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Why was the Romanov family executed?
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You know what's ironic about this situation? Russians or at least people who were of Russian blood/heritage sort of faced a similar fate with the fall of communism in the 90s. Especially in predominantly Asian nations like Kazakhstan. My sister was a product of this. She is adopted and Russian. She was held in an orphanage in Almaty with several other Russian children. They did not want to keep these kids in the country so they were trying to get rid of them via adoption.
![[Image: 1r95y6.gif]](https://i.imgflip.com/1r95y6.gif) ![[Image: 1rb9xg.gif]](https://i.imgflip.com/1rb9xg.gif)  (July 13, 2017 at 5:10 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Well maybe they didn't have to kill him, especially the kids. If you look a the the French revolution they also killed the whole family, but it didn't stop them to have monarchy again during Restoration. Where there's a will there is a way, so they found King's cousin and made him a king, but then he ran away when Napoleon showed up and so on. I note in The Tudors, Henry VIII even had the grandson of Margaret Pole executed (off screen, I assume the kid was garroted) as he could grow up to be a threat, as Henry had already executed so many other relatives of his. There's a "Logic of Empire" to these matters, and for rulers really into how it all works and what can go on to become a threat, finesse and attention to detail is a characteristic of 'winners'. I'm not defending the practice, just pointing out how leaders perceive threats and how they might react to them, and there being some logic, if the cold blooded variety, that is in play. The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
 RE: Why was the Romanov family executed?
July 13, 2017 at 8:04 pm
(This post was last modified: July 13, 2017 at 8:04 pm by Astonished.)
(July 13, 2017 at 12:54 am)Shell B Wrote: Meh, I've done abject poverty. It's soul-sucking, but better than no life at all. Agree to disagree. But then it's not 'just' poverty that fucked my life up from the start. Life's not a gift, is what I'm getting at.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
--- There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.  (July 13, 2017 at 9:34 am)It_Was_me Wrote: You know what's ironic about this situation? Russians or at least people who were of Russian blood/heritage sort of faced a similar fate with the fall of communism in the 90s. Especially in predominantly Asian nations like Kazakhstan. My sister was a product of this. She is adopted and Russian. She was held in an orphanage in Almaty with several other Russian children. They did not want to keep these kids in the country so they were trying to get rid of them via adoption. Maybe that's what the WLB, Jr. was meeting with that Russki lawyer about? 
It can be, no matter how bad it's been. Anyone's life can change.
Pro-life? Just wondering.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
--- There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views. RE: Why was the Romanov family executed?
July 13, 2017 at 8:29 pm
(This post was last modified: July 13, 2017 at 8:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
 (July 13, 2017 at 8:23 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(July 13, 2017 at 9:34 am)It_Was_me Wrote: You know what's ironic about this situation? Russians or at least people who were of Russian blood/heritage sort of faced a similar fate with the fall of communism in the 90s. Especially in predominantly Asian nations like Kazakhstan. My sister was a product of this. She is adopted and Russian. She was held in an orphanage in Almaty with several other Russian children. They did not want to keep these kids in the country so they were trying to get rid of them via adoption. It's super unfair that russia can't skirt economic sanctions by selling all of those beautiful white babies to well to do american couples who don't have the time for the official adoption process here do to their super busy schedules being productive members of society and just maybe don't want a black one. 
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 (July 13, 2017 at 8:04 pm)Astonished Wrote:(July 13, 2017 at 12:54 am)Shell B Wrote: Meh, I've done abject poverty. It's soul-sucking, but better than no life at all. Poverty helped me. Weird, huh? While my stomach got lighter, my head got a little heavier. Me, I'll take every day I get; six feet up is better than six feet under, so far as I'm concerned. (July 13, 2017 at 10:07 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(July 13, 2017 at 8:04 pm)Astonished Wrote: Agree to disagree. But then it's not 'just' poverty that fucked my life up from the start. Life's not a gift, is what I'm getting at. That heavy head is a massive burden. And everyone around me with empty heads just makes it worse.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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