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Posted in: West imposes new Russia sanctions; Putin defiant See in context

Kazuaki Shimazaki Sep. 16, 2014 - 02:39PM JST

Russophobia? Are you serious?

In 1994 Russia agreed that Crimea was a legal part of Ukraine and agreed to uphold the territorial integrity of Ukraine as a whole. A treaty spelling it out was signed by Russia, US, UK and France.

Moreover, do you know the Ukrainian history and what the people from this country have suffered in the hands of KGB, the same KGB which Putin was one of the major leaders? Do you mention principle of self-determination applied to the territory of an independent and sovereign country? The Crimea fraudulent referendum carried out by Moscow sponsored separatists/mercenaries/terrorists with 95% in favor of union with Russia? Almost the same as Kim-Jong-Un 100% rate of approval in NK "elections", huh? Whatever, the referendum itself was illegal. Only the Ukrainian government along its Parliament would be legally authorized to carry out a referendum in Crimea.

The ousting of Yanukovych was perfectly legal and did not violate a single clause of the Ukrainian Constitution, the sacred Constitution of a sovereign country. As well as it is sacred the right of a sovereign country to militarily defend itself and its territories from the invasion of Moscow sponsored mercenaries and terrorists.

Well, perhaps learning from History, respecting signed treaties, being aware of Moscow intentions and standing by its sovereignty would be "Russophobic" in Putin's Russia... go figure!

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Posted in: IMF chief says global economy not utilizing women effectively See in context

enough_rope Sep. 16, 2014 - 08:29AM JST

The IMF is an organization that is dedicated to taking money from poor people in rich countries to give to rich people in poor countries. From time to time we see socialists angry with the IMF as if the IMF were a booster of the economic liberalism and not one of the major controllers of the world economy in a very socialist fashion. The IMF is, actually, the controlling body of the world economy, established by Lord Keynes who, besides being a fierce statist, was a contributor to the Soviet network of influence. As I have mentioned, we see from time to time socialists angry with the IMF, portraying the IMF as a symbol of capitalism and the so-called "market fundamentalism" (a typical socialist cliché with no connection to reality). But when the IMF economically strangled the Somoza government in Nicaragua to pave the way to power to the communist Sandinistas, no socialist got angry. The IMF has no such ideological identity that you mentioned @enough_rope, it actually has another.

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Posted in: IMF chief says global economy not utilizing women effectively See in context

StrangerlandSep. 15, 2014 - 05:27PM JST

Countries like Sweden, Norway and Belgium got rich and prosperous through the old and good free market economy model. Since the implementation of the "third way" the only prosperity they enjoy is in the crime rate. Moreover, to compare the standard of living and prosperity index of small countries like Norway (5 millions of people), Sweden (9 millions) and Belgium (11 millions) and even Canada (35 million despite of its huge terrotory) to America with its continental dimension and more than 300 millions of people is like to compare the technology of an smartphone to the technology of a space shuttle. An absolutely unrealistic comparison!

As for the powers, the concentration of power, economic and political, is the very definition of a totalitarian regime and it seems to me that you firmly defend totalitarianism and all the state intervention that it represents in the private life of citizens. This is not about a government that has power over the economy as you said, this is not about the power imbalance that you tried to portray, it is about SEPARATION of economic and political powers, the opposite of CONCENTRATION of both powers in the hands of the State, an absolute necessity of a socialist regime. In the free market economy world, this separation of economic and political powers creates balance, obviously the imbalance is a result of concentration. Just as any democratic State of rights have separated powers (executive, legislative and judicial) to prevent the abuse of concentration of power. Any school boy is aware of this.

Yes, US and China are real-world current-day examples and it is hard to believe that you regard China, an economy based in slavery, abuse of human rights, State intervention even in the number of children that people can have, with the absolute majority of its population living below poverty line and one party system as a positive model compared to the US one.

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Posted in: IMF chief says global economy not utilizing women effectively See in context

Strangerland Sep. 15, 2014 - 08:49AM JST & globalwatcherSep. 15, 2014 - 11:44AM JST

Socialism is no more than the concentration of political and economic powers in the hands of the State and has nothing to do with sharing. Socialism shares only misery, History has already shown it to us. And the logic also teach us.

The socialist ideal is, in essence, the attenuation or elimination of economic power through political power. But no one can effectively arbitrate differences between the most powerful and the less powerful without being more powerful than both: The socialist State has to concentrate power not only to impose itself to the poor, but also to victoriously face all wealthy.

There must be a clear separation between economic power and political power. This is essential in a democratic State, and if this separation does not exist the open society is eliminated. If people do not have the means of survival through the market, regardless of the State, the condition of freedom disappears.

Moreover, to realize the so-called "happy medium" between Marxism and capitalism it is necessary to increase taxes and to inflate the state bureaucracy, it would obviously cripple the economy making the poor even poorer.

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Posted in: Abe says he won't back down until all N Korea abductees accounted for See in context

@SerranoSEP. 14, 2014 - 07:52AM JST Maybe the North Korean people will someday overthrow the Kim Dynasty, and then the Japanese people will receive a full accounting of the abductees

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NK people have no means to overthrow the Kim Dynasty by themselves without foreign intervention.

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Posted in: West imposes new Russia sanctions; Putin defiant See in context

I also wonder about what Mr. Kazuaki Shimazaki means with "West's irrational response". Actually, the West took too long time to respond to the Russian dictator and is still being too acquiescent to the Eurasian Movement and its project of hegemony. Better Japan to understand well what would be its place in a world under the dictatorial command of the Russia-China axis.

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