Reply to The future of Russia. Any foreign policy experts want to weigh in?

Forum Index » Political Discussion

Reply to "The future of Russia. Any foreign policy experts want to weigh in? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
First, neither of you is taking a logical point or answering my question. It is a paradox: Russia has to control and hold onto the North Caucasus, but also, North Caucasus people are so different and incompatible with Russians? So which is it? 
[/quote]

It's both, and it's only incompatible in your own eyes.  People can be different and still citizens of the same country.  Russia is not a monoethnic state, and Chechens are an ethnic minority, one of hundreds, within it.  There is nothing out there that says everyone within a country's border has to be a carbon copy of each other.

[quote=Anonymous]
Also, Russian PP contradicts herself when talking about Caucasus traditions. Yes, it's true that they, especially Chechens, almost exclusively marry their own. Since that's true, then why would a Russian be so worried? When I visited other Caucasus republics, I was treated very respectfully, as both a foreigner and someone with a common heritage, and especially since I chose to come and visit my ancestral land and showed interest. There was never any additional expectation of me as a young woman at the time. In fact, the ski instructor who was with us was ethnically Balkar, and a woman. [/quote]

Again, this is not a contradiction.  Yes, Chechens only marry their own, and their traditions do not have to be a threat to the Russians to be repugnant.  It's not like you're saying, well don't criticize them since they only torture their own? Or are you?

Finally, Balkars are not like Chechens, you were a tourist and what else is there to say? I mean there are tourists in Jeddah, does it mean the Saudi mores on women suddenly become enlightened?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics