When Kazakhstan adopted a law on criminal liability for the dissemination of false information, I was sympathetic to this news.
I perfectly understand that a false rumor about a bankruptcy of a bank can cause an outflow of deposits from it and lead to its real bankruptcy.
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What do North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, Belarus and other similar countries have in common?
All these countries are united by the hatred for the US and for the Western lifestyle, that is, for liberal democratic values. Why? What is the pattern here?
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May 30 in Kazakhstan is a Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions and Mass Hunger of the 1930s.
I bow my head to the innocently lost and injured our compatriots.
This day is important for rethinking our history.
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I have noticed one thing: among the participants of the movement “Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan” many people are fanatically devoted to its leader, Mr. Ablyazov. They admire him, swear allegiance, ready to give his life for him. And this is when he has not yet become the leader of the country, but is just an oppositionist in exile. What will …
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They say that a complete coincidence in views with another person is just as unlikely as finding your complete double.
But still. Respond me if you exist, my mental double, respond!
Here are my signs, by which you will recognize me:
1. I am a liberal-democrat.
I am for the freedom of the individual in society, for the freedom of …
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– Uncle Marat. Why do you listen to old songs? What is good about them? I do not even understand what they are about.
– Try to listen, my nephew. If you do not understand, I will explain.
Listen to this:
“Circular bail smears like soot.”
You recently entered the …
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As it happens, in 2017 I lived in South Korea for about a month.
What do I want to say?
It is a typical Asian country with a distinctive eastern mentality. Here the elder are venerated, the family values are strong, the collective is considered more important than the personal, the mores are not …
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– Can you tell me, why do you always lash out at Russia and Putin? Why are you so furious with the Russians?
– Nonsense! I have never had anything against the Russian people. I speak only against Putin’s policy. Russia and Putin are not the same thing. Putin will leave sooner or later, and great …
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In my opinion, when assessing the events in Ukraine, many observers have confused concepts.
Initially, the events in Kiev, later called EuroMaidan, were perceived by the democratic public in the West, in Russia and in Ukraine itself as the struggle of Ukrainians with the authoritarian corrupt government of the country. Therefore, Democrats around the …
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– Stop swaying the boat. Stop worrying people. Why are you calling them to rallies against the authorities?
– We want improvements in our lives. We want the government to submit to us, and not dominate in the country. We want corruption to stop in state agencies and in courts. We want the children of …
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