Mr. Putin Takes A Question

I am always conscious of my inclination to discuss politics.  But what else is there?  Could we pause for some humour?  Let us try.

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Vladimir Putin, wanting to get on the good side of voters, goes to visit a university in Moscow to have a chat with the students.  He talks to them about how powerful a nation Russia is, and how he wants the best for all the people.

 

At the end of the talk there is a section for questions.  Sasha puts her hand up and says:

"I have two questions;  Why did the Russians take Crimea?  And why are we sending troops to the Ukraine?” 

 

Putin says: "Good questions”. 

But just as he is about to answer, the bell goes, and the students go to lunch.

 

When they come back, they sit back down and there is room for some more questions, another girl, Misha, puts her hand up and says: 

"I have four questions”

"My Questions are - 

Why did the Russians invade Crimea? 

Why are we sending troops to the Ukraine? 

Why did the lunch bell go 20 minutes early? 

And ... Where is Sasha?"

Politics 18 - Human Rights

Imagine a street where a culturally diverse number of families live.

One day, the head of one family, Justin, says to his family that they must respect everyone’s cultural beliefs.  “We have been close friends with Theresa’s family and Barack’s family for many years, and my beliefs are quite similar.” he says, “So, I don’t mind if you wish them to be your friends”.

He continues, “I am uncertain about the families of Vladimir and Jingping and, although I shall display cautious friendship when we meet, I don’t mind if you make friends with them”.  Then, his wife Rona (Bear with me) exclaimed, “We should not be friends with Jingping’s family because of his human rights behavior, especially his use of corporal (capital) punishment”.

Therefore, the children of the next generation are confused.  Should they listen to the head of the house … or his wife?

8,000 Pageviews

We're at 8,000 page views, with a few changes to show.

Firefox leads the browsers, followed by Google Chrome, and then Microsoft Explorer.

Operating systems were lead by Linux, followed by Macintosh, and then other Linux systems.

Canadian, US, and UK viewers were most common, with an interesting number from Australia and France.  Not to mention a couple of agents from Poland and Ukraine.

Titles that gained the most 'hits' since my last report were:

• World Domination - An Essay (June, 2015)
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• Bottles Of Water (June, 2015)
• Religion 2 - Are You Religious? (August, 2011)

Comments were concentrated at:  

• Politics 2 - Multiculturalism (August, 2011)
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• Education 10 - A Ticking Time Bomb (November 2014)
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I have a feeling that 'Percentage Formula' has an irresistible title ... and may be relegated to the penalty box next time.

Politics 12 - Vladimir Putin, A Question

Ukraine, An Answer

If I could ask Vladimir Putin a question, it would be, why is it important to invade Ukraine, when Russia has so much more land in the East to develop.  Of course, you know that’s a rhetorical question (He is terrible at returning my calls).

While Crimea has been annexed by Russia with, apparently, little opposition by the Crimean people, most of the world still considers it part of Ukraine.  But the country, as a whole, has little wish to rejoin Russia and become part of Putin’s obvious desire to reconstruct the union of socialist republics, in a way that Napoleon Buonaparte would admire.  Nevertheless, we must be cautious about his egotistical czarist ambitions.

It is worth mentioning here that Ukraine is made up of 78% ethnic Ukrainians, and 17% of ethnic Russian immigrants.  According to the Constitution the Ukrainian language is the official language, although the Russian language is spoken by most people, due, in my opinion, to the past dominance of the USSR.  In February 2014, the Ukrainian Parliament voted to repeal the law on regional languages, making Ukrainian the sole state language at all levels; however, this was vetoed (for the moment) by the acting President in March.

In my view, the weak standoff between the government in Kiev and a few Eastern provinces has only one answer, with many parts, the main two are:  1.  Repeal the language law, after all, it was fine for Nikita Khrushchev (Russian President) to speak Ukrainian for most of his life.  2.  Remove dual citizenship.  Those who choose not to be Ukrainian shall be given short-term (but renewal) resident visas and, if possible, encouraged to return to their country of origin (This should include those born in [the] Ukraine who refuse to take Ukraine citizenship).  The country will not develop, in my opinion, as a harmonious entity while there is a destructive ‘underground’ ethnic opposition.

By the way, I have studied the complicated history, and you may too.

I am sure (and hope) that this subject is controversial, and welcome your views.

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