I have never met a person who possessed a privilege who did not exercise that privilege to the fullest extent that they possibly could. Say what you like of a belief...of a party...of a finance system..of a power. All I see is privilege and its conse...
Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not.
The political instinct might wear different clothes in different nations, but underneath the pomp and ceremony it's the same ugliness.
They value punishment because they think it means their actions are important - that they are important. You don't get punished for doing something unimportant, after all.
Just because you won the War doesn't mean you can do whatever you like!' says Yaroslav. 'And just because we lost it doesn't mean you can strip us of everything we value!
