I often set an example for us, Kazakhstanis, American and European lifestyle. I say how much the order is higher, laws are more effective and democracy is stronger there.
Some readers perceive this as servility to a specific country the United States or to some of the European countries.
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Mankind survived the capitalist revolution when it realized that the interested labor is better than the forced labor.
Then there was the industrial revolution, when everyone realized that it was better to let the machines work rather than people.
Now the world is experiencing an intellectual revolution, …
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From correspondence with a consulting company:
– Hello, Alexey. I am interested in your offer. It differs favorably from your competitors’ offers by the price and volume of services. Please send me a contract.
– Hello, Marat. I will send the contract. As for the competitors: we have no competitors in this area. …
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I often hear about the so-called Western propaganda. Say, the West undermines our traditional foundations, and wants to destroy our way of life.
And sometimes I myself feel like such a “bomber”.
I have one friend from a neighboring republic. It is a beautiful country …
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I have two friends. Both are lawyers. Both are very competent. But their views of life are completely different.
The first is an expert in legal loopholes. In any law, he finds gaps with great enthusiasm and then shows them to his friends with a victorious look, saying,…
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– Dad, what’s going on in Ukraine?
– Since when did you become interested in politics?
– Everywhere, on all channels, they only talk about Ukraine, but I missed the beginning and now I do not understand what is going on.
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Back in the 1990s, when I first came to the USA, only one episode broke my euphoria about the Western way of life.
We with a local friend went along the unfrequented street and admired the city. Suddenly, we were overtaken by a car from with incredibly loudly carried rap music. In the car there were …
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Will you still respect the sage who suddenly dislikes you?
Will you still despise the scoundrel who will bestow you with honors?
Will you still love the person who suddenly stopped loving you?…
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I have noticed an interesting thing: almost all readers who negatively reacted to my posts about the Soviet Union are supporters of Putin’s Russia in the conflict with Ukraine.
This once again proved to me that in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions there is now not so much …
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I remembered how when I was deputy akim of Astana and vice-minister, I went out with my family to the city on weekends, some passers-by recognized me and looked at me in amazement. They were very surprised: “a person like him with no bodyguards!” )))
And I always liked the democratic style of behavior …
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