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| Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | 2:16 pm
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Мутация социального протеста. Часть 3: Революция Навального.
Мутация социального протеста. Часть 3: Революция Навального. Мутация социального протеста. Часть 1: Гонка чисел.Мутация социального протеста. Часть 2: Facebook страха. *** В предыдущих частях я не касался темы Навального намеренно, ибо она одна здоровенная такая, что не влезет, как подпункт иных тем. Настало время раздербанить и эту тему. В настоящий момент существует пять различных вариаций проекта «Навальный», есть среди них и ультранаивная и ультрапараноидальная, но именно к этим пяти так или иначе сводится все вариации проекта.  Не плодим сущностейДля начала четко определимся, что Навальный нынче совершенно определенное проект. У него есть бюджет, сотрудники, кратковременные и долговременные цели и он существует для извлечения прибыли. Это нужно четко себе понимать, а верования в то, что в мире что-то делается «для вас милые и богоизбранные» необходимо отключить. Рубильник в правильном положении должен тут быть. Дабы избавиться от негативного понимания сущности, выясним, что же такое проект? Проект – это система действий и бездействий, совершаемыми акторами, понимающими данные проект себе выгодным и целостным, направленным на достижение кратковременных и долговременных целей. Проект имеет централизированный или сетевой бюджет, имеет лидера и рабочую команду, достаточно спаянную для того, чтобы добиваться целей проекта.У «Навального» все признаки налицо, если усилием воли или проблесками безрассудства не закрывать самому себе глаза. Далее – почему проект носит фамилию его лидера и почему он должен ее носить? Во-первых, корневой проект «Роспил» не является приоритетом узнавания для Навального, а наоборот – так точно. Фамилия лидера давно превратилась в бренд, а для сторонников и симпатизирующих и в синоним, генератор сети смыслов, где Навальный автоматом содержит вокруг себя понятия «борец», «бунтарь», «коррупция», «зло», «неэффективное государство» и т.п. Помимо всего прочего никто ведь не возражает, что Бритни Спирс или Дмитрий Пучков – это проекты, смысленное понимание которых не является их сутью*? Так почему же в случае с Навальным надо полагать иное, принципиально отличное? Только эмоции уберите, и мозг сразу все сам сложит. В-эннэх, стоит отметить что многочисленные выбившиеся товары никто не называет «Антикоррупционер» или «Роспил», нет – книги, брошуры, статейки и прочее – все это носит фамилию лидера-проекта. И, конечно же, не стоит забывать о персонификации комплекса или системы проекта (деятельности, партии, группы…) с лидером. Тем более в России, где традиции персонификации бизнеса и власти вековечны. Итак, это проект и проект этот – Навальный.  ( Read more... )*** Лично я полагаю в реальности некий гибрид второго и пятого. В следующей, возможно заключительной части, перейдем к гаданию по крокодильим желудкам прогнозам. *** * - человек-проект не является внутренне идентичным своему проекту, скажем он может думать и иметь качества совсем иные, нежели это кажется тем, кто потребляет проект. «В действительности все иначе, чем на самом деле» - эта фраза как раз про не идентичность смысленного понимания и сути вещей. ** - «эффект Караул!» заключается в том, что когда тебя по каким-то причинам отправляют в тюрьму, в Сибирь или на встречу с дьяволом, благодаря подготовленной почве то будет восприниматься строго нужным образом. В данном случае: «кровавый режим уничтожает белых пушистых личностей, которые ему же и пытаются помочь».
| | Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 | 9:27 am
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UEFA is involved in political repressions in Ukraine(open letter)
Mr. Michel Platini President Union of European Football Associations Dear Mr. Platini, The image of UEFA and the European Football Championship which is to be held in Ukraine and Poland in 2012 may suffer irreparable blow due to the scandal developing around ProstoPrint, a popular Ukrainian printing company which applies images on souvenir products and clothes from the clients’ layout originals. On September 6, 2011, as a result of militia raid against the office of ProstoPrint, the company’s activity was paralyzed, the equipment was seized and criminal proceedings were taken against the employees. They are accused of illegal application of Euro 2012 logo on the clothing. It was revealed at once that the militiamen themselves had ordered application of such logo on 50 T-shirts so as to obtain the grounds for suspension of the company’s activity. When the militia arranged such provocation, they committed a number of gross outrages: search without an order, seizure of property without an order, interrogation of the suspects and examination of the witnesses with the use of physical and psychological pressure (threats of violence). The militiamen did not have any grounds for such measures against ProstoPrint because it is a customer, the owner of the product, who is liable for observance of incorporeal rights, but not the company which provides printing services. This is governed both by the Ukrainian laws and by the relevant EU directives. The employees of ProstoPrint were not even obliged to verify the customer’s right to use the logo of Euro 2012. The real reason of the “assault” against the company with all this iniquity was not the T-shirts produced through the militia’s provocation but quite another product, very popular T-shirts among Ukrainians with inscriptions including keen criticism at President Yanukovych. Under the pretext of UEFA’s incorporeal right protection, the nondemocratic Ukrainian powers have unleashed the campaign of illegal persecution of its citizens for political beliefs. In order to defend our rights and freedoms set forth in the Constitution, we will do our best to draw a wide international response to this scandal. It is especially outrageous that UEFA patent agents in Ukraine are directly involved in the crime against ProstoPrint as they have already written an application to prosecute the employees of the company criminally on the ground of the gross provocation committed by the militia. We kindly request you to interfere with this situation personally and to withdraw the application of UEFA patent agents against ProstoPrint due to absence of the formal components of a crime in the company’s actions and in that way to prevent from using UEFA as a tool for political repressions. Oleksandr Danylyuk, Coordinator-General of Civil movement "Spilna Sprava"  http://vgolos.com.ua/politic/news/43808.h tml | | Sunday, July 31st, 2011 | 12:49 pm
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Obama The Moderate Conservative
Fiscal Times:
Barack Obama: The Democrat's Richard NixonHere are a few examples of Obama's effective conservatism:
- His stimulus bill was half the size that his advisers thought necessary;
- He continued Bush’s war and national security policies without change and even retained Bush’s defense secretary;
- He put forward a health plan almost identical to those that had been supported by Republicans such as Mitt Romney in the recent past, pointedly rejecting the single-payer option favored by liberals;
- He caved to conservative demands that the Bush tax cuts be extended without getting any quid pro quo whatsoever;
- And in the past few weeks he has supported deficit reductions that go far beyond those offered by Republicans.
Further evidence can be found in the writings of outspoken liberals such as New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, who has condemned Obama’s conservatism ever since he took office.
I generally agree with much of this perspective. What say you? | | Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 | 8:19 am
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| | Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | 10:53 am
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| | Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 | 4:20 pm
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Remember when?
Saw this posted elsewhere and it amused me: "Remember when teachers, public employees, Planned Parenthood, NPR and PBS crashed the stock market, wiped out half of our 401Ks, took trillions in TARP money, spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico, gave themselves billions in bonuses, and paid no taxes?
Yeah, me neither." Current Mood:  cynical | | Thursday, April 7th, 2011 | 6:00 pm
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Democrats: Fighting for *You*
"Democrats have already ruled out agreeing to stop funding the year-old health care overhaul or to deny Planned Parenthood all federal money. And Reid has said he will not agree to any of the curbs Republicans want to place on the Environmental Protection Agency."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/us_spending_showdown
Will liberals now admit that Democrats indeed stand and fight for something? Reid deserves even more credit: he's pro-life. | | Friday, April 1st, 2011 | 2:27 pm
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10 шагов Медведева
взято отсюдаПрезидент озвучил десять шагов по улучшение предпринимательского и инвестиционного климата в России, шаги давно назревшие и понятные, их исполнение вопрос выживания нашего государства. Развитие предпринимательства в стране - важнейшее условие политической стабильности. Вот эти шаги: До 1 июля подготовить решения по снижению страховых взносов с 1 января 2012 года. По мнению Д. Медведева, оптимальной налоговой ставкой ЕСН является 26%. Прокуратуре поручено ввести особый механизм рассмотрения жалоб на действие или бездействие госорганов, которые содержат обвинения в коррупции. Согласно новому механизму, прокуратура должна будет реагировать не только на официальные обращения, но и на факты, приведенные в СМИ или в Интернете. Причём, если факт коррупции будет установлен, прокуратура должна опубликовать результаты расследования в том же информационном источнике, с которого и началась проверка. Третья мера касается непосредственно инвесторов и предпринимателей. Так Д. Медведев предлагает наделить полномочиями Минэкономразвития вносить министерству юстиции предложения об отмене всех без исключения ведомственных актов, мешающих предпринимательской деятельности. Для улучшения инвестиционного климата в регионах страны, президент предлагает уже с мая этого года ввести в каждом федеральном округе специальный институт инвестиционного уполномоченного, задачей которого станет организация объективных сроков утверждения инвестпроектов в субъектах РФ. Глава государства потребовал официально опубликовать график массовой приватизации госкомпаний, которая должна состояться в ближайшие три года, и объявил о необходимости выхода из советов директоров госмонополий министров и вице-премьеров, с заменой их на независимых директоров. Кроме того, подвергнутся изменения и нормы, связанные с закупками госкомпаний. Теперь им необходимо будут предварительно публиковать план закупок, который должен обязательно включать в себя стоимость лотов. Помимо этого, самим госкомпаниям в ближайшие три года предложено сократить свои затраты, как минимум, на 10% в год. Обязательное предоставление всей информации (на которую у них есть законное право) миноритарным акционерам компаний. Государство, по словам Д. Медведева, должно выйти из российского фонда прямых инвестиций, который будет создан летом этого года, через 7-8 лет. Президент поручил внести до 15 мая законопроект, который бы уменьшил компетенции комиссии правительства, осуществляющей контроль при осуществлении инновационных инвестиций в стратегические сектора экономики РФ. Прежде всего, глава государства требует вывести из ее компетенции сделки фактически российских компаний (через иностранных юридических лиц) друг с другом и сделки международных финансовых организаций. Для создания в России благоприятных условий ведения инвестиционного бизнеса, Д. Медведев предложил повысить уровень услуг таможни, УФМС и почтовой службы страны. В частности, правительству поручено в двухнедельный срок определить для этого ответственных кураторов. По предложению Д. Медведева, в России с мая этого года заработает мобильная приёмная президента. Как пояснил глава государства, сотрудники его администрации будут направляться в регионы страны, где будут объективно и независимо от местных властей работать с обращениями и жалобами граждан и организаций | | Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 | 12:50 pm
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Conservative Principles
I also have a question. Last weekend in Iowa there was a gathering entitled the Conservative Principles Conference.
What are "conservative principles"?
(And since when do we name gatherings?) | 12:19 pm
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Is Obama Vulnerable for Bush's Catastrophes?
" . . . People perceive vulnerability in President Obama," says Darrell West, a political analyst at the Brookings Institution. "We have high unemployment, we have 2-1/2 wars, and there's a lot of contentiousness surrounding health care. So nobody's afraid to take on a sitting president."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/372458;
It's amazing how differently I see it. I think the reason we have no Democratic challengers and Republicans have waited so long to declare is precisely due to Obama's strength. I see a field of potential Republican candidates who are afraid even to say they're planning to take him on. To me, it's pathetic.
All will be revealed. Time will tell.
Of course, the idea that Obama would be blamed for Bush's catastrophes is laughable, but the American Voter is too. | | Monday, March 14th, 2011 | 1:28 pm
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Выборы 13 марта: оппозиция ведет грязную игру
Единый день голосования в субъектах РФ проходит 13 марта. Избирателям предстоит выбрать региональные собрания Нижегородской, Калининградской, Кировской, Тверской, Курской, Оренбургской и Тамбовской областей, республик Коми, Дагестан, Адыгея, Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа и Чукотки, а также мэров ряда городов. Собственно подробности | | Sunday, March 13th, 2011 | 12:45 pm
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War of Choice: Yes
When Bill Clinton invaded Kosovo because he felt like it and persuaded NATO to join in, I supported him. I support elective, optional war as an instrument of doing good in the World.
I was wrong whenever I stated (which I did for years) that I opposed Bush's war in Iraq because Iraq wasn't a threat to us. While that is true, I was so outraged I was blinded to my own inconsistency (or forgetfulness). I stated the wrong reason to oppose Bush. The right reason was the way he went about it: lying and bullying the World.
More accurately, if Bush had not stolen office (the illegitimacy that tarnishes everything) and said simply, "Hussein's a bad guy, and I want to take him out because I don't like him," I might have disagreed with his priorities (Burma, anyone?), but I would have said, "OK, that's legitimate. He's the President; if he thinks it's a good idea to remove Hussein, I don't have a problem with that."
It was indeed the lying and bullying. Decide, then actually persuade the allies, and you're all clear. If you cannot make a case to your allies, don't do it. But if it's really that bad, you should be able. Bill Clinton got NATO approval to stop the genocide in Kosovo. Surely one can get legitimate agreement for a legitimate interest, no?
Bush lied and bullied because in his heart he knew it was not legitimate so much as a personal grudge match. Everyone on Earth knows Bush simply wanted to expend hundreds of thousands of lives to avenge the threat on his father's life/"finish the job his father started"/impress his father. Everyone on Earth knows that Bush is, as a result, a monster.
Motivation matters.
If I were president, I would seek UN support to tell the Burmese junta to start making preparations to hold UN-led elections to replace the junta. I would make a very persuasive case on behalf of the powerless Burmese people. And I like to think I would succeed in my persuasion. I like to think there would be real elections and a real handover of power, resulting in positive change. But if I didn't succeed in my persuasive attempt, I would honor the UN's will. That is the difference between Bush and me. But I would make an honest, respectful-to-the-World effort on the behalf of the oppressed.
And, with UN approval, I would back the demand with the real threat of force. If the Burmese didn't comply, they'd get popped like a pimple. Then you'd see some real liberation. But I would be honest with the American People. I would say this would be hard and costly. I would say that it would cost lives and money. But I would say that it would be worth it, and that the point of having the resources to help others was in using them to do so--legally (with the agreement of the international community). Frankly, if the international community couldn't see the need, then teaching the international community would become my first priority regarding Burma. First things first.
War should not be rushed. Bush, take note. | | Saturday, March 12th, 2011 | 12:38 am
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So - I'm assuming this community is dead and there's no moderators actually, well - moderating? Since we seem to have been taken over by Russians? I mean, sure, there may be a Russian democratic party (I don't know their politics) but as the user info of this community mentions America I'm a little unsure why all the entries lately have been in Russian. Or should I just take this community off my friends list? | | Friday, December 24th, 2010 | 12:10 pm
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From a Discussion of the Estate Tax
Me: " . . . All citizens owe their existence and everything they have, including their lives, to the government, should the government require them. We are living borrowed lives. If the Government needs anything from us, it certainly has the right to take it. The Constitution acknowledges this in its statement that citizens at least must be compensated when the Government must take something. The compensation is the Government being nice, which, in my view, it isn't even required to be (the Constitution goes above and beyond the minimum). The idea of thinking that possessions and money are anything but loans of the government is beyond me. Government creates the conditions for everything. The extent to which you are allowed by government to earn money (itself Government property) is the extent to which you should be grateful enough to return the favor to your benefactor--the Government. Anything else is WRETCHED ingratitude; i.e., Republican."
Let the responsibility-evading responses begin. | | Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 | 8:33 am
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Awaiting the pen...
The ink is about to flow, It's time for that law to go. A few moments more, and we'll set right the score. All will be free, To say I am "me". As we await the ink dries, We celebrate as DADT dies. (Sorry feeling silly...) Yeah, everyone here knows what I'm watching this morning, and I think I'm not the only one. I have hated this law for 17 years, even if it doesn't affect me personally, it was never right. It was never something that helped our nation. It was a cheap enshrined bigotry which should have never been allowed in our nation. May our services men and women walk a little taller today, be a little happier, and a little prouder. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL [REPEALED] Current Mood: accomplished | | Saturday, December 18th, 2010 | 3:23 pm
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Ask, Tell
The outgoing 111th Congress made one of its final and most historic decisions today, as the Senate voted to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell--the seventeen-year-old policy closeting gay men & women in the military. By signing the repeal, President Obama will fulfill a key campaign pledge, achieving an unambiguous victory after a seemingly endless succession of compromises. Everyone who fought for repeal, and everyone who wishes Obama and the Democrats well, should savor this moment: they many not have many more opportunities like this, for awhile. When the history of the 111th Congress is written, the struggle over and passage of health care reform and the repeal of DADT will stand out as its signal accomplishments. Today's decision in particular assures the 111th an important place in a longstanding, perhaps never-ending, struggle to forge a more perfect national community. | | Sunday, December 19th, 2010 | 8:12 am
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Two Things to Think about Today
1. A Senate vote not to legalize illegal students set back an emerging movement and left the president’s policy in disarray. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/us/politics/19dream.html2. The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Emma Lazarus, 1883 | | Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 | 1:13 pm
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Why Not To Leave the Unemployment Issue To the GOP
When the GOP takes over Congress in January, the national debate around issues like unemployment insurance will change. It will probably start looking more like this: "Can we reduce the 10% jobless rate by booting people off of unemployment sooner? After all, we've kept upper income taxes low, there must be jobs. If anything, we should lower taxes more." Hyperbole? Listen to 2012 GOP presidential aspirant Mitt Romney on the subject. This is why I don't want to leave the unemployment issue for the new Congress to deal with in January: At best, their understanding of the issue is magical thinking. But if you want my honest opinion, they truly, deeply, enduringly do not give a fuck. ( Read more... ) |
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