Sunday, December 19, 2004
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Turkmenistan: Isolated but dangerous
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Turkmenistan: Isolated but dangerous
bizarre. reading this now, i realize that there have been times in the past when i struggled to visualize how perspectives from the other side of the cold war ideological gap were manifested. then, as reading this article now, it seems surreal in its lack of nuance. i still suspect that life in turkmenistan is subtly less autocratic and that people there must be able to save a cherished ounce of individuality - in thought and in lifestyle - but it sure doesn't seem like that on the surface. ¶ 5:33 AM
bizarre. reading this now, i realize that there have been times in the past when i struggled to visualize how perspectives from the other side of the cold war ideological gap were manifested. then, as reading this article now, it seems surreal in its lack of nuance. i still suspect that life in turkmenistan is subtly less autocratic and that people there must be able to save a cherished ounce of individuality - in thought and in lifestyle - but it sure doesn't seem like that on the surface. ¶ 5:33 AM