Results of the week. "Another small, but rather big question"
Who was waiting for the press conference in action style?
19 December 2013, Vladimir Putin held a big press conference for Russian and foreign media. The president answered questions from 52 journalists. The hall of the World Trade Center in Moscow on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment was crowded. 1326 journalists arrived at the press conference. They were allegedly not limited to topics. And as the presidential press secretary noted before the meeting, there are no uncomfortable questions for Putin, and only stupid questions annoy him. At least, Putin has never expressed irritation.
So far, Putin has been answering journalistic questions, many of which were specific, and many in the style of “just to ask something”, popular social networks that are actively used by the so-called “creative class” have been tearing away from whining. According to the established tradition, the “first among equals”, hyperliberalissimuses of Runet, were engaged in whining more than others. Like, well, what is this press conference? Why are there few questions about LGBT, the “swamp business”, the law of “Dima Yakovlev”, etc. Some even managed to divide journalists present at the press conference into almost all kinds: some - you see, peasant, and others - smart and decent. For example, the well-known blogger Rustem Adagamov, who was sweating his Twitter feed, did so. Here are some of his entries:
You see, even the presence of CNN, Al Arabia, Reurers or RT did not impress the blogger.
And here is a tough "diagnosis" for journalists from him who were present at the press conference.
Judging by these gems, naive faces have remained in the world, who are surely expecting sensations from the press conferences of heads of state. By the way, Putin decided this time to play along: well, for example, he declared (after the press conference) pardon regarding Khodorkovsky ...
Well, somehow, perhaps the President’s press conference seems to be presented to people who initially watch it in the hope of a “scandalous talk show”:
1 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, when and for how long will Serdyukov and his accomplices be put in prison?
V.Putin: Why will they plant? They will not be put in prison, but will be shot tomorrow morning ... (hereinafter the final musical sketch from the Jumble newsreel sounds: “para-pa-pa-pa-pam” ...)
2 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, the government failed to ensure the steady growth of the Russian economy and ...
V.Putin: You can not continue. I am signing a document on the resignation of the entire cabinet of ministers right now and are recruiting new, crystal-clear and honest people who will force our economy to work even without selling oil abroad! (“Pa-ra-pa-ra-ram” ...)
3 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, now there is talk that you need to be more tolerant of gays and lesbians ... How do you look at this?
V.Putin: Yes, yes. I understand your question. I’ve been saying for a long time that we treat gays and lesbians very well. I even want to come up with an offer to open the Sochi Olympics with their help: collect near the stadium, give everyone a rainbow flag, pour gasoline and ... such an Olympic torch ... (pa-pa-pa-pa-pym ...)
That would be a press conference bomb! Well, at least on April 1 ...
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The court granted the request of the investigation in full, according to Interfax.
During the hearings, investigator Igor Pavlovsky supplemented his petition for the extension of house arrest with a ban on walking and communicating with the media on the circumstances of the criminal case, as well as using communication and the Internet to communicate with everyone except lawyers and investigators. The petition states that all cases of Vasilyeva’s exit from her apartment should be authorized by the investigator.
Eh, and after all Evgenia Nikolaevna was already going to completely get rid of the “shackles” before December 26 (on that day the term of house arrest expired). Now what? Well, this is not a New Year's meeting, but some real nightmare: you can’t share the pains on the Internet, you can’t walk around the boutiques in the center of Moscow, just go from one room to another and wait for the arrival of the guests, putting the fish on the table .
True, you can turn directly to the investigator with a request: Does he deign to allow her to go for a run, for example, to the spa ... Although, with the permission of the investigator, you can’t take part in the same spa: you can’t use communication equipment when she is in the spa, he will knock on the door ... He will not open the door to HIM, and HE will immediately have his heart in his heels - Eugene did scribble, the Herods ... He would also lay hands on himself, well, or just superimpose ... ah -e ... upset ...
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Commander in chief?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Chirkin, was dismissed, writes Kommersant newspaper on Thursday, December 19. According to the newspaper, his resignation was written by Chirkin in October, and on December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on his release from office.
In addition to the resignation of Vladimir Chirkin, a criminal case was also expected. At the same time, a bribe is, apparently, the tip of a large iceberg. On it, Chirkin, as they say, “burned”, giving the opportunity for a certain “fee” to get a one-room apartment in Naro-Fominsk to his colleague. Given the cost of a one-room apartment in Naro-Fominsk (2-2,5 million rubles on average) and the possible size of a bribe, questions arise: did the lieutenant-general really need this money, did he really not have enough money for the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces?
The underwater part of this iceberg is associated with the sale of military ("non-core") real estate at reduced prices. It was after the prosecution officers discovered such facts that Chirkin was taken “tightly”. Vladimir Chirkin himself does not admit his guilt. Well, not only Chirkin’s non-recognition of his guilt. This, as they say, will not surprise us ...
In general, one should hope for an objective investigation, otherwise it may in fact turn out that Chirkin is the “most convenient” person, whom it is easiest to “merge” in the specified case ...
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"Iskander" them under the door
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Iskander missile systems will be located where the country's leadership deems it necessary.
Earlier, American General Philip Breedlove said that media reports about the deployment of Iskander complexes near the borders of the European Union cause concern to NATO.
“Recently, a big uproar was raised about the fact that we put Iskander somewhere not there. On the territory of the Russian Federation where we want, we put it there,” the Minister of Defense emphasized.
You see, at some NATO general, the Russian Iskander complexes, located in Russia, are disturbing. Well, what should such a general and all other concerned be advised? At a minimum, motherwort for the night, tincture of valerian root and fewer spicy foods - including “democratic” newspapers ... If after this anxiety does not pass, then perhaps the gentlemen should decide on a prefrontal lobotomy.
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Fraternal help exists!
The meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovich, which took place in Moscow this week, ended with the signing of documents that allow Ukraine’s economy to stay afloat. Moreover, the gas price discount up to 268,5 dollars per thousand cubic meters (almost a third!) And a loan of 15 billion dollars, on very favorable terms, were given in the framework of the free trade zone of the CIS countries. Ukraine received a loan that could not get from the European Union.
Now the default of Ukraine, to which, according to world experts, remained about one and a half months, is postponed for a long time. Some dubbed it the New Year's Russian gift to Ukraine, others (from among, excuse me, "maydanutyh") - an attempt by the Kremlin to buy Ukraine, finally blocking her path to a "bright democratic future."
What is in this situation to take the leaders of the “irreconcilable” Ukrainian opposition, whose supporters are gradually beginning to get tired of idle waving EU flags on the so-called Euromaidan? Well, if these leaders want to go to the end, then the same Klitschko with Tyagnibok will have to stop using the “cursed” Russian gas ...
By the way, none of the leaders “irreconcilable, like any of their Western puppeteers, can believe that Russia provided Ukraine with a low interest loan (by purchasing debt) and reduced the price of gas just like that - without any requirements. Apparently, they cannot understand the meaning of such phrases as “brotherhood”, “fraternal peoples”, “fraternal countries”. But the heralds of the Maidan cannot do this, because the aforementioned Western puppeteers have taught them that ultimately they will have to pay off a high percentage of interest ... Even then, Nuland will be asked later ...
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Japan: air !!!
The fighters of the Japanese Self-Defense Air Force on Thursday were alerted by Russian long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142, which made a full overflight of the country, the Joint Self-Defense Forces headquarters said. The aircraft flew along the coast of Japan from the north, counterclockwise. The airspace of Japan was not violated.
Of course, but who is pleased that you are flying counterclockwise ... Yes, and clockwise is also unpleasant ... Moreover, we are talking about Japanese subjects who, for the last couple of decades, seem to have relaxed too much without Soviet (Russian) Far aviation. That is why today we have to make systematic “injections”, reminding the Japanese that their disease “I want the Kuril Islands” is actually easily treated ...
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Gorbachev and the "lady with a scythe"
During the week, European “sources” told about the “next” demise of Mikhail Gorbachev. By the most conservative estimates, over the past 10 years, Gorbachev has been “passing away” from the 12 time already.
So, European mystifiers, it seems, decided to enter the name of Gorbachev also in the Guinness Book of Records in the number of publications about the "end of life's journey." According to this indicator, the former head of state already seems to have surpassed all living persons. Even the British queen, whose crown on her head has been holding for more than 50 years, on the pages of all kinds of media "did not die" as many times as Mikhail Sergeevich did.
But we should now talk about the "death" of Mr. Gorbachev already and to nothing. Now, if everything is really that way in 1986. As they say, the sudden death of the leader from a sharp start of restructuring ... And so - the Moor has already done his job ...
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The strongest and weakest
For the third year in a row, Vladimir Putin became the “Person of the Year”. This is the opinion of the Russians. And the American magazine Forbes recently called the Russian president the most influential person of 2013. This writes Ksenia Melnikova ("Voice of Russia").
According to a study by the Public Opinion Foundation, 32% of Russians called V. Putin "The Person of the Year." Russians value stability most of all in the head of state, Yevgeny Minchenko, director of the International Institute of Political Expertise, explained Putin’s success.
The point of view of many Russians in the assessment of Putin was divided by the Americans. Forbes also called the head of the Russian Federation the most influential person of 2013 of the year. Vladimir Putin, the journalist notes, has overtaken Obama in the rating. Barack Hussein is called the weakest president of the United States for the entire postwar period. The preponderance on the side of V. Putin was formed mainly due to his successful foreign policy activity, the American media say.
For the sake of objectivity, it should be added that, against the background of such international players as Obama or Hollande, who succeed only on the domestic gay front, it’s not so difficult to look like a strong player. Geopolitical opponents now and then give the enemy clues and donate pieces in a chess game. One snowden worth something! Let's see how the Americans will play the Iranian card. The White House, unexpectedly making friends with Tehran, clearly conceived with the help of the latter to derail oil prices, and in fact Russia's 70% exports consist of raw energy resources ...
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Crazy at the funeral
At the farewell ceremony with Nelson Mandela, Tamsanka Janthie spoke as a sign language interpreter. Now he is in a mental hospital. He writes about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to the South African edition of Independent Online.
Dzhantzhie originally planned to be surveyed 10 December, but received an offer to work at the funeral of Mandela. The visit to the doctor had to be postponed ...
After the funeral, Dzhantzhiye complained to organizations of assistance to deaf-and-dumb in South Africa. According to them, the sign language interpreter did not translate, but showed meaningless gestures. Dzhantzhie finally admitted that he is a schizophrenic, sees angels and hears voices.
The South African government apologized for the behavior of the sign language interpreter, notes France-Presse.
Immediately surfaced and the fact that Dzhantzhie appeared in several criminal cases in the 1990-ies. He was accused of rape, kidnapping, robbery. South African media reported that he was involved in the burning of two people.
This type, we add from ourselves, must be kept in the compartment for riot-bangers. Apparently, in South Africa there is a shortage of sign language interpreters ...
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Operation "Uranus"
December 5 François Hollande announced the start of military intervention in the Central African Republic. The president promised to double or more than double the French contingent there. On the same day, members of the UN Security Council unanimously voted in support of military intervention in the CARs.
In Hollande, words and deeds differ only in eight cases out of ten. He promised to raise the economy in the country - it did not work out. He promised to improve the life of the proletariat — it did not take place (the workers even call this socialist a “traitor”). With pension reform ... However, without this, everyone knows that Hollande has a record low rating. But Hollande swore to gays that he would give them rights and freedoms - and he gave them. And now he said that he would arrange an intervention in the Central African Republic - and he did it. December 5 was in the CAR 650 French soldiers - from December 6 it became 1600.
According to the UN mandate, France and the African Union have half a year to restore order in the African Republic.
In the evening of December 10, Hollande himself spoke to the soldiers in Bangui, and the French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian delivered a speech on 13 in front of the peacekeeping soldiers. The fact is that the French have already suffered their first losses. On the night of December 10, two soldiers killed in a shootout near Bangui Airport died in the CAR.
Recall that earlier, in January 2013, the French troops entered Mali.
Sophie Dejardan, euronews channel, Interviewed by Francois Sudan, editor-in-chief of the Wife Afrik newspaper. The expert explained the difference between the invasion of the French in Mali and the operation in the CAR:
Perhaps one of the constituent interests of France in the CARs is economic? Yes. And it does not hide.
Thus, all the same economic interests, covered by the UN mandate and slogans of restoring law and order and democracy.
It is difficult to predict whether or not France will succeed in defeating a terrorist international in the CAR and establish control over vast territories with the help of small armed forces.
But the six-month UN mandate may be extended. By the way, Paris is not going to control the entire territory of the CAR: let the united African troops do it, and the French will restore order where Areva’s energy interests are. The rating is rated, and Hollande needs if not to win the fight for the “black continent” with China, but at least not to give way in some strategic areas. And the question of developing uranium deposits is of great concern to French energy capitalists, not only in the CARs, but also in Nigeria and in Mali. And in the CAR, besides uranium, there are large reserves of gold and diamonds, as well as oil ...
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Bourgeois grief
Analysts, banking experts, all sorts of economists, pro-government financial gurus and heralds of propagandists from the European institutions - all vied with each other about the close and sharp rise of the economies of those countries that are seriously affected the financial crisis. A chorus of propagandists entered the geopolitical scene for a very simple reason: in May 2014, elections to the European Parliament will be held.
In recent weeks, many euro-media briskly report that Spain is about to emerge from the black strip of a protracted crisis and begin to rise sharply.
In the meantime, objective journalists who trust more than their own observations, rather than someone else's predictions, say with a sigh that the Spaniards got on buses and subway trains: they ran out of money for gasoline and had nothing to fill their own cars with. The Spanish car industry is sounding the alarm: bicycle sales have sharply jumped in the country. On the big ones in Madrid go those who can not afford to travel on the subway (more than fifty euros per month).
Those who predict the Spanish economy an incredible rise right tomorrow, to put it mildly, are trying to mislead people: it is Spain that now gives the European Union 20% of all its unemployed. By the end of next year - the year of elections to the European Parliament - the Spanish national debt can rise to almost one hundred percent of GDP.
Well, then, they say all there analysts, experts and financiers with hitherto not known names, - Italy will rise in the EU. It is the third economy of free Europe. Rome will show everyone how to work and live!
But, like Spain, Italy can boast of huge unemployment (12,5% for October 2013). The official number of unemployed in the country is about 3,2 million people. Many also do not register. Italy is one of those countries in the world where the shadow economy traditionally flourishes. Well, the mafia ... She's immortal.
Italy's GDP falls: in July-September 2013, it shrank by 1,9%. The country's national debt is the largest in the EU after Greece.
Young people grumble. Last weekend, protests of students were held in several Italian cities, primarily in industrial Turin. Young people, whose future was in question, staged a demonstration against the budget austerity measures of the Enrico Letta government. The situation was familiar: the police explained to the protesters, on whose side she treated students with tear gas. There are wounded and detained.
Recently, the Italian government, seriously interested in economy (not to be confused with political economy), decided to strangle science and education at the same time: it is a question of budget cuts for both the first and the second. It is easy to understand rebellious young people: students would like such a government to reduce itself.
In Greece, which other propagandists from Euroric are about to be declared the locomotive of the world economy, just to prevent the appearance of Marin Le Pen in the “allied” parliament, the situation has reached a complete nightmare: people here have become deliberately infected with HIV in order to get ... a one-time benefit in 700 euro.
At the end of November in the media appeared news: in Greece, the incidence of HIV has sharply jumped. There have been very credible rumors that the hungry Greeks knowingly become infected with HIV, in order to get the coveted seven hundred from the stingy government and to fill themselves up and feed their emaciated families. Moreover, data on the growth of a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus came not from the tabloids, but from WHO - the World Health Organization.
The WHO report also stated that the crisis raging in Greece contributes to the growth of crime, drug addiction and prostitution. For example, as the number of murders, and the number and thefts for all the time of the economic crisis has doubled.
But the latest Greek news - from December 18. Athens plunged into the impenetrable blackness of smog: now the Greeks heat their homes with firewood. Gas, diesel fuel, not to mention the electricity, the Athenians for a long time can not afford. In many homes, electricity is completely turned off: the State Energy Company has cut off debtors. And in December in Athens is pretty cold. Environmentalists have sounded the alarm, but who cares about the environment, when it comes to the elementary survival of the species?
Those who have no money even for firewood burn furniture and books in stoves and fireplaces ...
And France-Press приводит Rainbow 2014 forecasts for the year: "Greece, Italy and Portugal are the bailout program." In literary translation, this means that, in accordance with forecasts, Greece and Italy and Portugal will return to growth next year, Spain will come out of the recession, and Ireland will break out of the clutches of the crisis - that is, it will have completed some kind of program to save its own economy.
After such terrific prophecies, you begin to assume that in Germany, in 2014, there will be such an upswing, that the Chinese have not dreamed of. But no.
The other day, the chief economist of SaxoBank, Steen Jacobsen gave out such a gloomy prediction that next to it comedy come the most terrible disaster films.
The whole operating system of the world, in his opinion, is approaching the state of the late USSR. The EU will fall soon. After the elections to the European Parliament, scheduled for next May, the alliance against the European Union will become the largest group in parliament (more than 275 seats). Heads of European states will not be able to appoint the president of the European Commission. Europe, the expert is sure, will plunge into chaos. Germany is waiting for the collapse.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the journalists of the same France Press cite a question posed by one Greek newspaper: Will popular uprisings occur next year? The Greek edition meant Europe, but, if one reads the script of the SaxoBank experts, it seems that the fire of the socialist revolution is about to engulf the whole world.
“We’ll blow the world fire to all the bourgeoisie on the mountain ...” Well, a line from another author of the same period, a very famous journalist: “The victory of the proletarian revolution is guaranteed all over the world”.
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Homeland where the ass is warm
The question of the modern American mass exodus from the USA was seriously raised in the world press in 2011. Since then, the number of people wishing not only to leave their homeland forever, but also to refuse an American passport has increased significantly. The reasons for departure and change of citizenship are banal: the government stifles its citizens with taxes that are spent on various kinds of “reforms” and programs, including the military, that are largely not approved by the population.
The media can not find the exact number of those who leave the United States. Washington does not keep accurate statistics (this is too expensive, and the US census is entirely voluntary). Other resources report about four million Americans (citizens) who live outside the United States, others about three. Someone writes about five, and even about six million “vagrants” for many years, or even decades, living abroad and not intending to return to their homeland. The maximum number of Americans permanently living abroad occurs in the Department of State data for 2011 year - 6,4 million people.
However, in 2009, the United States Revenue Service received only about 300 thousands of declarations from Americans residing in other countries. If three million Americans live permanently abroad, albeit not six, but only 10% pays taxes at home. It is obvious that many simply don’t want to pay them. Double taxation, which in the United States has already become the talk of the town, forces Americans looking for a better life behind the “hill” to give up citizenship. And the number of such “refusers” is constantly growing. In 2013, a record was even set.
The number of Americans who renounced their US citizenship, according to the results of the third quarter of 2013 amounted to 2369 people. According to the State Treasury, this is 33% more than in all of last year.
Americans are fleeing from the tax and banking vice. According to the laws of the United States, regardless of where the American lives and works, he is obliged to transfer a tribute to the state’s national treasury: taxes on all his income. And the appetites of the American tax authorities in the crisis only grew: the hands of the hunters reached abroad and began to fumble through foreign accounts and wallets of Americans who prefer to live far from the blessed homeland.
In 2014, fbii.org notes, the new US Treasury rules will come into force: FATCA (Foreign Bank Account Tax Act) and Ex-Patriot Act. The acts require foreign banks to monitor the accounts of American citizens living abroad, and the annual retention of 30% of all their income. This money should be sent straight to the US Internal Revenue Service.
This order of things does not appeal not only to Americans, but also to foreign bankers who serve them. In different media, they note that foreign banks get rid of the accounts of US citizens. German, for example, have already frankly got rid of many such accounts. Other migrants, in order to feel comfortable in Europe, had to quickly change their American citizenship to German.
For immigrants who do not obey the laws, their homeland is threatened with serious financial sanctions. Understanding that citizenship can be changed, last year the cruel homeland came up with another way to enter heaven on workers' humps: for giving up citizenship, any American will have to pay a large part of their income in the form of various contributions and taxes (the lion’s share of payments to the Pension Fund and income tax). In addition to ordinary robbery, this means that the native tax office will take the soul out of an American, through pro-checking its activities abroad up and down - so that European banks will find this Mr. an extremely suspicious type and, quite possibly, have banking gesheft with him no longer will wish.
Bottom line: in 2010-2012 years, the number of denials of US citizenship more than tripled seven times.
Such an impression, let us add from ourselves, that a little more - and the American tax administration will pay tribute to the whole world. The hand of King Barak I will reach the farthest and secluded corner of the globe.
Running Americans, whose number is growing from year to year, by their choice make it clear to state arbitrariness: freedom is preferable to patriotism.
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Vodka, women and nuclear general
Major General Michael Carey, who commanded strategic missile units, was dismissed from service for "rude and unworthy" behavior during a business trip to Russia. He writes about it "Voice of Russia" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
According to the United States Air Force, the general abused alcohol and was rude to the representatives of the host country during joint exercises held on Russian territory in July.
The report of the Chief Inspector of the US Air Force notes that after the end of the mission, several members of the delegation filed a complaint against Carey. According to them, during the visit he abused alcohol and was in close contact with "suspicious" women. Complainants believe that Carey’s behavior is a potential threat to US security.
Investigators, by the way, confirmed these allegations. The document says that Cary, who drank alcohol daily during his trip to Russia, sometimes could not stand on his own feet without any help.
Carey was dismissed from the ranks of the US Armed Forces in October. The details of the report of the chief inspector have become known only now.
It is noted that Carey commanded parts of the Air Force, armed with all the 450 US intercontinental ground-based ballistic missiles "Minuteman-3", capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Add to this a few words. A few more such nuclear generals who have been through “suspicious” Russian women with a Chekist past, and “Minutemen” will be controlled directly from the Kremlin.
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Ordinary miracle
The sexual revolution in America is long past. Rob Williams told about mass “immaculate conceptions” in the USA (“The Independent”; the source of the short translation is "Inopressa").
According to the results of a long-term study of reproductive health, it turned out that every two hundredth mother in America states: she became pregnant and gave birth to a child without intercourse and without IVF.
The studies were based on a study of the 7870 experience of women and girls between the ages of 15 and 28 years, which was conducted from 1995 to 2009 in the framework of the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. The results were published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal.
Well, let us add on our own, and someone is experiencing that the “blue” West will soon die out! .. And there they already become pregnant from looking in the street, chatting in Skype and photos of their favorite actor over the bed!
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Negro and penguin Santa Claus
Is Santa Claus White? The black? Or change skin color? These questions quarreled Americans. The scandal around the color of the skin of Santa Claus was provoked by an article in the magazine “The Slate”, written by black-skinned author Aisha Harris, writes Konstantin Kerubov ("Voice of Russia").
The commentator noted that since childhood she was surrounded by pictures with a pink-cheeked Santa, but in her family this character was always black. The journalist believes that for the sake of political correctness the United States should abandon stereotypes - that is, the image of the “white Santa”.
To no one was hurt, Aisha offered to portray Santa Claus as a penguin. And the latter informed Harris called "mammal."
On Hulu, a “report” showed that Santa was black.
In Rio Rancho, New Mexico, at a school on the Advent Masquerade, a teacher made a remark to a black teenager Christopher dressed up as Santa Claus. The teacher said that the costume of Christopher is incorrect, because Santa is white. As a result, according to UPI, the child’s parents filed a lawsuit against the school, and the intolerant teacher got off with a disciplinary action.
The journal Politico entered into a public controversy, urging the parties to calm down: after all, Santa Claus is an invention.
Let us hope that the Americans will not try to resolve the dispute, using the most effective democratic tool - firearms. We will also hope that in Russia on the eve of the New Year they will not start digging into the biographies of Father Frost and Snow Maiden. Do not do this, guys: do not imitate the Americans!
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Children are the flowers of life
In the Guardian (translation source - "InoSMI") Jonathan Watts published an article entitled "President of Uruguay, José Mujica: without a palace, without tuples, without gloss."
The President has earned the approval of representatives of many countries for trying to live within their means and rejecting luxury. At the same time, Uruguay is considered the most liberal state in South America: it is pursuing a policy in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, abortion and cannabis. Therefore, praise to the president can be heard from all sides of the political spectrum.
The President is proud of his homeland: after all, it is considered the safest and least corrupt place in the region. He also calls Uruguay an “island of refugees in the world of the mad”.
The Government of Uruguay sets prices for essential goods, such as milk, and also provides computers and education for every child free of charge. Key energy and telecommunications industries in the country are nationalized.
As for marijuana, Mucha says that drug addicts should stop “using the services of clandestine dealers”.
According to the president, the ability of Uruguay to improve society is limited by the power of global capital. “I'm tired of how things are going. We live in an era when it is simply impossible to ignore the logic of the market. All modern politics is built on short-term pragmatism. We renounced religion and philosophy ... All that remains for us is the automation of the actions that the market dictates to us. ”
Muhika reluctantly admits that he must promote the idea of material expansion: “I am the president. I have to fight for the creation of new jobs and new investments, because the needs of people are growing. I try to increase the level of consumption, but at the same time reduce the level of inappropriate consumption ... I am against meaningless spending - money, resources, time. We must create things that can exist for a long time. This is an ideal, but we are unlikely to be able to translate it into reality, because we live in an age of accumulation. ” The journalist asked him what he saw as a solution to this contradiction, and the president acknowledged that he had no answers.
Nevertheless, he noted that the search for a solution should lie in the sphere of politics: “Today we can recycle almost everything. If we lived within our means - that is, if we were thrifty - then 7 of billions of people living on the planet could have everything they need. And global politics should develop in this direction. However, we think like nations and countries, not like a human species. ”
In 2010, add, correspondent "AIF" Georgy Zotov asked Ray Bradbury a question: “In 1950, you wrote a book that brought you worldwide fame - a collection of stories“ Martian Chronicles ”. It said: by the beginning of the second millennium there will be settlements on Mars, whole cities of earthmen. Why do you think this never happened? ”Bradbury answered:
Now back to the fly.
After the end of the presidential term, he plans to adopt 30-40 children from his area. This was said by Mujica himself in an interview with the El Observador Uruguayan edition, he reports correspondent RIA Novosti Oleg Vyazmitinov.
“I am thinking of adopting 30-40 children of the poor to live with me,” said Mujica. When asked when this will happen, he replied: "When I take off this costume, which I shakes."
Muchica’s presidential term ends on March 2015. Earlier in an interview with local media, he said that at the end of the presidency, he wanted to return to village life and sell flowers at the local fair.
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* "Another small, but rather big question" - a phrase from the movie "Garage"
19 December 2013, Vladimir Putin held a big press conference for Russian and foreign media. The president answered questions from 52 journalists. The hall of the World Trade Center in Moscow on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment was crowded. 1326 journalists arrived at the press conference. They were allegedly not limited to topics. And as the presidential press secretary noted before the meeting, there are no uncomfortable questions for Putin, and only stupid questions annoy him. At least, Putin has never expressed irritation.
So far, Putin has been answering journalistic questions, many of which were specific, and many in the style of “just to ask something”, popular social networks that are actively used by the so-called “creative class” have been tearing away from whining. According to the established tradition, the “first among equals”, hyperliberalissimuses of Runet, were engaged in whining more than others. Like, well, what is this press conference? Why are there few questions about LGBT, the “swamp business”, the law of “Dima Yakovlev”, etc. Some even managed to divide journalists present at the press conference into almost all kinds: some - you see, peasant, and others - smart and decent. For example, the well-known blogger Rustem Adagamov, who was sweating his Twitter feed, did so. Here are some of his entries:
Where are the journalists of serious world publications, where is the real press?
You see, even the presence of CNN, Al Arabia, Reurers or RT did not impress the blogger.
And here is a tough "diagnosis" for journalists from him who were present at the press conference.
Well, as soon as the correspondent from a normal Western agency, the question is appropriate, and the language is literate. Most of them are rustic swamps.
Judging by these gems, naive faces have remained in the world, who are surely expecting sensations from the press conferences of heads of state. By the way, Putin decided this time to play along: well, for example, he declared (after the press conference) pardon regarding Khodorkovsky ...
Well, somehow, perhaps the President’s press conference seems to be presented to people who initially watch it in the hope of a “scandalous talk show”:
1 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, when and for how long will Serdyukov and his accomplices be put in prison?
V.Putin: Why will they plant? They will not be put in prison, but will be shot tomorrow morning ... (hereinafter the final musical sketch from the Jumble newsreel sounds: “para-pa-pa-pa-pam” ...)
2 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, the government failed to ensure the steady growth of the Russian economy and ...
V.Putin: You can not continue. I am signing a document on the resignation of the entire cabinet of ministers right now and are recruiting new, crystal-clear and honest people who will force our economy to work even without selling oil abroad! (“Pa-ra-pa-ra-ram” ...)
3 journalist: Vladimir Vladimirovich, now there is talk that you need to be more tolerant of gays and lesbians ... How do you look at this?
V.Putin: Yes, yes. I understand your question. I’ve been saying for a long time that we treat gays and lesbians very well. I even want to come up with an offer to open the Sochi Olympics with their help: collect near the stadium, give everyone a rainbow flag, pour gasoline and ... such an Olympic torch ... (pa-pa-pa-pa-pym ...)
That would be a press conference bomb! Well, at least on April 1 ...
Comments from our readers:
Deniska999
I personally am not satisfied with almost any answer. Many words, but no personal opinion. One water in his words.
Pensioner
And Putin is handsome !! He was busy during the day, and therefore he looked at the entire meeting with journalists at night. I did not regret. I liked everything, but upset the 2 moment. The first is that no one had time to ask about the “stool” and the second that this Khodorkovsky ghoul is being released.
Baltika-18
You seriously think that no one thought to ask. Press conferences are prepared in advance. Sands knowingly gets paid.
Kartalovkolya
What questions, such answers! What are you dear demanding from the president the impossible. After all, he has not yet learned to read other people's thoughts, and no one asks questions to himself. And then the press conference is convened so that, as Tsar Peter Alekseevich used to say: "... everybody showed his foolishness."
House-2
The court granted the request of the investigation in full, according to Interfax.
During the hearings, investigator Igor Pavlovsky supplemented his petition for the extension of house arrest with a ban on walking and communicating with the media on the circumstances of the criminal case, as well as using communication and the Internet to communicate with everyone except lawyers and investigators. The petition states that all cases of Vasilyeva’s exit from her apartment should be authorized by the investigator.
Eh, and after all Evgenia Nikolaevna was already going to completely get rid of the “shackles” before December 26 (on that day the term of house arrest expired). Now what? Well, this is not a New Year's meeting, but some real nightmare: you can’t share the pains on the Internet, you can’t walk around the boutiques in the center of Moscow, just go from one room to another and wait for the arrival of the guests, putting the fish on the table .
True, you can turn directly to the investigator with a request: Does he deign to allow her to go for a run, for example, to the spa ... Although, with the permission of the investigator, you can’t take part in the same spa: you can’t use communication equipment when she is in the spa, he will knock on the door ... He will not open the door to HIM, and HE will immediately have his heart in his heels - Eugene did scribble, the Herods ... He would also lay hands on himself, well, or just superimpose ... ah -e ... upset ...
Comments from our readers:
RUSS
Several years ago, Vasilyeva was an attractive slim girl, losing weight would not have prevented her ... next to Tolokonnikova.
MIKHAN
Vasilyeva’s arrest has already been extended to February 23
A significant date, I would say .. (The Olympics will be held ...) I hope the brothers will give us a present ... (they should break it).
Ivshubarin
Just on the holiday of all its military and they will plant it - there will be a double holiday.
Commander in chief?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Chirkin, was dismissed, writes Kommersant newspaper on Thursday, December 19. According to the newspaper, his resignation was written by Chirkin in October, and on December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on his release from office.
In addition to the resignation of Vladimir Chirkin, a criminal case was also expected. At the same time, a bribe is, apparently, the tip of a large iceberg. On it, Chirkin, as they say, “burned”, giving the opportunity for a certain “fee” to get a one-room apartment in Naro-Fominsk to his colleague. Given the cost of a one-room apartment in Naro-Fominsk (2-2,5 million rubles on average) and the possible size of a bribe, questions arise: did the lieutenant-general really need this money, did he really not have enough money for the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces?
The underwater part of this iceberg is associated with the sale of military ("non-core") real estate at reduced prices. It was after the prosecution officers discovered such facts that Chirkin was taken “tightly”. Vladimir Chirkin himself does not admit his guilt. Well, not only Chirkin’s non-recognition of his guilt. This, as they say, will not surprise us ...
In general, one should hope for an objective investigation, otherwise it may in fact turn out that Chirkin is the “most convenient” person, whom it is easiest to “merge” in the specified case ...
Comments from our readers:
Kelevra
If he took a bribe - down with such commanders! If not, just a setup - it’s a pity, it’s mean!
Strannik595
We must wait until the end of the investigation, and then how Serdyukov touched, the case was simply brought to negligence and under amnesty, when it touched a personnel specialist (who is not a protégé of a strong company), our court is swift and ruthless ...
Evgenm55
I remember a year ago a young lieutenant tried to steal a kilogram of 4 balancers and cranks from a BMD, but was caught. THREE YEARS DALY. With Chirkin, the situation is very dark. Buildings, property and lands of the Ministry of Defense are in the office of Oboronservis, led by Vasilyeva, read it - Serdyukov, and so that without their knowledge something was sold? I do not believe ... Or, on their orders, or he is in the lot, in any case - wait for the charges.
"Iskander" them under the door
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Iskander missile systems will be located where the country's leadership deems it necessary.
Earlier, American General Philip Breedlove said that media reports about the deployment of Iskander complexes near the borders of the European Union cause concern to NATO.
“Recently, a big uproar was raised about the fact that we put Iskander somewhere not there. On the territory of the Russian Federation where we want, we put it there,” the Minister of Defense emphasized.
You see, at some NATO general, the Russian Iskander complexes, located in Russia, are disturbing. Well, what should such a general and all other concerned be advised? At a minimum, motherwort for the night, tincture of valerian root and fewer spicy foods - including “democratic” newspapers ... If after this anxiety does not pass, then perhaps the gentlemen should decide on a prefrontal lobotomy.
Comments from our readers:
Yan
Finally, a worthy response of the Minister of Defense to the liberalistic whining.
Kimanas
From here we will threaten ...
Trailer
Europe does not have to worry as long as the Iskanders are stationed in the Russian Federation. They will have to worry when these missiles are redeployed to Europe ... by air.
Fraternal help exists!
The meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovich, which took place in Moscow this week, ended with the signing of documents that allow Ukraine’s economy to stay afloat. Moreover, the gas price discount up to 268,5 dollars per thousand cubic meters (almost a third!) And a loan of 15 billion dollars, on very favorable terms, were given in the framework of the free trade zone of the CIS countries. Ukraine received a loan that could not get from the European Union.
Now the default of Ukraine, to which, according to world experts, remained about one and a half months, is postponed for a long time. Some dubbed it the New Year's Russian gift to Ukraine, others (from among, excuse me, "maydanutyh") - an attempt by the Kremlin to buy Ukraine, finally blocking her path to a "bright democratic future."
What is in this situation to take the leaders of the “irreconcilable” Ukrainian opposition, whose supporters are gradually beginning to get tired of idle waving EU flags on the so-called Euromaidan? Well, if these leaders want to go to the end, then the same Klitschko with Tyagnibok will have to stop using the “cursed” Russian gas ...
By the way, none of the leaders “irreconcilable, like any of their Western puppeteers, can believe that Russia provided Ukraine with a low interest loan (by purchasing debt) and reduced the price of gas just like that - without any requirements. Apparently, they cannot understand the meaning of such phrases as “brotherhood”, “fraternal peoples”, “fraternal countries”. But the heralds of the Maidan cannot do this, because the aforementioned Western puppeteers have taught them that ultimately they will have to pay off a high percentage of interest ... Even then, Nuland will be asked later ...
Comments from our readers:
Mirag2
But Europe for such money would not be generous for anything - greedy. Only assertions in "freedom" and "democracy" can the ghostly "soap-bubble" hopes inspire and rob the gullible.
Cat
It seems to me that this is the first (yet small) petardie, and under the internal policy of the EU.
Even if Ukraine in the most scandalous way refused to associate, then this is a reason to think, for example, of Greece or Spain - and whether they need such happiness.
"We hope he does not sell the interests of the country." (Klitschko about Yanukovych).
Well, yes, but what is left to trade the opposition. Who needs them "no pants"? Is that your friends from LGBT.
Even if Ukraine in the most scandalous way refused to associate, then this is a reason to think, for example, of Greece or Spain - and whether they need such happiness.
"We hope he does not sell the interests of the country." (Klitschko about Yanukovych).
Well, yes, but what is left to trade the opposition. Who needs them "no pants"? Is that your friends from LGBT.
Alex31
Ukraine in the vehicle we can not see. Immediately enter into EURASEC from the year 2015. This will be the promised EURO ... integration. As I have promised!
Japan: air !!!
The fighters of the Japanese Self-Defense Air Force on Thursday were alerted by Russian long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142, which made a full overflight of the country, the Joint Self-Defense Forces headquarters said. The aircraft flew along the coast of Japan from the north, counterclockwise. The airspace of Japan was not violated.
Of course, but who is pleased that you are flying counterclockwise ... Yes, and clockwise is also unpleasant ... Moreover, we are talking about Japanese subjects who, for the last couple of decades, seem to have relaxed too much without Soviet (Russian) Far aviation. That is why today we have to make systematic “injections”, reminding the Japanese that their disease “I want the Kuril Islands” is actually easily treated ...
Comments from our readers:
Vladimirets
They also owe us money for the fact that we train them
Propolsky
The airspace does not violate, but how toned! Continue!
Jitel
"Sasha for fear!" (with)
Gorbachev and the "lady with a scythe"
During the week, European “sources” told about the “next” demise of Mikhail Gorbachev. By the most conservative estimates, over the past 10 years, Gorbachev has been “passing away” from the 12 time already.
So, European mystifiers, it seems, decided to enter the name of Gorbachev also in the Guinness Book of Records in the number of publications about the "end of life's journey." According to this indicator, the former head of state already seems to have surpassed all living persons. Even the British queen, whose crown on her head has been holding for more than 50 years, on the pages of all kinds of media "did not die" as many times as Mikhail Sergeevich did.
But we should now talk about the "death" of Mr. Gorbachev already and to nothing. Now, if everything is really that way in 1986. As they say, the sudden death of the leader from a sharp start of restructuring ... And so - the Moor has already done his job ...
Comments from our readers:
Arberes
His next death can be commented on with words from a joke, although the text had to be slightly modified.
"Gorbachev was buried - they broke two bayans" !!!
"Gorbachev was buried - they broke two bayans" !!!
Kolya
It is impossible for Gorbachev to leave so easily, he must still stand before the tribunal. When I hear such pseudo-notions, I always get a feeling of annoyance that I have gone from retribution.
Lisses
Without Gorby, we would have thought like fuckers that:
"blue" is the color,
"gay" is the battle cry of the Ukrainian Cossacks,
would confuse the unemployed with the parasites
red corner with red lantern.
We would be "dark" were.
"blue" is the color,
"gay" is the battle cry of the Ukrainian Cossacks,
would confuse the unemployed with the parasites
red corner with red lantern.
We would be "dark" were.
The strongest and weakest
For the third year in a row, Vladimir Putin became the “Person of the Year”. This is the opinion of the Russians. And the American magazine Forbes recently called the Russian president the most influential person of 2013. This writes Ksenia Melnikova ("Voice of Russia").
According to a study by the Public Opinion Foundation, 32% of Russians called V. Putin "The Person of the Year." Russians value stability most of all in the head of state, Yevgeny Minchenko, director of the International Institute of Political Expertise, explained Putin’s success.
The point of view of many Russians in the assessment of Putin was divided by the Americans. Forbes also called the head of the Russian Federation the most influential person of 2013 of the year. Vladimir Putin, the journalist notes, has overtaken Obama in the rating. Barack Hussein is called the weakest president of the United States for the entire postwar period. The preponderance on the side of V. Putin was formed mainly due to his successful foreign policy activity, the American media say.
For the sake of objectivity, it should be added that, against the background of such international players as Obama or Hollande, who succeed only on the domestic gay front, it’s not so difficult to look like a strong player. Geopolitical opponents now and then give the enemy clues and donate pieces in a chess game. One snowden worth something! Let's see how the Americans will play the Iranian card. The White House, unexpectedly making friends with Tehran, clearly conceived with the help of the latter to derail oil prices, and in fact Russia's 70% exports consist of raw energy resources ...
Comments from our readers:
Valery Neonov
It is interesting to know who heads the Russian ANTI-rating of politicians and ministers ...
Crazy at the funeral
At the farewell ceremony with Nelson Mandela, Tamsanka Janthie spoke as a sign language interpreter. Now he is in a mental hospital. He writes about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to the South African edition of Independent Online.
Dzhantzhie originally planned to be surveyed 10 December, but received an offer to work at the funeral of Mandela. The visit to the doctor had to be postponed ...
After the funeral, Dzhantzhiye complained to organizations of assistance to deaf-and-dumb in South Africa. According to them, the sign language interpreter did not translate, but showed meaningless gestures. Dzhantzhie finally admitted that he is a schizophrenic, sees angels and hears voices.
The South African government apologized for the behavior of the sign language interpreter, notes France-Presse.
Immediately surfaced and the fact that Dzhantzhie appeared in several criminal cases in the 1990-ies. He was accused of rape, kidnapping, robbery. South African media reported that he was involved in the burning of two people.
This type, we add from ourselves, must be kept in the compartment for riot-bangers. Apparently, in South Africa there is a shortage of sign language interpreters ...
Comments from our readers:
Egoza
So in Ukraine, too, a shortage arose! The couple is still on TV, the rest after working with Klitschko in the madhouse hit !!!
pensioner
“Immediately, Dzhantzhie appeared in several criminal cases in the 1990s. He was accused of rape, kidnapping, robbery. South African media wrote that he was involved in the burning of two people. "
Well, in general, was engaged in affairs usual for a decent man in Africa ...
Well, in general, was engaged in affairs usual for a decent man in Africa ...
Operation "Uranus"
December 5 François Hollande announced the start of military intervention in the Central African Republic. The president promised to double or more than double the French contingent there. On the same day, members of the UN Security Council unanimously voted in support of military intervention in the CARs.
In Hollande, words and deeds differ only in eight cases out of ten. He promised to raise the economy in the country - it did not work out. He promised to improve the life of the proletariat — it did not take place (the workers even call this socialist a “traitor”). With pension reform ... However, without this, everyone knows that Hollande has a record low rating. But Hollande swore to gays that he would give them rights and freedoms - and he gave them. And now he said that he would arrange an intervention in the Central African Republic - and he did it. December 5 was in the CAR 650 French soldiers - from December 6 it became 1600.
According to the UN mandate, France and the African Union have half a year to restore order in the African Republic.
In the evening of December 10, Hollande himself spoke to the soldiers in Bangui, and the French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian delivered a speech on 13 in front of the peacekeeping soldiers. The fact is that the French have already suffered their first losses. On the night of December 10, two soldiers killed in a shootout near Bangui Airport died in the CAR.
Recall that earlier, in January 2013, the French troops entered Mali.
Sophie Dejardan, euronews channel, Interviewed by Francois Sudan, editor-in-chief of the Wife Afrik newspaper. The expert explained the difference between the invasion of the French in Mali and the operation in the CAR:
“First of all, the difference is in what France looks like. We were told about the genocide. This is not entirely true, but it was necessary to use extremely strong words to justify this intervention in the eyes of public opinion. This is the first. The second difference is who the French should fight against and whom to disarm. In Mali, everything was very simple: they were AKMI and Mudjao jihadist groups. Here it is the Seleka grouping, but also its opponents. Therefore, France is forced to fight on two fronts. And finally, the third, very important difference in what happens next. In Mali, everything was simple, there was a political class there and it was possible to hold elections in a fairly short time. There is nothing like that in the CARs. ”
Perhaps one of the constituent interests of France in the CARs is economic? Yes. And it does not hide.
“... And besides, France has some economic interests in Central Africa. Do not forget that there is uranium there, which means that the interests of Areva. The problem is that you need to prepare for a very long and expensive operation. ”
Thus, all the same economic interests, covered by the UN mandate and slogans of restoring law and order and democracy.
It is difficult to predict whether or not France will succeed in defeating a terrorist international in the CAR and establish control over vast territories with the help of small armed forces.
But the six-month UN mandate may be extended. By the way, Paris is not going to control the entire territory of the CAR: let the united African troops do it, and the French will restore order where Areva’s energy interests are. The rating is rated, and Hollande needs if not to win the fight for the “black continent” with China, but at least not to give way in some strategic areas. And the question of developing uranium deposits is of great concern to French energy capitalists, not only in the CARs, but also in Nigeria and in Mali. And in the CAR, besides uranium, there are large reserves of gold and diamonds, as well as oil ...
Comments from our readers:
Terrible ensign
Everything is so! .. Nothing new either in relation to the former colonies, or in relation to the domestic policy of the “socialist” Hollande, or in relation to the external ...
As for restoring order in the CARs, it will be brought first of all where the French mining enterprises, processing complexes and transport infrastructure facilities are located or will be located. It is unlikely that the indicated number of servicemen can solve the broader problems of the country. Of course, the military contingent will solve the tasks of stabilizing the situation in the state, but secondarily. At this stage, as follows from the material, the French have no one to agree with yet. When such a figure appears, who it will be, it is not clear. Most likely, perhaps the French themselves will manifest it in time ...
As for restoring order in the CARs, it will be brought first of all where the French mining enterprises, processing complexes and transport infrastructure facilities are located or will be located. It is unlikely that the indicated number of servicemen can solve the broader problems of the country. Of course, the military contingent will solve the tasks of stabilizing the situation in the state, but secondarily. At this stage, as follows from the material, the French have no one to agree with yet. When such a figure appears, who it will be, it is not clear. Most likely, perhaps the French themselves will manifest it in time ...
Sunjar
All the same eggs, only in profile. Then here and there bloody regimes appear, and so affecting the lives of the French and other Europeans, that one cannot do without a military invasion. I guess for diamonds climbed. Well, the chinas, too, need shimanut. Every day is not Sunday.
Bourgeois grief
Analysts, banking experts, all sorts of economists, pro-government financial gurus and heralds of propagandists from the European institutions - all vied with each other about the close and sharp rise of the economies of those countries that are seriously affected the financial crisis. A chorus of propagandists entered the geopolitical scene for a very simple reason: in May 2014, elections to the European Parliament will be held.
In recent weeks, many euro-media briskly report that Spain is about to emerge from the black strip of a protracted crisis and begin to rise sharply.
In the meantime, objective journalists who trust more than their own observations, rather than someone else's predictions, say with a sigh that the Spaniards got on buses and subway trains: they ran out of money for gasoline and had nothing to fill their own cars with. The Spanish car industry is sounding the alarm: bicycle sales have sharply jumped in the country. On the big ones in Madrid go those who can not afford to travel on the subway (more than fifty euros per month).
Those who predict the Spanish economy an incredible rise right tomorrow, to put it mildly, are trying to mislead people: it is Spain that now gives the European Union 20% of all its unemployed. By the end of next year - the year of elections to the European Parliament - the Spanish national debt can rise to almost one hundred percent of GDP.
Well, then, they say all there analysts, experts and financiers with hitherto not known names, - Italy will rise in the EU. It is the third economy of free Europe. Rome will show everyone how to work and live!
But, like Spain, Italy can boast of huge unemployment (12,5% for October 2013). The official number of unemployed in the country is about 3,2 million people. Many also do not register. Italy is one of those countries in the world where the shadow economy traditionally flourishes. Well, the mafia ... She's immortal.
Italy's GDP falls: in July-September 2013, it shrank by 1,9%. The country's national debt is the largest in the EU after Greece.
Young people grumble. Last weekend, protests of students were held in several Italian cities, primarily in industrial Turin. Young people, whose future was in question, staged a demonstration against the budget austerity measures of the Enrico Letta government. The situation was familiar: the police explained to the protesters, on whose side she treated students with tear gas. There are wounded and detained.
Recently, the Italian government, seriously interested in economy (not to be confused with political economy), decided to strangle science and education at the same time: it is a question of budget cuts for both the first and the second. It is easy to understand rebellious young people: students would like such a government to reduce itself.
In Greece, which other propagandists from Euroric are about to be declared the locomotive of the world economy, just to prevent the appearance of Marin Le Pen in the “allied” parliament, the situation has reached a complete nightmare: people here have become deliberately infected with HIV in order to get ... a one-time benefit in 700 euro.
At the end of November in the media appeared news: in Greece, the incidence of HIV has sharply jumped. There have been very credible rumors that the hungry Greeks knowingly become infected with HIV, in order to get the coveted seven hundred from the stingy government and to fill themselves up and feed their emaciated families. Moreover, data on the growth of a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus came not from the tabloids, but from WHO - the World Health Organization.
The WHO report also stated that the crisis raging in Greece contributes to the growth of crime, drug addiction and prostitution. For example, as the number of murders, and the number and thefts for all the time of the economic crisis has doubled.
But the latest Greek news - from December 18. Athens plunged into the impenetrable blackness of smog: now the Greeks heat their homes with firewood. Gas, diesel fuel, not to mention the electricity, the Athenians for a long time can not afford. In many homes, electricity is completely turned off: the State Energy Company has cut off debtors. And in December in Athens is pretty cold. Environmentalists have sounded the alarm, but who cares about the environment, when it comes to the elementary survival of the species?
Those who have no money even for firewood burn furniture and books in stoves and fireplaces ...
And France-Press приводит Rainbow 2014 forecasts for the year: "Greece, Italy and Portugal are the bailout program." In literary translation, this means that, in accordance with forecasts, Greece and Italy and Portugal will return to growth next year, Spain will come out of the recession, and Ireland will break out of the clutches of the crisis - that is, it will have completed some kind of program to save its own economy.
After such terrific prophecies, you begin to assume that in Germany, in 2014, there will be such an upswing, that the Chinese have not dreamed of. But no.
The other day, the chief economist of SaxoBank, Steen Jacobsen gave out such a gloomy prediction that next to it comedy come the most terrible disaster films.
The whole operating system of the world, in his opinion, is approaching the state of the late USSR. The EU will fall soon. After the elections to the European Parliament, scheduled for next May, the alliance against the European Union will become the largest group in parliament (more than 275 seats). Heads of European states will not be able to appoint the president of the European Commission. Europe, the expert is sure, will plunge into chaos. Germany is waiting for the collapse.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the journalists of the same France Press cite a question posed by one Greek newspaper: Will popular uprisings occur next year? The Greek edition meant Europe, but, if one reads the script of the SaxoBank experts, it seems that the fire of the socialist revolution is about to engulf the whole world.
“We’ll blow the world fire to all the bourgeoisie on the mountain ...” Well, a line from another author of the same period, a very famous journalist: “The victory of the proletarian revolution is guaranteed all over the world”.
Comments from our readers:
Vasya
If the autonomous republic of Germany becomes part of the Russian Federation, I will not be offended.
Spring
We need to work, especially the southern countries of the eurozone, and not receive benefits. For example, take Spain. 300-400 euro - unemployment benefits, and who works, those siesta (break from work) from 13 to 16. And on Thursdays they don't work almost. I was there this summer, I was very surprised that they were working, either Russian immigrants or Arabs. The Spaniards are generally not visible and not audible. The mentality there needs to be changed, and then used to eat and sleep.
Homeland where the ass is warm
The question of the modern American mass exodus from the USA was seriously raised in the world press in 2011. Since then, the number of people wishing not only to leave their homeland forever, but also to refuse an American passport has increased significantly. The reasons for departure and change of citizenship are banal: the government stifles its citizens with taxes that are spent on various kinds of “reforms” and programs, including the military, that are largely not approved by the population.
The media can not find the exact number of those who leave the United States. Washington does not keep accurate statistics (this is too expensive, and the US census is entirely voluntary). Other resources report about four million Americans (citizens) who live outside the United States, others about three. Someone writes about five, and even about six million “vagrants” for many years, or even decades, living abroad and not intending to return to their homeland. The maximum number of Americans permanently living abroad occurs in the Department of State data for 2011 year - 6,4 million people.
However, in 2009, the United States Revenue Service received only about 300 thousands of declarations from Americans residing in other countries. If three million Americans live permanently abroad, albeit not six, but only 10% pays taxes at home. It is obvious that many simply don’t want to pay them. Double taxation, which in the United States has already become the talk of the town, forces Americans looking for a better life behind the “hill” to give up citizenship. And the number of such “refusers” is constantly growing. In 2013, a record was even set.
The number of Americans who renounced their US citizenship, according to the results of the third quarter of 2013 amounted to 2369 people. According to the State Treasury, this is 33% more than in all of last year.
Americans are fleeing from the tax and banking vice. According to the laws of the United States, regardless of where the American lives and works, he is obliged to transfer a tribute to the state’s national treasury: taxes on all his income. And the appetites of the American tax authorities in the crisis only grew: the hands of the hunters reached abroad and began to fumble through foreign accounts and wallets of Americans who prefer to live far from the blessed homeland.
In 2014, fbii.org notes, the new US Treasury rules will come into force: FATCA (Foreign Bank Account Tax Act) and Ex-Patriot Act. The acts require foreign banks to monitor the accounts of American citizens living abroad, and the annual retention of 30% of all their income. This money should be sent straight to the US Internal Revenue Service.
This order of things does not appeal not only to Americans, but also to foreign bankers who serve them. In different media, they note that foreign banks get rid of the accounts of US citizens. German, for example, have already frankly got rid of many such accounts. Other migrants, in order to feel comfortable in Europe, had to quickly change their American citizenship to German.
For immigrants who do not obey the laws, their homeland is threatened with serious financial sanctions. Understanding that citizenship can be changed, last year the cruel homeland came up with another way to enter heaven on workers' humps: for giving up citizenship, any American will have to pay a large part of their income in the form of various contributions and taxes (the lion’s share of payments to the Pension Fund and income tax). In addition to ordinary robbery, this means that the native tax office will take the soul out of an American, through pro-checking its activities abroad up and down - so that European banks will find this Mr. an extremely suspicious type and, quite possibly, have banking gesheft with him no longer will wish.
Bottom line: in 2010-2012 years, the number of denials of US citizenship more than tripled seven times.
Such an impression, let us add from ourselves, that a little more - and the American tax administration will pay tribute to the whole world. The hand of King Barak I will reach the farthest and secluded corner of the globe.
Running Americans, whose number is growing from year to year, by their choice make it clear to state arbitrariness: freedom is preferable to patriotism.
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vlad0
In both! Good news from overseas!
Is old Marx was a little bit, but right? Capitalism has a limit too!
But when will the mass exodus start from there, where will they run? Clearly not to China or Africa. What, again to us?
Is old Marx was a little bit, but right? Capitalism has a limit too!
But when will the mass exodus start from there, where will they run? Clearly not to China or Africa. What, again to us?
Booby
And I thought, why did boxer Roy Jones show a desire to get Russian citizenship ...
Vodka, women and nuclear general
Major General Michael Carey, who commanded strategic missile units, was dismissed from service for "rude and unworthy" behavior during a business trip to Russia. He writes about it "Voice of Russia" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
According to the United States Air Force, the general abused alcohol and was rude to the representatives of the host country during joint exercises held on Russian territory in July.
The report of the Chief Inspector of the US Air Force notes that after the end of the mission, several members of the delegation filed a complaint against Carey. According to them, during the visit he abused alcohol and was in close contact with "suspicious" women. Complainants believe that Carey’s behavior is a potential threat to US security.
Investigators, by the way, confirmed these allegations. The document says that Cary, who drank alcohol daily during his trip to Russia, sometimes could not stand on his own feet without any help.
Carey was dismissed from the ranks of the US Armed Forces in October. The details of the report of the chief inspector have become known only now.
It is noted that Carey commanded parts of the Air Force, armed with all the 450 US intercontinental ground-based ballistic missiles "Minuteman-3", capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Add to this a few words. A few more such nuclear generals who have been through “suspicious” Russian women with a Chekist past, and “Minutemen” will be controlled directly from the Kremlin.
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ivshubarin
Russian vodka and our girls - “terrible” weapon mass destruction.
Cat
Yes, send more generals!
Metal
Not mass, and point. But what purpose =))
ivshubarin
No, it is mass, how many people on vodka and women burned!
Ordinary miracle
The sexual revolution in America is long past. Rob Williams told about mass “immaculate conceptions” in the USA (“The Independent”; the source of the short translation is "Inopressa").
According to the results of a long-term study of reproductive health, it turned out that every two hundredth mother in America states: she became pregnant and gave birth to a child without intercourse and without IVF.
The studies were based on a study of the 7870 experience of women and girls between the ages of 15 and 28 years, which was conducted from 1995 to 2009 in the framework of the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. The results were published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal.
Well, let us add on our own, and someone is experiencing that the “blue” West will soon die out! .. And there they already become pregnant from looking in the street, chatting in Skype and photos of their favorite actor over the bed!
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Cat
And what else can they do? Even if the generals flee to Russia "rest" from universal LGBT!
Negro and penguin Santa Claus
Is Santa Claus White? The black? Or change skin color? These questions quarreled Americans. The scandal around the color of the skin of Santa Claus was provoked by an article in the magazine “The Slate”, written by black-skinned author Aisha Harris, writes Konstantin Kerubov ("Voice of Russia").
The commentator noted that since childhood she was surrounded by pictures with a pink-cheeked Santa, but in her family this character was always black. The journalist believes that for the sake of political correctness the United States should abandon stereotypes - that is, the image of the “white Santa”.
To no one was hurt, Aisha offered to portray Santa Claus as a penguin. And the latter informed Harris called "mammal."
On Hulu, a “report” showed that Santa was black.
In Rio Rancho, New Mexico, at a school on the Advent Masquerade, a teacher made a remark to a black teenager Christopher dressed up as Santa Claus. The teacher said that the costume of Christopher is incorrect, because Santa is white. As a result, according to UPI, the child’s parents filed a lawsuit against the school, and the intolerant teacher got off with a disciplinary action.
The journal Politico entered into a public controversy, urging the parties to calm down: after all, Santa Claus is an invention.
Let us hope that the Americans will not try to resolve the dispute, using the most effective democratic tool - firearms. We will also hope that in Russia on the eve of the New Year they will not start digging into the biographies of Father Frost and Snow Maiden. Do not do this, guys: do not imitate the Americans!
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General Frost
Even Senator McCain knows that penguins are amphibians.
IRBIS
Very much in the American and European spirit: Santa Claus is a gay penguin, and judging by the deer, he is also a bestiality. It remains only somewhere to add Jewish origin and disability ...
voliador
It's only the beginning! These dolbiki soon and snow white black ... opoy make.
Children are the flowers of life
In the Guardian (translation source - "InoSMI") Jonathan Watts published an article entitled "President of Uruguay, José Mujica: without a palace, without tuples, without gloss."
“If anyone can boast that he is setting a personal example of asceticism in the era of austerity, then this is undoubtedly José Mujica, President of Uruguay, who abandoned the state palace in favor of the farmhouse, donates most of his income to social projects , flies economy class and drives an old Volkswagen Beetle.
The former member of the guerrilla movement obviously causes discontent among those who consider him “the poorest president in the world”, but the 78-year-old leader, who would have preferred other people to start a more moderate lifestyle, worked in the political sphere for a long time , to be aware of the stupidity of trying to become a model of behavior for someone.
“If I asked people to live as I live, they would kill me,” said Mujica during an interview he gave in his cozy little house located in the middle of chrysanthemum fields near Montevideo.
The former member of the guerrilla movement obviously causes discontent among those who consider him “the poorest president in the world”, but the 78-year-old leader, who would have preferred other people to start a more moderate lifestyle, worked in the political sphere for a long time , to be aware of the stupidity of trying to become a model of behavior for someone.
“If I asked people to live as I live, they would kill me,” said Mujica during an interview he gave in his cozy little house located in the middle of chrysanthemum fields near Montevideo.
The President has earned the approval of representatives of many countries for trying to live within their means and rejecting luxury. At the same time, Uruguay is considered the most liberal state in South America: it is pursuing a policy in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, abortion and cannabis. Therefore, praise to the president can be heard from all sides of the political spectrum.
“When I was approaching the house where the president and his wife live, I noticed that only two guards sitting in a car parked on the road leading to the house and a lame dog named Manuela provided security.
I was surprised that Mucha gives the impression of a completely inelegant person. This farmer with bushy eyebrows, worn clothes and old shoes, who came down from the porch of his modest house, reminded me of the elderly Bilbo Baggins, leaning out of his hole to scold an obsessive guest. ”
I was surprised that Mucha gives the impression of a completely inelegant person. This farmer with bushy eyebrows, worn clothes and old shoes, who came down from the porch of his modest house, reminded me of the elderly Bilbo Baggins, leaning out of his hole to scold an obsessive guest. ”
The President is proud of his homeland: after all, it is considered the safest and least corrupt place in the region. He also calls Uruguay an “island of refugees in the world of the mad”.
The Government of Uruguay sets prices for essential goods, such as milk, and also provides computers and education for every child free of charge. Key energy and telecommunications industries in the country are nationalized.
As for marijuana, Mucha says that drug addicts should stop “using the services of clandestine dealers”.
According to the president, the ability of Uruguay to improve society is limited by the power of global capital. “I'm tired of how things are going. We live in an era when it is simply impossible to ignore the logic of the market. All modern politics is built on short-term pragmatism. We renounced religion and philosophy ... All that remains for us is the automation of the actions that the market dictates to us. ”
Muhika reluctantly admits that he must promote the idea of material expansion: “I am the president. I have to fight for the creation of new jobs and new investments, because the needs of people are growing. I try to increase the level of consumption, but at the same time reduce the level of inappropriate consumption ... I am against meaningless spending - money, resources, time. We must create things that can exist for a long time. This is an ideal, but we are unlikely to be able to translate it into reality, because we live in an age of accumulation. ” The journalist asked him what he saw as a solution to this contradiction, and the president acknowledged that he had no answers.
Nevertheless, he noted that the search for a solution should lie in the sphere of politics: “Today we can recycle almost everything. If we lived within our means - that is, if we were thrifty - then 7 of billions of people living on the planet could have everything they need. And global politics should develop in this direction. However, we think like nations and countries, not like a human species. ”
In 2010, add, correspondent "AIF" Georgy Zotov asked Ray Bradbury a question: “In 1950, you wrote a book that brought you worldwide fame - a collection of stories“ Martian Chronicles ”. It said: by the beginning of the second millennium there will be settlements on Mars, whole cities of earthmen. Why do you think this never happened? ”Bradbury answered:
“People often ask me about this, and I like to dream over the answers. That they were different! Today’s answer: because people are idiots. They did a lot of stupid things: they invented costumes for dogs, the position of an advertising manager, and things like an iPhone, without getting anything in return but a sour aftertaste. But if we developed science, mastered the moon, Mars, Venus ... Who knows what the world would be then? Humanity was given the opportunity to surf the cosmos, but it wants to engage in consumption - drink beer and watch TV shows ... "
Now back to the fly.
After the end of the presidential term, he plans to adopt 30-40 children from his area. This was said by Mujica himself in an interview with the El Observador Uruguayan edition, he reports correspondent RIA Novosti Oleg Vyazmitinov.
“I am thinking of adopting 30-40 children of the poor to live with me,” said Mujica. When asked when this will happen, he replied: "When I take off this costume, which I shakes."
Muchica’s presidential term ends on March 2015. Earlier in an interview with local media, he said that at the end of the presidency, he wanted to return to village life and sell flowers at the local fair.
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vlad767
That's what I understand, really people's president! Not that all sorts of Obama and Holland, and ours, in principle, too.
Sterlya
President of Uruguay. Person! It is now a rarity among presidents.
Horn
Damn, right Diocletian №2 some ... This is not to you "from rags to riches", such as Abramovich-Vekselberg with golden toilet bowls ...
* "Another small, but rather big question" - a phrase from the movie "Garage"
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