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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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 Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: Twisting of History; The possible rebirth of neo-Stalinism |
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Here is a discussion....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070926/wl_nm/russia_gorbachev_stalinism_dc
This is a bit disturbing, especially being of Eastern European descent , a place where alot of his atrocities occurred both before, during and after the war and to see that Russians are trying to gloss over them seems alittle....frightening to say the least
I think this kinda' parallels the controversy now happening in northeast Asia in regards to the horrors committed by Japanese Imperialism (1898-1945) and how Japan is trying to downplay them. |
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pastis
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Twisting of History; The possible rebirth of neo-Stalini |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
| I think this kinda' parallels the controversy now happening in northeast Asia in regards to the horrors committed by Japanese Imperialism (1898-1945) and how Japan is trying to downplay them. |
The difference being that Japan is now primarily a force for good in the world, a military threat to nobody, and generally well-liked around the world (except by you-know-whom).
Russia has always been scary, no surprise there (I don't think old Gorb ever fit in there that well). Seriously, what country gets along with Russia? |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Twisting of History; The possible rebirth of neo-Stalini |
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| pastis wrote: |
| lastat06513 wrote: |
| I think this kinda' parallels the controversy now happening in northeast Asia in regards to the horrors committed by Japanese Imperialism (1898-1945) and how Japan is trying to downplay them. |
The difference being that Japan is now primarily a force for good in the world, a military threat to nobody, and generally well-liked around the world (except by you-know-whom).
Russia has always been scary, no surprise there (I don't think old Gorb ever fit in there that well). Seriously, what country gets along with Russia? |
Yes, but the ominous violin and cello music that always gets played when the Soviet Union is shown in film is pretty cool. |
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