New Posts For Thread: Congratulations Mr. Putinhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._PutinHe hoped and he won. 64% clear majority not many Politicians can claim.There was no pink revolution, orange revolution..Russia is stable unlike Yeltsin years and dark history of previous years.Russian Christian Orthodoxy is strong seeing that only feHmm, okay. Fair enough.I.o.w., you think Syria's Assad era was not an era of stagnation, right?On what would you base such an assessment?If I read you wrong, please check the logical structure of your one-sentence retort before further commenting. Ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517694845#517694845Hmm, okay. Fair enough.I.o.w., you think Syria's Assad era was not an era of stagnation, right?On what would you base such an assessment?If I read you wrong, please check the logical structure of your one-sentence retort before further commenting. IMon, 19 Mar 2012 06:23:12 -0500I am disputing your statement that "stability is the friendly face of stagnation".http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517687007#517687007I am disputing your statement that "stability is the friendly face of stagnation".Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:00:00 -0500Please address the topic, which is Mr. Putin's election for a third presidential term, after the short interregnum of Mr. Medwedjew, his deputy.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517681615#517681615Please address the topic, which is Mr. Putin's election for a third presidential term, after the short interregnum of Mr. Medwedjew, his deputy.Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:21:41 -0500"Stuff Happening" isn't "Progress" ... ???http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517681087#517681087"Stuff Happening" isn't "Progress" ... ???Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:09:42 -0500Yeah, stability is the friendly face of stagnation... I left Germany because of such "stability" under chancellor Kohl's 16-year reign. It's suffocating! Chari I guess you think Syria is going though a very progressive period.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517680539#517680539Yeah, stability is the friendly face of stagnation... I left Germany because of such "stability" under chancellor Kohl's 16-year reign. It's suffocating! Chari I guess you think Syria is going though a very progressive period.Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:55:10 -0500Teilhard,Double Dutch to me;)http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517398645#517398645Teilhard,Double Dutch to me;)Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:56:08 -0500It's like The Old Soviet Joke ..."There is BAD News and GOOD News from last Week's Election ...The BAD News is that your Opponent got 62% of The Vote ... The GOOD News is that YOU got 63% ... !!!" ************************* !!! ktttssscchh !!! *******http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517394823#517394823It's like The Old Soviet Joke ..."There is BAD News and GOOD News from last Week's Election ...The BAD News is that your Opponent got 62% of The Vote ... The GOOD News is that YOU got 63% ... !!!" ************************* !!! ktttssscchh !!! *******Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:25:57 -0600At least they were free to protest unlike their years under Communism which is not that long ago. Like anywhere else violence spoils it for everybody. Don't know about others but I only saw what was presented to us here. And it wasn't much. I wouldhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517362109#517362109At least they were free to protest unlike their years under Communism which is not that long ago. Like anywhere else violence spoils it for everybody. Don't know about others but I only saw what was presented to us here. And it wasn't much. I wouldSat, 10 Mar 2012 01:31:28 -0600Over recent years, the society has matured, has developed a healthy self-esteem. There is a comparatively large middle class in the cities now that is disenfranchised from taking responsibilities and power by the Putin party cronies; they are the onehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517296687#517296687Over recent years, the society has matured, has developed a healthy self-esteem. There is a comparatively large middle class in the cities now that is disenfranchised from taking responsibilities and power by the Putin party cronies; they are the oneThu, 08 Mar 2012 08:31:50 -0600I saw some coverage of protests. And I understand that corruption is a problem there. But is anything getting better for them?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28973479/Congratulations_Mr._Putin?post_id=517291587#517291587I saw some coverage of protests. And I understand that corruption is a problem there. But is anything getting better for them?Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:22:47 -0600