On Aug 23, 2012, at 12:19 PM, "Carrol Cox" <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> I would agree except for the implications of "has turned into." Except for
> Putin Mark Jones's prophecy, that Russia would be the "Africa" of the 21st-c
> might have been realized. But he _was_ saving Russia for _capitalism_, as he
> continues to do.
Yeah, but what was the alternative? Complete collapse or wait for a revolution that wasn't going to happen? I don't see a third choice.
Doug