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2008-08-21 Europe

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Posted by mrp 2008-08-21 13:01|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "From north to south," said La Stampa, the Turin daily, "a rebellion is growing against those who show off their wealth and power."

Huh? They weren't too keen on plebeian Americans all in their blue jeans and sneakers running over the place a decade or so back either. Strange how that turned out with the low couture catching on with the masses. :)

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-08-21 14:27|| 2008-08-21 14:27|| Front Page Top

#2 It was only deep in the article was the real sneer unveiled: that Russians have money, and spend it liberally, whereas the English are stingy. And they resent that the businesses prefer the Russians.

Well, hey, English. The Russians didn't vote for the nanny state socialist. They may be ruled by a tyrant, but he's from business.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-21 17:46|| 2008-08-21 17:46|| Front Page Top

#3 From the KGB, actually. As my otherwise politically quite liberal daughter points out, there used to be some Russian billionaires who weren't KGB sponsored.

Used to be.

Posted by lotp 2008-08-21 17:51|| 2008-08-21 17:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Smart woman, that daughter of yours, lotp. :-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-08-21 19:45|| 2008-08-21 19:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems smart enough that she might well grow out of her liberalism some day. ;)

Posted by Mike N. 2008-08-21 19:53|| 2008-08-21 19:53|| Front Page Top

#6 lotp: Billionaires are still billionaires. You might point out that no matter their other failings, at least they don't keep up with that annoying, incessant dialectic day and night. That has to be worth something.

Communists cannot shut up. Ever.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-21 20:09|| 2008-08-21 20:09|| Front Page Top

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