Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Yes, there's widespread corruption in America. What exactly does that mean for our discussion about Russia?
Hey i am not the one who started this crony capitalism thing.
I was stating the fact that the Russians are no worse than the the USA at the moment when it comes to crony capitalism.
What exactly does the US have to do with the Ukraine anyway? They are not in NATO.
Ukraine wanted to be closer to the EU so let the EU handle it and if it gets out of hand then maybe intervene.
There are enough problems right here to worry about, course it does provide a diversion from the ever expanding daily scandals.
When has the government of the US trumped up a case against the owner of a large and sucessful petroleum company start-up just because he refused to sell off his holdings?
This is how "biznez" is conducted in Putin's Russia.
We have real courts with real authority here, thankfully.
To equate the US with Russia when it comes to the relationship between business and government is laughable.
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Yes, there's widespread corruption in America. What exactly does that mean for our discussion about Russia?
Hey i am not the one who started this crony capitalism thing.
I was stating the fact that the Russians are no worse than the the USA at the moment when it comes to crony capitalism.
What exactly does the US have to do with the Ukraine anyway? They are not in NATO.
Ukraine wanted to be closer to the EU so let the EU handle it and if it gets out of hand then maybe intervene.
There are enough problems right here to worry about, course it does provide a diversion from the ever expanding daily scandals.
When has the government of the US trumped up a case against the owner of a large and sucessful petroleum company start-up just because he refused to sell off his holdings?
This is how "biznez" is conducted in Putin's Russia.
We have real courts with real authority here, thankfully.
To equate the US with Russia when it comes to the relationship between business and government is laughable.