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AddReply(310396,"Say what you want about the man....","Leah","Jerusalem","05/26/08","....but instead of buying up mansions in Herzliya to make his own unprecedented luxury \"compound\" - he gives his money - wherever it comes from - to better the lives of the downtrodden and bedridden.  He doesn\'t have to do that.  No one is twisting his arm.\n\nAt least the man has his values in the correct place.\n");
AddReply(309437,"To #4:  The way to functional democracy...","Mike","Vienna, VA","05/22/08","...leads through soft dictatorship.  The best cure for leftism has always been acute lead poisoning.  Once the cure is liberally aplied, the body politic beginst ot consist primarily of resonable people who can actually build a democracy.  Ask the average Russian about Putin\'s rule.  You will understand why the man has a 70% approval rating.");
AddReply(309079,"try functional democracy","stephen weiner","New York City","05/21/08","To those Putin/Pinochet fans here, why not try functional democracy first, by supporting political and judicial reform. A functional democracy, is a lot better than out of desperation choosing a strongman tyrant who has reporters and critics killed.");
AddReply(308931,"Arkady","Naomi","Israel","05/21/08","I agree with you. Arkady Gaidamak does a lot of mitzvot, but where does his money come from? Is he a Russian agent trying to take over Israel? Maybe he is 100% okay, but I just don\'t know.");
AddReply(308819,"Maybe...","Daniel Pinner","Kfar Tapuach","05/21/08","But then again, even if Arkady Gaidamak did acquire money through unpleasant means (such as arms-trading and buying mercenary outfits), and if he is using this dirty money to buy his way into Israeli politics, then at least he is so much more honest about it than Rabin, Peres, Sharon, Barak, or Olmert.\n\nAnd at least he is using his [ill-gotten?] gains for the good of the country.");
AddReply(308736,"Israel could use a Putin","Mike","Vienna, VA","05/20/08","Or better yet, an Ivan the Terrible.  However, a Pinochet will do in a pinch.");

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