That's because I was quoting you...
I'm sorry, can you just quote from an article that called Russia a "capitalist paradise"? This is your claim, and I really don't want to go through 135 search results looking for proof of your claim.
Who said it was surprising? The point is that the US press were eager to showcase the investment opportunities and supposed success stories of Russian privatization during the 90s, and not so interested in the effects on the Russian population. Framing it as a question of "What should businessmen think?" is the same kind of business-centrism.
And I was quoting no one. So I don't think I have to produce a quotation that I never alleged.That's because I was quoting you...
So now you're no longer claiming that Russia was hailed as a capitalist paradise (no quotes)?
I am certainly claiming that it was presented as such.
Captain Kangaroo? Read the reports I offered or leave it alone.
And I'm claiming I'm the King of Chicago.
The reports are evidence, which is what I was asked for. No I am not going to co-opt daenku's thread to argue about what one reporter or another really meant. I am not here to prove theorems.
There you go again with the business-centrism.