[lbo-talk] US vs. Russian democracy

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Fri Oct 31 08:02:03 PST 2003


It's interesting to see the outrage! outrage!! that Michail Khodorkovsky's arrest has stirred in the West. IMHO, being a billionaire anywhere is ipso facto evidence of crimes against society, but the front page of Wall Street Journal today sees Khodorkovsky's arrest as a sign Russia "is heading toward authoritarianism."

Meanwhile, the front page of yesterday's WSJ carried a story that noted US hospitals "now rank among America's most aggressive debt-collectors" and are now jailing poor people for not paying their hospital bills. One guy mentioned was dragged away from his family in the middle of the night by the police for not paying his bill.

Carl

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