We are doing the Germans now!

[Jamie (K)]

I don't think executing justly convicted murderers after all appeals are exhausted is a pecca-anything, Torsten. What I'm pointing out is that when it comes to their thinking about places like Russia and the US, the Germans choke on a gnat but swallow a camel, to use a Biblical phrase. They're willing to cozy up to a government that executes innocent journalists, but they rail against another one that executes murderers.

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Throughout strong and manipulative regimes, we fought each other, we killed each other. It causes the hatred to next generations. Sad thing is they don't even know whom they hate. Those cunning people had gone and we still hate each other upon the past in which evil men enjoyed. Why? because of their successors who are manipulating us as their predecessor did. Are we still naive enough to follow the piper, in this 2011. Is it worth?

( I know it's hard to forget hard feelings )

kind regards.

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Those real evils are not individual, ordinary German or Russian of Burmese or Chinese. They are the evil politicians and their minions. E.g Hitler himself killed someone? I don't think so, The killers were those who supported him, used him to enjoyed the fruits of Nazism. Who are they? The politicians. Their minions.

kind regards.

[Parallel]

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oil and gas suply - the cause of many rivalries and more

Hello. I am with Alicja1 that selling gas or oil to a foreign country most often does not provide a better life for the normal citicens.

You could take Russia or the Emirates or Saudia Arabia or any other country as an example. To sell gas makes a lot of money but doesn't create many jobs, it's as simple as that. Especially, if the profit of that bargain is shuffeld to a thin aristocracy - of whatever kind doesn't really matter - and spent for luxury instead for projects to develop the country in the benefit of everyone, then the citicens remain poor and only a few are really rich.

In comparison to other ventures, to dig for and to sell oil is a likewise easy task and easy earned money. To build up a competitive business in other fields of the economy, say a new industry or a flourishing tourism takes a lot more.

But the hunger of the world for energy is still increasing by a threatening rate - so, for the time beeing, we will have to content ourselves with all the implications that come from that fact.

But nevertheless: I hope that the governements of oil and gas - providing countries will grow wiser and aknowledge that it can't go on in the same way on end like this - for one thing because of the threat to the world climate and also because they really should do something with that money for the long run! If only a few leaders and oil magnates can profit and indulge themselves in sheer luxury, then sooner or later the people will stand up - as one could see lately in various countries.

One last thing: there have been wars, murders, attrocities in the past whereever you look, you name it, and unfortunately we didn't get rid of theese things despite all the human tragedies. What a pity! Don't we learn something out of history?

Politics is about power AND regulations. If the regulations don't work, then there is reason to fear what will come next... This is the same in a country but more than anytime it's the same between the countries and continents - you can't deny that fact, so the sooner you aknowledge that and start to act in the benefit of the world as a whole mecanism, the better we will get round the next crisis - of whatever kind.

There is a constant need for change, especially in regulations on the international level, there is plenty of work at hand and it's urgent - so, no time for quarreling over the past!

Cheers Urs

[Alicja1]

Hi Parallel ! thanks that You called back my message
that I sent the months ago, and that you supported my attitude to the matter.

I greet you heartily. Alicja

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Hi EvilDwarf
Thanks for your reply - so let me try...

And:
To invest and do business in Russia is sometimes taking risks - as a swiss manufacturer of windows had to learn the hard way.

He made a joint venture with a factory in Moscow. Over the first two years business was increasing but he also had to learn the informal rules - what it takes to make things happen, that you had to be careful and always keep an eye on your belongings. But what led to disinvest in the end was a loss of a full train truck loaded with the raw wood for frames. He tried to follow up the truck's journey but it seemed to have vanished without trace in a shunting area in the suburbs - no way to get the money back by the train company... he just couldn't afford to loose such a quantity of material, and couldn't find an insurance which would agree to a guaranty against such risks.

Russia has a very low sum of foreign investements, compared to other countries - unfortunately, I dear say. You can do almost everything on your own, of course, and be proud of it. But then you miss the chance to do things better and to be more successful.

Take the Chinese as an example, they try to get their hands on just everything you can produce and earn money with - not always to the delight of everyone, but they are tremendously making progress.

Cheers Urs