Peter Leonard, The Guardian: Inequality is driving protest against Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government
Almaty, the commercial capital of Kazakhstan, is the kind of mirage that oil-rich nations so often produce. It has all the trappings of comfort and consumer excess: swanky shopping malls, luxury car dealerships, high-end hotels.
This is the image of prosperity that the country’s rulers enjoy projecting to the world. For decades, Kazakhs have been encouraged to take out expensive loans to experience their share in the dream: to buy flats, cars and even holidays they can barely afford.
Beyond the limits of Almaty and the capital city, Nur-Sultan, however, the illusion begins to look threadbare. And the causes behind the protests currently gripping the central Asian nation come into focus. Average monthly salaries are less than £450 ($600). Police, doctors, teachers and all kinds of government workers supplement their meagre pay with bribes.
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WNU Editor: If I was living in Kazakhstan and earning only a few dollars a day, I would be joining the protests after reading stories like this one .... Kazakh despot's daughter, 41, splashed £220m fortune on £18m luxury jet and £8.75m mansion in London spending spree (Daily Mail).
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 9, 2022
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why -- Pauline Jones, Regina Smyth, Washington Post
High Gas Prices Are Fueling Massive Protests In Kazakhstan -- Steve DaSilva, Jalopnik
Anger, injustice and politics brought people to the streets in Kazakhstan -- Paolo Sorbello, Open Democracy
What’s Really Behind the Unrest in Kazakhstan? -- Mark Episkopos, National Interest
As order is restored in Kazakhstan, its future remains murky -- Shaun Walker, The Guardian
Cold War-style power grab plays out with deadly consequences on the streets of Kazakhstan -- Tim Lister, CNN
Kazakhstan, Russia, and why recent protests matter -- Brigid Kennedy, The Week
Kazakhstan’s unrest narrative derailed by confusion and blackout -- Peter Leonard, Eurasianet
Here's why the unrest in Kazakhstan is wreaking havoc on crypto and commodity markets -- Isabelle Lee, Markets Insider
4 comments:
War of arthritis 2022 madness
Big attack coming rise my sleep giant sss
Who doubts these protests and attacks are being funded and supplied by the USA's Central Intelligence Agency? Here is an interesting analysis reaching this conclusion from the Untz Review.
https://www.unz.com/aanglin/kazakhstan-not-looking-real-good-frankly/
Unz is ight about a lot of things. But you cannot reason that since he is right on many things he is right on all things.
Looking at Unz essay, for the first time I am disappointed and chagrinned about what Unz wrote:
"Stay tuned for more accurate facts from the Jews."
If you read "Charlie Wilson War" you get the an idea about the size of an office. An office that size is going to mix it up in Kazakhstan? During the 1980s the US had the assistance of the Pakistanis. So they were right next door. What are you claiming? That they are directing this from the Potomac?
The CIA is the same group that could not stop ghost payrolling in Afghan Army and the same group that could not prevent the Taliban from taking over districts around Maza-i-sharif or near the Uzbekistan when the US Army was there. The same CIa that could not protect its base in Benghazi? That CIA?
For any one CIA officer in Kazakhstan, there has to be multiple FSB officers. They would have been caught.
The CIA and FSB are not the only actors on the world stage. It might come as shock to you. The Muslim Brotherhood, AL Qaeda, the Gulf State and other groups are also actors on the world stage.
Unz is going on supposition.
I do not even think Soros did it. He is for soft targets and western or westernized countries to fleece. I do not think the FSB would go after Soros though. He would not be scared. There are worse things.
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