Pretty sure Brazil or Russia would respond with troops if we tried to set up our own nation in either of their hinterlands.Old Grafton wrote:Oh, there is, but it's in the Amazon riverine area complete with hostile Indians, or in northeastern Russia, complete with hostile Indians.
Society is doomed
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"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
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Didn't I just read that Putin has a homesteading plan for siberia? IIRC it's live there for five years and you get your acreage and can become a citizen.Cybrludite wrote:Pretty sure Brazil or Russia would respond with troops if we tried to set up our own nation in either of their hinterlands.Old Grafton wrote:Oh, there is, but it's in the Amazon riverine area complete with hostile Indians, or in northeastern Russia, complete with hostile Indians.
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Russia has done that in the past (the Volga Germans and others) - it did not go well in the end. I would not take the bet that it would work out this time.martini wrote:Didn't I just read that Putin has a homesteading plan for siberia? IIRC it's live there for five years and you get your acreage and can become a citizen.Cybrludite wrote:Pretty sure Brazil or Russia would respond with troops if we tried to set up our own nation in either of their hinterlands.Old Grafton wrote:Oh, there is, but it's in the Amazon riverine area complete with hostile Indians, or in northeastern Russia, complete with hostile Indians.
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FIFY. On the bright side, at least you wouldn't have to endure a long train ride to the gulagsmartini wrote:Didn't I just read that Putin has a homesteading plan for siberia? IIRC it's live there for five years and you get your acreage and can become a[strike]citizen[/strike] Kulak until they decide to make you a Serf.
...even before I read MHI, my response to seeing a poster for the stars of the latest Twilight movies was "I see 2 targets and a collaborator".
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I read about this. Only two and a half acres, and it's in Siberia.randy wrote:FIFY. On the bright side, at least you wouldn't have to endure a long train ride to the gulagsmartini wrote:Didn't I just read that Putin has a homesteading plan for siberia? IIRC it's live there for five years and you get your acreage and can become a[strike]citizen[/strike] Kulak until they decide to make you a Serf.
"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
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Land in Siberia could be a good investment if any actual global warming happens in the near future.
'Regulate' used to mean the opposite of 'constipate.'