Guess the country (caution: it's a political thread).

[Saras]

Belarus department of statistics is teh roxorz.

[JohnT]

I mean, what are you trying to say, Serb?

"Yay! Look at us - we've got ugly government housing, second rate food on the shelves being served by people not using gloves, and a poverty rate that looks like it might drop below 35% in my lifetime! Yay! We rock!"

[Saras]

He wants to show that Luk's policies are better at reducing poverty than liberal market reforms. If I ran our stats dpt, our gdp per capita would be USD 100'000 p.a.

[Pekka]

Suoraan DDR:stä.. se on maa kehityksen kärjessä!

I'm sorry you can't understand that quote, however it's kind of said in the same mindset that explains the whole thread.

[Ecthy]

DDR?

Did you know that the only remark concerning "democracy" in the CSCE process was the mentioning of the German Democratic Republic?

[Pekka]

You don't get the WHOLE quote. That's why you won't understand the spirit of the quote.. sorry..

[Ecthy]

then why don't you just shut up

[Pekka]

you first.

[laurentius]

Originally posted by Pekka
Suoraan DDR:stä.. se on maa kehityksen kärjessä!

good one, wheres that from?

@ this thread

[Pekka]

Studio Julmahuvi and Z-Salamapartio. Come on I know you've seen it!

Anyway imagine the cops saying that, with the accent they have and it becomes funny .

[Serb]

Originally posted by Saras
Belarus department of statistics is teh roxorz.

Have you examined full text of the survey?
Once again, do you think World Bank is lying?

[Serb]

Originally posted by JohnT
and a poverty rate that looks like it might drop below 35% in my lifetime! Yay! We rock!"

It's already well below 35%
Look again, the only country which surpasses Belarus is Hungary.

[DaShi]

I don't understand. Why do so many people from Eastern European countries dislike Russia so much?

[Serb]

Originally posted by Saras


He wants to show that Luk's policies are better at reducing poverty than liberal market reforms.

Exactly.

If I ran our stats dpt, our gdp per capita would be USD 100'000 p.a.

Well, looks like you have a shortage of arguments. Hellow, we are talking about World Bank survey, not Byelorussian KGB reports.

[Saras]

Originally posted by Serb

Have examined full text of the survey?
Once again, do you think World Bank is lying?

Have you?

And do not assume WB is always right. Question everything. After all they are a mere branch of teh evil zionist conspiracy, as is IMF.