Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 2 of 2 1 2
#5949 11/18/03 02:54 AM
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
T
Junior Member
Offline
Junior Member
T
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
By saying it was stupid you are making an argument. And if you don't give a [censored], why start the topic? The Mafia is a new thing in Russia. It did exist under communism but was hunted and left in the shadows. Now eighty percent of all Russian businesses pay 'protection' money to them. Yeltsin's shock therapy cut the legs out of the Russian economy. Their standard of living has fallen by more than half. And as I said earlier, Soviet 'communism' was Stalinism, not what communism really is. And no totalitarian system will last as long as the people know they don't have political freedom. America is different, they are a secret police state. And its people seem pretty dilusional about it.


"The constitutional republic is a dictatorship of our collective exploiters, the social democratic red republic is a dictatorship of their former allies."
-Karl Marx
#5950 11/18/03 03:09 AM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
Member
Offline
Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
um.. the mafia being a new thing Russia? if by "new" you mean "been around for at least 60 to 70 years" then yeah.. i guess it would be "new".


"when you look around, you can't tell me honestly you're happy with what you see"
#5951 11/18/03 04:41 AM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,136
P
pergesu Offline OP
UGN Elite Poster
OP Offline
UGN Elite Poster
P
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,136
I started the topic because there was another thread in this forum about something completely different, and after a while, it led to people arguing about how communism sucks. So I created a new thread specifically for that. It's within my job context as a global moderator to ensure that threads stay reasonably on topic, and make accomodations for however they may branch out. I don't give a [censored] about this subject.

#5952 11/18/03 10:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
T
Junior Member
Offline
Junior Member
T
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
I ment mafia control. I said they had existed before then.


"The constitutional republic is a dictatorship of our collective exploiters, the social democratic red republic is a dictatorship of their former allies."
-Karl Marx
#5953 11/19/03 05:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
Member
Offline
Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
but the mafia in Russia has been running the show for over 50 years. they are involved in everything over there.


"when you look around, you can't tell me honestly you're happy with what you see"
#5954 11/19/03 11:12 PM
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
T
Junior Member
Offline
Junior Member
T
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 26
No only since Yeltsin's privitizations have they run the show. Before they were struggling and in the shadows.


"The constitutional republic is a dictatorship of our collective exploiters, the social democratic red republic is a dictatorship of their former allies."
-Karl Marx
Page 2 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
Member Spotlight
Posts: 30
Joined: June 2002
Forum Statistics
Forums41
Topics33,840
Posts68,858
Average Daily Posts1
Members2,176
Most Online3,253
Jan 13th, 2020
Latest Postings
Where and how do you torrent?
by danni75 - 03/01/24 05:58 AM
Animation,
by JohanKaariainen - 08/15/19 01:18 AM
Blackbeard.....
by Gremelin - 10/03/18 07:02 PM
my old account still exists!
by Crime - 08/10/18 02:47 PM
Okay WTF?
by HenryMiring - 09/27/17 01:45 AM
The History Thread...
by Gremelin - 08/11/17 12:11 PM
My friend NEEDS your HELP!
by Lena01 - 07/21/17 12:06 AM
I'm having fun with this guy.
by gabithompson730 - 07/20/17 01:50 AM
I want to upgrade my phone
by gabithompson730 - 07/20/17 01:49 AM
Doom 3
by Cyrez - 09/11/14 08:58 PM
Amazon Gift Card Generator/KeyGen?te
by Gecko666 - 08/22/14 09:21 AM
AIM scene 99-03
by lavos - 09/02/13 08:06 AM
Planetside 2
by Crime - 03/04/13 07:10 AM
Beta Testers Wanted
by Crime - 03/04/13 06:55 AM
Hello Everyone
by Gremelin - 02/12/12 06:01 PM
Tracfone ESN Generator
by Zanvin Green - 01/18/12 01:31 PM
Python 3 issue
by Testing - 12/17/11 09:28 PM
tracfone airtime
by Drache86 - 07/30/11 03:37 AM
Backdoors and the Infinite
by ZeroCoolStar - 07/10/11 03:52 AM
HackThisZIne #12 Releaseed!
by Pipat2 - 04/28/11 09:20 PM
gang wars? l33t-wars?
by Gremelin - 04/28/11 05:56 AM
Consolidate Forums
by diggin2deep - 04/21/11 10:02 AM
LAN Hacking Noob
by Gremelin - 03/12/11 12:42 AM
Top Posters
UGN Security 41,392
Gremelin 7,203
§intå× 3,255
SilentRage 1,273
Ice 1,146
pergesu 1,136
Infinite 1,041
jonconley 955
Girlie 908
unreal 860
Top Likes Received
Ghost 2
Crime 1
Ice 1
Dartur 1
Cyrez 1
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5