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The Ukraine Crisis

By Paul Craig Roberts

February 25, 2014

In 2004 Hungary joined the EU, expecting streets of gold. Instead, four years later in 2008 Hungary became indebted to the IMF. The rock video by the Hungarian group, Mouksa Underground sums up the result in Hungary today of falling into the hands of the EU and IMF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg8h526sB7w&feature=youtu.be

The song is about the disappointing results of leaving socialism for capitalism, and in Hungary the results are certainly not encouraging. The title is “Disappointment with the System Change.” Here are the lyrics:

Over twenty some years now
We’ve been waiting for the good life
For the average citizen
Instead of wealth we have poverty
Unrestrained exploitation

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Links:

Alarm in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin orders Russian combat troops on high alert [National Post] Feb 26, 2014

Killing Democracy in Ukraine [Real Jew News] Feb 25, 2014