Quote Originally Posted by hddscan
First of all: "if your boss asks you to work for free on weekends" would sound really strange in any capitalistic country. It's a job, and you work for some sort of gratitude, usually money. So no employee would understand that question. Second: it is ok to point out that you work a lot and some people do not and it is a job of your boss to make sure that you understand each other.
Just want to point out: If you have a management job, they don't ask - it's expected that you work weekends if needed (which is more common than not). I have never been paid for it.

Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian
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That is an arrogant statement, coming from a besserwisser who is clearly just as brainwashed himself, as he accuses others of being. uHoX has attempted to inform himself as best he can but he doesn't have the benefit of age, or having spent time in Russia.

And if you are such a beacon of knowledge regarding Russia, what exactly are your credentials? Why should anyone listen to you on this topic? You haven't said anything regarding your connection to Russia or the sources of your allegedly superior observations.

If Russia is such a dump, everybody here, apart from Eric C. and Redfox are brainwashed "Putinists", then why exactly do you use this forum?

It seems that there are other places online that you would enjoy more and that would obviously benefit tremendously from the presence of such a "polite", "enlightened" and "knowledgeable" individual :irony: as yourself.

Plus, I think you insulted both uHox, myself and others enough now.
I am sure that I won't be the only person who report your rude and aggressive post. Skärp dig!

Quote Originally Posted by Redfox
Спутник определенно не стоит 10 миллионов человек, погибших в ходе гражданской войны.
I won't argue with that at all. But you are picking one isolated achievement and putting it against a very specific negative aspect of the revolution. It's not that 10 million people were deliberately sacrificed to launch the first sputnik. But I see what you are trying to get across and it's definitely a valid reflection. Russia paid a high price for the achievements of the USSR. Too high? It's for the Russians to say. Your views are clear.

Your way of thinking in general seems very influenced by the American view of Russia, Putin and Russian history (I.e. Putin is an ex KGB dictator etc, etc and the USSR was an evil dump). I don't think your views are not shared by most of the Russians here, at least not fully.

Is there any political party or movement in Russia today that represent these types of views that you are expressing?

As for Putin's background in the KGB; it seems he's as much an opportunist as most politicians in the world today. I.e. he used whatever political organisation that was available, to pursue his personal quest for success and power. When he started his career, there wasn't much to choose from - KGB apparently, was his choice. Not everything they did was horrible and I'm not aware that he did anything objectionable during his time there.

If I was Russian I'd say, "rather an ex KGB man as president, than an oligarch or foreign backed puppet." But it would also mean that I'd be fairly cautious of him and regard his policies with suspicion.
Obviously his time there has affected the way he views certain questions.

However, he didn't use nepotism or family connections to get to where he is, but supposedly achieved it based on talent, or being good at playing the political game. He did other things as well, between becoming president and being KGB, didn't he?
I am not at all overly impressed by him but I don't see any big reason to hate or fear him either.