) but I don't see why revenue should go to criminal cartels and war lords when it can be controlled and regulated by government, esp
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
Damn, how this makes me yearn to leave the suburbs
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
Consequences of drugs being illegal, no?
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
Well corruption is a given, but at least there will be something to show for it. The borsch was delicious as well, thanks for asking.
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
They are trying to. Check out the "Skolkovo innovation center". Hopefully some day in the future you'll be buying smartphones and running software from my country, and people will stop asking me if my parents are alcoholics a
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
great success! now we can calculate optimal trajectory of nuclear missile bomb to destroy assholes uzbekistan
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
Because, for some reason, people (myself included) see some value in the idea of legitimate experiences over fabricated ones, although I'm not sure why. If you could be placed in a virtual reality, and not be aware you were in one, wou
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by SpaceRaccoon 13y ago
I watched a documentary by Vice recently about the Taliban in Pakistan. I do not remember the exact words, but when asked about allied air superiority with drones, an insurgent commander responded "Talking to people, I can get a few pe