Dismantling an empire

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Originally Posted by Eki

Yes, it really feels good. I'm always right and everybody nods in accordance.

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Good for you.

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Originally Posted by Eki

I like our system. Nine parties in our parliament and four in our government, and none of them gets over 25 percent of the votes. In an environment like that, it takes compromises to get anything done. As I have said, I like balance.

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I have studied about various countries and their system and my impression is that Finland has really a very, very good system, likely the best in the world. I have to say however, that this is a result of many factors like the size of the country, the population, the culture of the country, its history etc, etc. Still, I respect your system tremendously.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

I have to say however, that this is a result of many factors like the size of the country, the population, the culture of the country, its history etc, etc.

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Yes, it might not happen for example in the US. To me it seems that Americans aren't very willing to compromise, they want to see "blood" and the other party win and the other party lose, not some wishy-washy compromise.

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Originally Posted by Eki

Yes, it might not happen for example in the US. To me it seems that Americans aren't very willing to compromise, they want to see "blood" and the other party win and the other party lose, not some wishy-washy compromise.

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Hmmm-- compromise-- you think the "palestinians" should get land (and be called a country) that they never owned, espcially as they care nothing about the majority of "their" land taken by Jordan; therefore you must be on the side of the South Ossetians who broke away because they wanted to be part of Russia.

S. Ossetia is only a small piece of land that neither threatens nor benefits Georgia.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

Hmmm-- compromise-- you think the "palestinians" should get land (and be called a country) that they never owned, espcially as they care nothing about the majority of "their" land taken by Jordan; therefore you must be on the side of the South Ossetians who broke away because they wanted to be part of Russia.

S. Ossetia is only a small piece of land that neither threatens nor benefits Georgia.

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South Ossetia wanted to be independent, not part of Russia or Georgia and it has as much right to be independent as Russia or Georgia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia...f_independence

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The Republic of South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia in 1990. The Georgian government responded by abolishing South Ossetia's autonomy and trying to retake the region by force.[4] This led to the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War.[5] Georgian fighting against those controlling South Ossetia occurred on two other occasions, in 2004 and 2008.[6] The last conflict led to the 2008 South Ossetia war, during which Ossetian separatists and Russian troops gained full, de-facto, control of the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
In the wake of the 2008 South Ossetia War, Nicaragua, Russia, Venezuela and Nauru recognized South Ossetia as an independent republic.[7][8][9][10] Georgia does not recognize South Ossetia's existence as a political entity, and considers most of its territory a part of the Shida Kartli region within Georgian sovereign territory.[11]

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Originally Posted by Eki

South Ossetia wanted to be independent, not part of Russia or Georgia and it has as much right to be independent as Russia or Georgia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia...f_independence

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You really should stop being a mouth-piece for the wiki half-assed articles.

INTERVIEW-Rebel S.Ossetia wants unity with Russia, more troops

* Rebel leader says wants more Russian troops, weapons
* Says wants to unite his people with Russia
* Says wants stability, not another war

TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A year after Russia and Georgia fought a war over South Ossetia, the leader of the rebel enclave said he wanted to unite his people with Russia and called on the Kremlin to deploy more troops and weapons.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1268080

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

You really should stop being a mouth-piece for the wiki half-assed articles.

INTERVIEW-Rebel S.Ossetia wants unity with Russia, more troops

* Rebel leader says wants more Russian troops, weapons
* Says wants to unite his people with Russia
* Says wants stability, not another war

TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A year after Russia and Georgia fought a war over South Ossetia, the leader of the rebel enclave said he wanted to unite his people with Russia and called on the Kremlin to deploy more troops and weapons.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1268080

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So, you're talking about some rebels in South Ossetia, not South Ossetia itself? As far as remember those rebels were Russians living in South Ossetia. I can see why they want to live in Russia instead of Georgia.

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

You really should stop being a mouth-piece for the wiki half-assed articles.

INTERVIEW-Rebel S.Ossetia wants unity with Russia, more troops

* Rebel leader says wants more Russian troops, weapons
* Says wants to unite his people with Russia
* Says wants stability, not another war

TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A year after Russia and Georgia fought a war over South Ossetia, the leader of the rebel enclave said he wanted to unite his people with Russia and called on the Kremlin to deploy more troops and weapons.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1268080

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So, you're talking about some rebels in South Ossetia, not South Ossetia itself? As far as remember those rebels were Russians living in South Ossetia. I can see why they want to live in Russia instead of Georgia.

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Originally Posted by Eki

So, you're talking about some rebels in South Ossetia, not South Ossetia itself? As far as remember those rebels were Russians living in South Ossetia. I can see why they want to live in Russia instead of Georgia.

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You are wrong- again- and again- and again- and .....

"Ninety eight percent of South Ossetia's population hold Russian passports, Russian is the lingua franca and the Russian rouble their currency."

S. Osettia is the enclave spoken of in the article.

Main Entry: en·clave
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclavare to lock up

: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory

Read the article before you flatulate with your keyboard, or bow before your wiki-god.

It causes a problem all over the world where a significant amount of people living in one country identify more with the country next door. Just like Kosovo, Northern Ireland etc.