Pyrpolizer wrote:Paphitis wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:Paphitis wrote:All I know is what the press tell me hey?
Just because you are a stupid old fool, and don't do anything but scratch your friggin tiny balls, doesn't mean belarus isn't ruiled by a vicious tyrant. How immature are you.
I friggin dare you to open a blog like The Saker criticizing Lukashenko and then go back to Minsk and see what happens. Or for you to go there and make any negative remarks about Lukashenko who is the only fully blown dictator in Europe.
Thanks for the videos about Belarus, and I totally agree this country is a dictatorship.
However like I said earlier you have to give those countries (and Russia) enough time to become truly democratic.
Freedom of speech and expression are actually limited in Western countries todate. E.g when the Queen came here she was shocked that people were throwing eggs at her Limo. Obviously such a thing would never be permitted in London.
Yet that's what freedom of expression is all about.
You thought that Greece became democratic after 400 years of slavery?? Not at all. Upto the 60s they were actually ruled by the palace who in turn were appointed by the Germans. As soon as they revolted they plunged into dictatorship. And that was 140 years after they presumably got their freedom.
In Cyprus it was somehow different. We were "lucky" enough to have the British educate us a bit on democracy, teach us their own law and order etc for about 80 years.
And after we got independent and we were given the freedom to rule ourselves we screwed up everything in just 7 years, hence the reason we today have de facto partition.
I never said Greece was perfect but for a country that had lived for 400 years under Ottoman rule it eventually did ok.
When exactly did Greece do OK?? After the dictatorship they got their "democracy" back on the expense of Cyprus. Soon after Papandreou started the trick that lasted for 30+ years in cooking the books and taking loans to sustain corruption and fake standards of living. Until it all collapsed and Greece was on it's knees. What happened in Greece when practically every politician and Government officer was paid commission fees on the expense of the people was not even a democratic deficit. It was anarchism or chaos, which is worse than totalitarianism.You seem to think though that Monarchies are dictatorships. That’s not the case. The UK, Canada, Australia and NZ are monarchies but are democracies. You can demonstrate, do what you like and yes you can also throw some eggs at the PM. You are unlikely to get arrested for such a thing.
Monarchies are remnants of the feudalism and the tyranny of the middle ages.
It's amazing that it took European Countries more than 400 years to become Democratic (while still keeping some remnants of their old tyrants) and you are not willing to give the Ex Soviet block countries some time to evolve as well.I think the Queen would have taken it in her stride. I doubt she would have worried too much about it all. I’m not sure if throwing an egg at the Monarch is criminal. The thing with the Monarch is that it is an institution. It may be illegal. But you can throw eggs at PMs and at politicians no problem and plenty have.
I agree with you about the 30+ years of Papandreou. But that is what the people wanted. It's a pity not many saw what was coming.
I'm talking as far as Dictators are concerned, Greece only had a couple of instances of Dictatorship. One was Metaxas and the other was the Junta.
Now, I have the opinion that not all Dictators are bad. For instance, Metaxas might be an example. pootin could have been another example. The West doesn't care if a country is rules by a Dictator. look at Turkey (Erdogan).
the West can't really get involved and force every country to be democratic Systems and it probably wouldn't work either.
It's more to do with behavior. Pootin is on a trajectory of confrontation with the West for a number of reasons. I think it is possible that the West created him and now he sees an opportunity to assert himself as a world power. I also believe Pootin is dangerous because he doesn't respect the sovereignty of his neighbors. Russia is becoming like Turkey.
For example, in the Belarus documentaries, Russia's actions resulted in Lukashenko (who I do not like either) fearing a Russian Invasion. It was mentioned twice. But it isn't just Belarus, it is Latvia, Lithuania (probably the first to go), then Georgia, and so on.
BTW, the Monarchy System isn't fuedal. It is actually probably the best system of Government going around. the Monarch, is like the President in Greece. The role is ceremonial. The Monarch is a symbol more than anything else. It hasto sign off on laws, open Parliament house, cut ribbons and so on. In Greece, the office of The President is politicized and in America they have crazy elections lasting almost 18 months.
Look at the stability. Canada, Australia, new Zealand, UK have never had a Coup. Ever!
This is the reason why it is difficult to become a Republic. The Monarchists actually say things like "why would we want to be anything like France, Italy, Greece, or Spain.
And it is a valid point. All these countries have experienced political turmoil. Whereas Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and UK.
