From: Peter Lavelle "
Charles, Your question is a good example of how Russia today is misunderstood. The end of communism meant, for most Russians, socialism with a tad bit of capitalism – meaning the same system, but with a whole lot more stuff. This is why Russians could care less about America’s end of history democracy. The end of history here is to have a tan, have a passport to travel, and waste money on one’s birthday. Beyond these issues, Dick Cheney is an icon here – “Go f**k yourself!”
(Charles, my comment is not personal towards you.)
Best,
P eter
^^^^^^
Thanks much , Peter.
It would be cool if Gorby answered a question from me. I could put the answer " up on my wall". I guess he would say something similar to what you said, but still , I wouldn't mind if you actually asking him a question from me. Also, you there know the answer, but we here don't have the same awareness.
Now that people see that it is not socialism with a tad of capitalism ( or is it ?)... ? I can see they still might be like "go fuck yourself" . I feel like that sometimes myself.
Charles