"David Richerby" wrote in message
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Wlodzimierz Holsztynski (Wlod) wrote:
David Richerby wrote:
My guess is that USCF support could be the kiss of death for
Kasparov's campaign by causing him to be denounced as America's
puppet.

your "guess" is self-contradictory.

In what way? Do you think that, if Putin were to give a speech saying
that USCF support for Kasparov proves that he's an American puppet,

Why are you so concerned with what Putin does, Dave, rather than what is
right and decent?

Do you know who stopped the Ukrainian edition of Animal Farm getting to the
East, 'because it might offend Stalin?' [See corres. G. Orwell/ A. Koestler]
and who was arrested in England during WWII for having a copy of Zamyatin's
book, "We", the acknowledged stimulus or basis of 1984, which was critical
of Stalin and Stalinism?

I think the point is that Kasparov has tried to offer Russians something
else, and the mere option available to them is of great value. Maybe next
time a more critical appraisal of their options will occur to them and those
who will lead it out, instead of virtually the one-man-band Kasparov. After
all, who, 5 years before, predicted the American revolution?

the average voter would go and research the facts and find out that
the USCF has nothing to do with the American government? I don't.

Endorsement by the USCF is of itself no consequence to Russian people
whatever, and only thinking makes it so/not so. Kasparov himself declared
USCF 'dead' some time ago.

USCF should work on its own act, then on Fide. If it achieves something,
then... then maybe it has something to demonstrate in the art of political
management, rather than remonstrate on what it cannot itself achieve.

Phil Innes

Dave.

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