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03-27-14 02:01 #377
Posts: 1454Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep...
omg--i never thought of it that way! what'll we do? what'll we do???
relax gt, the crimea is not the beginning of russian expansion, it is the end.
by "never" i did not mean never in history, but there was no current threat to russian security.
putin will go no further than the crimea, partly because he understands that russia will have its hands full digesting its conquest, but mainly because he understands that if he does, everything will be up for grabs and he could lose the very thing he values most: the crimea.
europe couldn't really afford to bail itself out (greece, spain, et al) and cannot really afford to prop up a wounded ukraine, but they and a heavily mortgaged us will have to anyway.
russia will end up confirep001ing or otherwise stealing western corporate investment.
so far, the sanctions have been very high level and very limited. i don't think john boehner gives a toot if he ever gets to visit russia and i doubt if john mccaen has millions of dollars invested in moscow real estate. there will be a lot of tit-for-tat, and then everyone will settle into some kind of workable solution.
so, buck up gt, all is not lost. you may not find as many russian women looking to hook up with western men as you had hoped, but there should be plenty of ukrainian ones. and if you look on the bright side, your russian visa will now get you into the crimea!
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03-26-14 22:55 #376
Posts: 724Originally Posted by stravinsky [View Original Post]
it will effect "everyone else" because sanctions will hurt everyone economically (although i still am in favour of significant sanction) and will harm the fragile global recovery. europe couldn't really afford to bail itself out (greece, spain, et al) and cannot really afford to prop up a wounded ukraine, but they and a heavily mortgaged us will have to anyway. russia will end up confirep001ing or otherwise stealing western corporate investment. and then there are security issues. this will put an end to cooperation on weapons destruction (which was winding down anyway, but not completed) , and syria and iran, which were tenuous projects at the best of times. and then there are future potential conflicts if the putin doctrine prevails: transdnister, eastern oblasts, territorial disputes in asian waters and not just by russia, this is a valuable doctrine for anyone (like china) to adopt when convenient. and russia's claim to the arctic, if they are not to be bound by international law or norms.
if putin just wanted to secure the crimea, he could have done that politically with very little cost (have them agitate for a real referendum and greater autonomy until they were more aligned with russia than ukraine). the fact that he decided to do it militarily means two things: he wanted to kick sand in our faces (and having found that to be an enjoyable and pain-free experience he is bound to bully again) and he wanted to establish a principle that he back up any claim he has to a greater russia with the force of arms and no international regulation.
other than that it is just a minor domestic issue that is really none of our concern.
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03-26-14 21:35 #375
Posts: 1454Originally Posted by Gentleman Travel [View Original Post]
Russia's actions are undermining its (and everyone else's) economic security and stability.
How will it effect "everyone else"?
There was never any threat to political security and stability in the first place, except from inside Russia itself.
But I agree with you, probably the single most effective sanction the West could impose would be a total ban on the export of Apple products to Russia.
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03-26-14 18:54 #374
Posts: 724Originally Posted by Stravinsky [View Original Post]
Russia's actions are undermining its (and everyone else's) economic security and stability.
There was never any threat to political security and stability in the first place, except from inside Russia itself.
They will be very happy to sacrifice their Jimmy Choo's and D&G for the benefit of the motherland.
Now. If you're talking about giving up their iPhones, then that is cause for a Revolutsia!
I was advocating to my government they should focus on a luxury goods import ban.
It would affect only the upper classes, and remind them of the benefits of being "western".
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03-26-14 18:00 #373
Posts: 1454Originally Posted by Gentleman Travel [View Original Post]
Your position is well reasoned, but it's the reasoning of a Westerner. Nothing wrong with that, but if you truly want to understand what Russians will do, particularly Russian women, then you need to think like a Russian. They are much more interested in security and stability than nebulous concepts like "Freedom".
Time will tell, but I don't think you will see any kind of mass exodus of Russian women to the West, for them it would be like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. They will be very happy to sacrifice their Jimmy Choo's and D&G for the benefit of the motherland.
Now... if you're talking about giving up their iPhones, then that is cause for a Revolutsia!
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03-26-14 14:40 #372
Posts: 724Originally Posted by Stravinsky [View Original Post]
Sure, nationalists might be feeling pretty pumped just now, especially men. But young middle class women and even (especially) elitny have reason to worry. The rulers have tightened their fists and freedoms are eroding. Equally importantly, Russia has indulged in a series of expensive adventures the country cannot really afford (Olympics, Crimea and, frankly the whole basic rent-seeking economic structure). This means bad things for social services, education, medical care and exchange rates (for luxury goods).
Women are more interested in bread & butter issues, and less enamored of macho rhetoric.
Still, it would be hard for any Russian to see their country clearly now with the media so heavily controlled.
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03-25-14 18:10 #371
Posts: 1454Originally Posted by Gentleman Travel [View Original Post]
Young women in the Ukraine may have more of an incentive to find a life outside of their home country, but the days of the "White God" are gone. It was fun while it lasted, but I think we will never again see the same confluence of events that ended the Soviet Union. At least not in our lifetime.
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03-24-14 20:01 #370
Posts: 724Go West Young Woman?
I wonder if recent events will revive the desire of FSU women to mate with Western men in order to migrate to the West.
That seemed to be a strong motivator 10 years ago and more, but since then seemed to soften a lot, as women (especially Moscovites) realized that there was no place like home. Even if it was a pretty tough life for a young woman to survive and prosper in Moscow or Kiev, many girls believed that was where they wanted to live, for cultural and family reasons, and there was some trickle down of crumbs from the wealthy.
But now surely girls in Ukraine (and possibly Russia also) must see how fragile their world is?
That they live in dangerous kleptocracies where the autocrats are tightening their grip.
And that personal and financial security cannot be found in Eastern Europe.
So will they turn in droves to 'Russian Bride' and dating sites hunting Western men as a safe harbor?
Is the 'white god factor' coming back?
GT
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03-07-14 17:11 #369
Posts: 499It is almost unbelievable how emotionally starved Russian girls are. It is incredible how just a little bit of attention and appreciation get to them.
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02-27-14 13:45 #368
Posts: 1337Originally Posted by Stravinsky [View Original Post]
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02-26-14 18:26 #367
Posts: 1454Originally Posted by Jake993 [View Original Post]
Jake, Jake, Jake, my man, this is not 1954, this is 2014. There is brave new world out there; wake up, open your eyes and smell the coffee.
Half the Russian Olympic hockey team plays for the NHL, which is probably why they lost to the U.S. team. A Russian Olympic athlete who earns 2 gold medals for the glory of the Fatherland does not live in Novosibirsk. He lives in his private apartment in Moscow, together with his Russian wife. He is awarded a position as a captain of industry, which accords him the social and financial status worthy of a Narodi Geroy. He has no need of Russian language skills because his good buddy Vladimir Vladimirovich already speaks English, as well as you or I.
He is living the American dream, he's just doing it in Russia.
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02-26-14 18:25 #366
Posts: 1454Originally Posted by Gentleman Travel [View Original Post]
Good to hear from you! Strictly speaking I would classify the "Devushka ex Russkii" as a genus, with the "Devushka ex Sovietskii" as more of a species of that genus. Both of which are of the family "Devushka ex Sclavus".
Cherchez la femme
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02-26-14 17:32 #365
Posts: 73Originally Posted by Gentleman Travel [View Original Post]
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02-26-14 16:25 #364
Posts: 724The Naturalist
Originally Posted by Stravinsky [View Original Post]
But it is a very sad story. I would have thought given the age and socio-economics of the gentleman in this case that his chances of success were good.
I guess you can take the girl out of Russia, but cannot take the Russian out of the girl. And here I mean both the longing for cultural connection (understanding her deep Russian soul which can only be penetrated by reading impenetrable Russian literature) , but also the inbred stupid self-destructive behavior. When she is in Russia she longs for a clean, decent American man. When she is in America she hooks up with a Russian guy who is likely to treat her much the same as if they we back in some ghastly apartment flat beyond the ring roads of Moscow.
C'est la vie!
GT
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02-26-14 05:31 #363
Posts: 1337Originally Posted by Stravinsky [View Original Post]