Comments on: “Citrus” state http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2007/01/09/%e2%80%9ccitrus%e2%80%9d-state/ neweurasia\\\'s Kyrgyzstan blog Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Yulia http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2007/01/09/%e2%80%9ccitrus%e2%80%9d-state/#comment-8836 Yulia Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:29:14 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2007/01/09/%e2%80%9ccitrus%e2%80%9d-state/#comment-8836 Edil, I normally find your comments appealing and refreshing. You are right, we are all entitled to the freedom of expression. The only thing I don’t quite understand, is your manner of picking on words. It’s not my intention to be absolutely academically and politically correct (so please don't be bothered by my fruit's and veges' classification). I believe you, yourself are also far from that perfection. I would also like to point out to you that in my post I never made allegations against ALL people attending rallies in Kyrgyzstan. If you read it carefully you’ll see that I was talking about “professional picketers”. And I believe, we both know what I meant. Edil, I normally find your comments appealing and refreshing. You are right, we are all entitled to the freedom of expression. The only thing I don’t quite understand, is your manner of picking on words. It’s not my intention to be absolutely academically and politically correct (so please don’t be bothered by my fruit’s and veges’ classification). I believe you, yourself are also far from that perfection.

I would also like to point out to you that in my post I never made allegations against ALL people attending rallies in Kyrgyzstan. If you read it carefully you’ll see that I was talking about “professional picketers”. And I believe, we both know what I meant.

]]> By: edil http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2007/01/09/%e2%80%9ccitrus%e2%80%9d-state/#comment-8833 edil Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:08:43 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2007/01/09/%e2%80%9ccitrus%e2%80%9d-state/#comment-8833 726 unsactioned and unregistered(???) rallies. According to our legislation (and practice!) - we have freedom of meetings and assembly. Let's be proud of that fact. No reason to over-dramatize. We had less then a dozen large rallies (in April, May, November by opposition), HIPC in December. One rally on March 30 by Akmatbaev. Not too many. I think by your methodology such capitals as London, Paris, New York also qualify as banana republics. Btw, Yulia, is banana a citrus? Your frequent allegations that all participants attend rallies for payment is not, first of all, accurate and insulting to many thousands of your 'compatriots', Yulia. 726 unsactioned and unregistered(???) rallies.

According to our legislation (and practice!) - we have freedom of meetings and assembly. Let’s be proud of that fact.

No reason to over-dramatize. We had less then a dozen large rallies (in April, May, November by opposition), HIPC in December. One rally on March 30 by Akmatbaev. Not too many. I think by your methodology such capitals as London, Paris, New York also qualify as banana republics. Btw, Yulia, is banana a citrus?

Your frequent allegations that all participants attend rallies for payment is not, first of all, accurate and insulting to many thousands of your ‘compatriots’, Yulia.

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