arcadeparade

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by arcadeparade 13y ago
>During the Cold War, a group of Russian journalists toured the United States. On the final day of their visit, they were asked by their hosts for their impressions. 'I have to tell you,' said their spokesman, 'that we wer
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
One "what" down? Democracy? I encourage you to watch this Democracy Now interview before thinking that the opposition are democrats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROTwyP5no08
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Ironic when the other man on peoples minds this week ended a different apartheid.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1528151/Humans-tried-and-fai...
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
And carbon dating showed that some paintings were finished many hundreds of years after they began.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
As someone who bought a single Bitcoin at $20, I think I'll hold on and enjoy the ride :)
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Because of the sanctions in the 90's there were also up to half a million excess deaths of children aged under 5. It was called genocide by both men who were in charge of it, both of whom resigned in protest. http://en.wiki
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
This is fine but kind of getting away from my main point, which is that the NYT is denigrating Russia, not because of it's economic and social problems which are real, but because it is an independent country that is rich in natural re
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia#Putin.27s_fir... Nice little graph there.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Relative to Yeltsins Russia that is a success. And far more stable.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Your comment adds nothing of value.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Yes, this article is a disgrace. Putin has built a relatively successful and stable economy, which worst of all for the NYT is both pursuing an independent path and is rich in natural resources. If they weren't able to defend themselve
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
At first I thought he just had a basic overview of what the NSA does, but if he's getting down into the specifics of what the USA specifically does in other countries he will truly have fucked the USA over diplomacy wise.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Also this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_and_Monaghan_bombings The British Army helped unionist terrorists bomb Ireland.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Not to mention the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Capitalism :p
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All Journalism Is 'Advocacy Journalism'(medialens.org)
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
All Journalism Is 'Advocacy Journalism': http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
A big function of the NSA is also corporate surveillance: http://williamblum.org/aer/read/118
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Such nonsense.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Illumination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxYth0ktPsY
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
To quote Chomsky, 'ever product made in a capitalist society requires some level of coercion', from Chinese Iphones to Colombian cocaine.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
So you have a marketplace now for illegal (stolen) digital products and one for illegal physical products. What other illegal marketplaces will crop up because of tor and bitcoin?
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Would Wikipedia or Craigslist qualify?
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Weakening the global hegemon is certainly a contribution to world peace.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Deservedly so.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Take out theocratic and you could be talking about Obama. Leave it in and it could be Bush.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
It's very sad to see innocent people punished because their government has a backbone.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
Better just kill everyone to be safe.
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by arcadeparade 13y ago
I cant believe how realistic an idea he made it sound.

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