MICHAEL MILLER'S RESPONSE TO GERMAN LAWMAKER MARILUISE BECK

This article references the BHTimes headline Belarus retaliates for travel ban

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry is completely correct to deny entry to
anyone they choose.

The civilized world should consider International Travel Bans on LEGALLY ELECTED Belarusian officials to be nothing more than a post-election provocation against both Belarusians and their chosen leaders.

Minsk INCREASES ITS LEGITIMACY by authorizing and demanding symmetric travel restrictions be placed on US and EU officials in response to Belarusian leaders being penalized for their popularity and success in the recent election.

German lawmaker Mariluise Beck interestingly stated "This almost brings us back to STALINIST TIMES".

This is quite an interesting complaint coming from a German lawmaker.
Perhaps Beck has forgotten all of histories events that took place
During "STALINIST TIMES". Perhaps Beck wishes the former Soviet Union were to have had a weaker and less intelligent leader than Joseph Stalin during "STALINIST TIMES".

I believe it is within Beck's prerogative to assail the character of
Joseph Stalin if she wishes, but perhaps it would be better if she measured his value against another national leaders of the same ERA.

Beck also states "this is again a clear sign that Lukashenka's system seals itself off from any kind of critical dialogue."

Allow me to remind Beck that it was the EU and the US that instituted the policy of TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND VISA BANS -- and their motivation for these bans and restrictions against the current Belarusian leadership was that Alexander Lukashenka fairly WON a presidential election defeating the western puppet candidate Alexander Milinkevich.

Beck should carefully consider historical facts before assaulting the rightful Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus. Beck and her western cohorts should also consider the fact that in spite of 60 years of brainwashing and misinformation, the American people and the people of the world are becoming more and more geopolitically savy every day and we are not so easily mislead and propagandized as we were in "STALINIST TIMES".

The days of the common western man being easily tricked, being
politically robbed, being taken for a fool, and generally BEINGHAD, are quickly coming to a close.

Michael Miller
Indianapolis
2006