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So what political system do you advocate?

Dan

Thank you Katayara for sharing your positive feeling about Valentines Day. I don't understand why people are so cynical about love.
It's not love we're cynical about, it's the commercial holiday. ...

Right. The only Russian rap I've heard is Децл, which doesn't even have a pretense of being "real" at all - it's just a blatant ripoff of Eminem. This is why I'm wondering what's out there. ...

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That's interesting. Please explain further. What kind of social freedoms do American and Canadian kids not have? I value rebellion for its own sake, and I hold it as a given that th ...

I've been told by Russians (and it seems to be true) that all pop music over there is either American or an imitation thereof. It seems a little strange to me that Russia would not have formed its ow ...

I'm curious, is there a vibrant DJ/underground scene in Russia?

I've been told by Russians (and it seems to be true) that all pop music over there is either American or an imitation thereof. It ...

Did people like Спартак и Калашников?

Dan

I've watched Ночной дозор about three times (I have it on disc and I'm learning Russian), and it's quite an entertaining movie, especially with the heavy special effects. Very strange atmosphere. It ...

I guess that's something I'm looking for too, although I've always lived in the US! I always feel like I'm not satisfied with the worldview you're constantly presented with in this country.
It's a ...

Okay, sorry for the digression. Let me try to drag this thread back on topic...

What are people's thoughts on political apathy? I think it's a little difficult to talk about in a comparative sens ...

I guess that depends on whom you consider nice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Dan

P.S. I guess you could call me a "blueneck."

P.P.S. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as quick as I could! DennisF Laughing

And I will make sure to avoid it as long as possible!

It's hard to admit that girls could have sparked an interest, but that's what happened and now I'm learning the language. As a matter of fact, I'm majoring in Russian in school.

It's hard to jus ...

People forget there is a difference between the government and the people.
I think it's easy to forget this here, where we generally think of government as being "of, by, and for the people." Not t ...

I gave 5k to the re-election campaign of Dubya
Or in this case, anti-humanitarian causes.