Sadly, all the talk of "western democracy" has allowed the "orange coalition" to continue Kuchma's economic oligarchy. "It the economy, stupid!" I am afraid that Ukr's political development has forgotten what really counts - freeing the state of oligarchs (even in power) from privatizing state power. Putin is demonized in Ukr because of the US, Poland, etc. But, Putin has been proven right - break the back of oligarchy first, then introduce economic reform. Putin is the only post-Soviet space leader (ex-Balts)to understand this.
--- Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Dwayne Monroe <idoru345 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > One of these people, a young woman with very crisp
> > English, talked about
> > prosperity, joining the EU, being modern and
> stylish
> > like Yulia
> > Tymoshenko, driving Audi A8s and other shiny
> things
> > that would flow from
> > this revo.
> >
>
> Ukraine is never going to join friggin' the EU.
> Germany and France are not going to subsidize
> another
> 50 million Eastern Europeans who don't share their
> political agendas. Romano Prodi: "Ukraine will never
> join the EU." They won't even let in Turkey.
>
> I think Tymoshenko is replusive. Slap some peasant
> braids on your head and suddenly you're not a
> gangster
> billionaire, you're a Woman of the People. Blech.
>
> Nu, zayats, pogodi!
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
> protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
> ___________________________________
>
http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk
>
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com