In truth, though, you're wrong. I earned quite a lot in Moscow; considering the difference in expenses, I'm not that much better off here.
Though, I suppose that salary is not the last thing you've taken in consideration before leaving, even if you in the end didn't get the amount of money that you wanted because of crisis. But I'm not going to speculate on the facts that I do not know for certain. Let's assume that I am wrong at this particular point.
I must ensure you that I'm also against empire ideology, bullshit about "dukhovnost", Mr Putin etc. etc. And I dont think that our political beliefs are fully uncompatible. But dou you know what's the difference between you and me? The difference is that I actually do something to change the situation.
If you consider me a traitor because I put my beliefs above my blood, then so be it.
I don't consider you a traitor. I consider you a conformist. Bacause you run instead of changing something. "People do not want this" is just a lame excuse not to take responsibility. I'm sure that you're enough educated and you are not so shortsighted to think that things change on their own -- of this in human history there have been no cases. Things change when there's enough people that can take responsibility, have enough will to struggle and will to sacrifice.
You think that there's not enough of those people in Russia? -- popularize your beliefs! Have you ever tried? I bet you didn't.
Yes, and I am devilishly sure that you dont give a damn neither about what's going on in Canada apart of the things that touch your own ass nor about what's going on in Russia. Neither about some friend of your parents which is now beaten by a Russian cop nor about what purpose Canadian troops serve in Afghanistan. If Canadian troops have got nothing to do with fighting terrorism of civil liberties and have lot's do to with securing CIA control over heroin production, well... who cares?!
I want to live in a country to which I can truly commit myself as a productive citizen and a member of the society, and know that such commitment isn't wasted and is reciprocated. In a country where I could, with good conscience, sign up for military service and know that it serves the better good - or see my children do the same.
You will never trully commit yourself as an a citizen of any country because you don't feel responsible for other people.
I do not owe you or the country in which I was born (that one doesn't even exist anymore, in fact) anything.
I suppose that your ex-countrymen stopped to exist too. Oh yes, you don't owe me anything! And also I have no reason to respect you.
And I have no obligation to stay on a sinking ship when everyone else on board refuses to admit that it's sinking.
Please, don't consider this as an insult, but I suddenly remembered the old adage that the first ones to run from the sinking ship are rats.
I live in Russia, and I'm just obliged to say that you're an idiot. Really. Your understanding of Russia has far less to do with reality than understanding of nuclear physics by an average five-year-old boy.
As I can see from your posts, you are one of those "sausage immigrants", the ones that left their homeland not because of oppressions but (figuratively spoken) in a search of more delicious sausages, wealthier life.
Now I've got to say something about your ravings:
First of all, Russia is a third world country, and as in any other third world country, corruption here is not some accompanying evil, but the part of a peripheral capitalism (google this term!) which is an integral part of most of third-world countries.
Second, middle class so tiny that it's equal to say that it just doesn't exist in peripheral capitalism.
Third, in Russia big non-governmental business is nearly equally deprived of it's rights as the small business. If you don't understand this, google "Yevgeny Chichvarkin".
About "otkat"s and english language in schools you are right.
The change has to come from within, but I do not see it coming - rather the opposite, things have only been getting worse in the last decade, and seemingly with the silent consent of the majority. Which is part of the reason why I'm out.
Of course, it's much easier to run away than to change something! But I've got to warn you, as some clever person said, "the Earth is round and if you always run you can finally end up in the same place from which you've started".
I've got two friends that were taken to Canada by their parents as teenagers, but after they've finished schools and University of Toronto, they've chosen to return back to Russia. Now they're scientists here.
Why do you think they've returned? - That's because they've got conscience, the thing you lack.
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terrorism or fighting for civil liberties.
Sorry for that.
In truth, though, you're wrong. I earned quite a lot in Moscow; considering the difference in expenses, I'm not that much better off here.
Though, I suppose that salary is not the last thing you've taken in consideration before leaving, even if you in the end didn't get the amount of money that you wanted because of crisis. But I'm not going to speculate on the facts that I do not know for certain. Let's assume that I am wrong at this particular point.
I must ensure you that I'm also against empire ideology, bullshit about "dukhovnost", Mr Putin etc. etc. And I dont think that our political beliefs are fully uncompatible. But dou you know what's the difference between you and me? The difference is that I actually do something to change the situation.
If you consider me a traitor because I put my beliefs above my blood, then so be it.
I don't consider you a traitor. I consider you a conformist. Bacause you run instead of changing something. "People do not want this" is just a lame excuse not to take responsibility. I'm sure that you're enough educated and you are not so shortsighted to think that things change on their own -- of this in human history there have been no cases. Things change when there's enough people that can take responsibility, have enough will to struggle and will to sacrifice.
You think that there's not enough of those people in Russia? -- popularize your beliefs! Have you ever tried? I bet you didn't. Yes, and I am devilishly sure that you dont give a damn neither about what's going on in Canada apart of the things that touch your own ass nor about what's going on in Russia. Neither about some friend of your parents which is now beaten by a Russian cop nor about what purpose Canadian troops serve in Afghanistan. If Canadian troops have got nothing to do with fighting terrorism of civil liberties and have lot's do to with securing CIA control over heroin production, well... who cares?!
I want to live in a country to which I can truly commit myself as a productive citizen and a member of the society, and know that such commitment isn't wasted and is reciprocated. In a country where I could, with good conscience, sign up for military service and know that it serves the better good - or see my children do the same.
You will never trully commit yourself as an a citizen of any country because you don't feel responsible for other people.
I do not owe you or the country in which I was born (that one doesn't even exist anymore, in fact) anything.
I suppose that your ex-countrymen stopped to exist too. Oh yes, you don't owe me anything! And also I have no reason to respect you.
And I have no obligation to stay on a sinking ship when everyone else on board refuses to admit that it's sinking.
Please, don't consider this as an insult, but I suddenly remembered the old adage that the first ones to run from the sinking ship are rats.
The change has to come from within, but I do not see it coming - rather the opposite, things have only been getting worse in the last decade, and seemingly with the silent consent of the majority. Which is part of the reason why I'm out.
Of course, it's much easier to run away than to change something! But I've got to warn you, as some clever person said, "the Earth is round and if you always run you can finally end up in the same place from which you've started". I've got two friends that were taken to Canada by their parents as teenagers, but after they've finished schools and University of Toronto, they've chosen to return back to Russia. Now they're scientists here. Why do you think they've returned? - That's because they've got conscience, the thing you lack.