mirgro said:
mrstickball said:
mirgro said:
I have heard of Kyrgyztan before, but I always thought of it like Mongolia, nothing big happening that takes global attention, I guess I was wrong.
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Having read as much as I can about the political climate in the country, I don't know if there is a 'right' side.
The last president was elected through a violent revolution similar to this one under the guise of democracy. However, he was just as bad as the last dictator, which has caused this mess.
Furthermore, the new interim leader, now that the old government has fallen, is a hardline communist....When makes me question if they will actually try for a real democracy, with real elections. From what I read, the revolt may just be to steal from the percieved rich people in the country, as opposed to demanding democracy.
Other accusations have been lobbied such as the revolt being backed by Russia, and things are just too strange and scary.
Throw in the fact that the country has litterally no value whatsoever, and its heading for further problems. You can't farm, there are no valuable minerals, and the population isn't well educated and its essentially another Afghanistan. The last president borrowed billions from foreign banks, and has no way of repaying the loans...From my understanding, he embezzled the money.
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The saddest part is that there are a lot of countries such as this one. I mean when it comes to their resources. Even in the ones with a democracy, things are pretty dicey. People try to steal from each other at every possibility, rampant corruption, and the list just goes on. I have no solution to the problems that plague these countries, but things are pretty serious.
I also think the worst possible thing would be for someone to interfere in this conflict, especially Russia, the US, or China. The best case would be to let this play out, as evil as it sounds, because other involvement would probably lead to bigger problems down the line, as shown by the majority of countries which used outsiders as a crutch.
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