Re: The History of Latvia

Pēteris Cedriņš (Peteris Cedrins) wrote:
> On 28 Apr., 13:13, Anton <anton.use...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> MTRP™ kirjoitti:
>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVNZf9H5mHA
>>> ... But hey, where is his new white
>>> massa Uncle Sam?
>> The reason it's funny is because it is based on actual events. Adding
>> fiction to it would completely spoil the idea.
>>
>> --
>> Anton
> 
> Anton said it perfectly -- but let's look at this carefully.
> 
> The relation****p to Uncle Sam is quite clearly depicted at the end of
> the movie, when the flag is thrown out the door -- so what are you
> complaining about, Topolski?
> 
> As to a "massa" -- please explain how the US might be a "massa" to
> Latvia.

Iraq. Kosovo.
Period.

VM.


> This formulation is something I just can't understand -- but
> it keeps getting put forth for some weird reason known only to those
> who just can't stare their own master-slave relation****ps in the face,
> it seems.
> 
> NATO? More than two-thirds of people in Latvia wanted to join NATO...
> the figure in Lithuania was even higher. Guess why that is. Don't
> strain yourself.
> 
> The ICC? But Latvia never bent to American pressure in that regard --
> much larger countries did.
> 
> The fact that we're all interdependent and live in a global economy --
> well, go right ahead and lay the blame for that at America's door, if
> you insist. I don't see how -- how -- you might mean that does
> anything for any sorry figment of your imagination, though.
> 
> At ground level, and at a national level -- we have choices. This is
> not Russia -- we have a free press, real elections, serious dissent,
> etc. You want to start a party to throw off the American yoke -- go
> ahead! Hey -- the ruling coalition is not particularly fond of the
> terrible Yankee yoke of rule of law, transparency, etc., either, is
> it?
> 
> Except perhaps in the 1850s, the choice for this nation has always
> been clear -- to get as far away as possible from Russia. Personally,
> I think doing that is even more im****tant these days.
> 
> Vsego khoroshego,
> /P
> 
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