The Govt., Big Religion and Big Business control all politics along with big Media.
Kyrgystan's big problem seems to be Islamic troublemakers. We have a lot of them in the U.S., too, such as CAIR, NOI, New Black Panthers, Islamic-Latino groups, many others.
No, I'd not say Kyrgyzstan's problem is is Islamic troublemakers. Far from it.
The problems in Kyrgyzstan stem from the greed of the oligarchs that ruled in Soviet times, grabbed all the private property during the newly independent nation's birth struggles and who continue to fight over the scraps to this day. Add to that a healthy dose of International aid to be siphoned off by whoever holds the reigns of power.
I'm not quite sure where you're getting your information from.
I strongly doubt it. The recent demonstrations were not the popular uprising that preceded the Tulip "Accident". Bakyiev's administration has spent large ammounts of government money to make improvements to Southern Kyrgyzstan, a region sorely neglected by the previous administration. In my opinion, this is a balance that was needed. Bakiev will serve his term and the next president will be decided by the people in future elections.
In the U.S., we have
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The Govt., Big Religion and Big Business control all politics along with big Media.
Kyrgystan's big problem seems to be Islamic troublemakers. We have a lot of them in the U.S., too, such as CAIR, NOI, New Black Panthers, Islamic-Latino groups, many others.
The U.S. Govt. likes these cliques, loves chaos.
BooBooLane 3 years ago
No, I'd not say Kyrgyzstan's problem is is Islamic troublemakers. Far from it.
The problems in Kyrgyzstan stem from the greed of the oligarchs that ruled in Soviet times, grabbed all the private property during the newly independent nation's birth struggles and who continue to fight over the scraps to this day. Add to that a healthy dose of International aid to be siphoned off by whoever holds the reigns of power.
I'm not quite sure where you're getting your information from.
Nemonicus 2 years ago
will Bakiyev face a similar fate?
elchasai 4 years ago
I strongly doubt it. The recent demonstrations were not the popular uprising that preceded the Tulip "Accident". Bakyiev's administration has spent large ammounts of government money to make improvements to Southern Kyrgyzstan, a region sorely neglected by the previous administration. In my opinion, this is a balance that was needed. Bakiev will serve his term and the next president will be decided by the people in future elections.
Nemonicus 4 years ago