Hm.. Sounds like a paranoya, Gordon. You have not seen
a single KGB guy in person but your trousers are already full.


I have been within yards of KGB warships and the bullnecked stereotype in a
cheap suit that hovered behind Yevgeny Frolov (chief test pilot at Sukhoi at
the time I met him) every time we spoke. As for trousers, I suppose you have
nothing at all in yours, comrade?

If the government can tell you which sites to visit, its not "free spread"
of
anything.

One have to weight sometimes "free spread of ****" vs. good and
meaningful life, healthy next generations and quiet old age.

You need someone in your government to decide what is good enough for you vs
what is not? Goebbels must be smiling in his grave.



I now Gordon you prefer "free spread of ****".


I'm reading your post, proving your point.

Right, Comrade... tell us how free it was under the Old System that you
knew
and loved so well

Hm. When I told I love Old System, Gordon?

Oh, please. You practically pine for the old days with every posting you make.
"It was so safe back then", blah blah blah - no wonder it took people like you
70 years to realize your model of government was a travesty.

I just say that ordinary
people had a better meaningful life than rather then now
despite of all money opportunities some may have now.

That's not the US' fault - and if you have forgotten the drudgery under the
Soviet system, the rest of us have not. Russia and the republics will be
paying for their participation in the failed Communist experiment for decades
to come - in ruined land, poisoned citizens, and heartbreak enough for
everyone. Oura poboda!

Look Gordon I just bought home theather as a new year present
to my wife. Perfect picture, perfect sound Ffilmateks are full of DVD
of any kind

Under the Soviet system, you would have to have been one of the privledged
elite to afford such things, and there would always be a chance you would be
publicly denounced for your coveting of foreign products.

but Gordon there is nothing or almost nothing to see
but Hollywwod **** in unlimited amounts. That's all.

Let me guess - you don't have a _single_ Hollywood movie in your DVD
collection? Really?

Certainly soviet political and economical system reached its limits
and could not mantain itself any more due to mainly leadership
problems.

Agree.


BTW USA, as far as I can see follows
USSR at very high speed.

Probably true. All societies exist like a living organism; all of the great
nations rose and fell before us and there is no reason to believe that our
power will wane in due time. What makes us substantially different than
earlier "superpower states" is that like Phoenicia, our power is largely
economic. Unlike them, we have global superiority in both numbers and quality
of weapons and a technological lead in many areas. That makes us more like the
Romans, who survived a long but tragic history, the same way I believe we will.
But I agree with your position that we will follow the USSR into history at
some point.


No US gov. is one of most active in this field. Encryption restrictions
for istance, Eshelon project, media is total under gov. control etc.
99% of population is spending every night with Jey Lenno jokes.
what's very boring life indeed!

Funny, that claim - behind the open window of this response, AOL is repeatedly
flashing a news headline, "Bush gives in on investigation", so does Blair,
according to the text. I would think a president impervious to our press and
public opinion wouldn't have agreed to an investigation into the CIA intel
debacle unless he felt he had no choice. That is our system working, and its
the difference between the USSR's failure and our success.

Gordon