tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post5376601013069417850..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Revolutionary AftershockJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-19976213549690921082010-04-28T15:02:45.672+03:002010-04-28T15:02:45.672+03:00Stan:
Well, I have avoided being the victim of an...Stan:<br /><br />Well, I have avoided being the victim of any violence here in Kyrgyzstan. I generally avoid arguing with people who might physically harm me. Although I have argued with police men on a couple of occasions about not paying them bribes. Fortunately, there are no such people at the university so I feel free to try and provoke debate. I am more worried about the long term political stability and economic situation here than any immediate violence.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-46482381419140948322010-04-28T09:01:49.526+03:002010-04-28T09:01:49.526+03:00Hey Otto! Stan Engel here in Bangkok. You might re...Hey Otto! Stan Engel here in Bangkok. You might remember me from the spirited debate we two had in Usenet's soc.history.what-if group concerning Israeli views on the WW1 Armenian genocide. I'm glad you're OK and hope your home in Arivaca remains woodpecker free. We've got a potentially lethal situation in Thailand right now and I'm staying out of it. My advice: if asked, you agree with whatever political view is expressed by your questioner. Kyrgyz have a fearsome reputation, Thais do not, but either way it's unsafe to argue with angry and desperate people.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490967984729884509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-3515205170503716962010-04-23T06:40:51.291+03:002010-04-23T06:40:51.291+03:00I do not think Kyrgyzstan is in any danger of ceas...I do not think Kyrgyzstan is in any danger of ceasing to exist any time soon.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-89474435897120311662010-04-22T01:22:26.550+03:002010-04-22T01:22:26.550+03:00Hey Otto, some "Kyrgyzskij politolog" na...Hey Otto, some "Kyrgyzskij politolog" named Kniazev is saying that there's a good chance Kyrgyzstan will cease to exist! www.time.kz/index.php?newsid=15655<br /><br />Any idea if this is just Russian bluster or not?WRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987953649135301379noreply@blogger.com