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[geek tragedy]

1. Ha ha ha. Anyone dumb enough to think that Putin supports the right to self-determination

belongs in the Tea Party.

Putin made it ILLEGAL to advocate for the right of self-determination inside Russia.

As in, if you advocate it on a blog, his thugs will seize you and send you to a prison camp.

http://themoscownews.com/politics/20131230/192136238/Putin-signs-law-criminalizing-calls-to-separatism.html

For him to call others out for hypocrisy, well that's just pathological dishonesty.

[RKP5637]

2. Well said! n/t

[geek tragedy]

5. No, he engaged in a land grab, as is obvious to anyone with two brain cells

to rub together.

A state that makes it a crime to advocate for the right to self-determination does not care about the right to self-determination.

QED

[MADem]

12. Yeah, "so much is obvious" .... welcome to DU.

[MADem]

22. You don't, apparently, understand the meaning of the word

"patronize," because that's not what I am doing at all.

[Sunlei]

21. putin got rid of their public tv station &'arrested' many of the community leaders.

The people against Putin's invasion are now fearful and silenced.

[geek tragedy]

27. your angry, substance-free denial of Putin's tyranny is the perfect encapsulation

of the mindset of his defenders

[The Wielding Truth]

4. Oh - go get a show on FOX NEWS and leave us alone, Putin!

[blackspade]

6. Free Will?

I don't think that word means what he thinks it means.

On a side note about the referendum. Have any figures been released on the voting? Number of votes vs eligible voters, social breakdowns, etc?

[newfie11]

7. He's referring to them not having gerrymandering

[levp]

8. By the same logic,

how about Chechnya and Karelia, Mr. Putin?

[DetlefK]

9. They are 123% sure they want to join Russia.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/03/what-a-turnout-123-of-sevastopol-crimea-vote-for-merger-with-mother-russia/

[Iliyah]

10. Yea right. A strong military presence, torn down the Ukraine flag and placed it with a Russian flag

surrounding military bases, blocked ships other than Russians. Free will my ass.

[Bluenorthwest]

11. What about the free will of LGBT people? Isn't that of the same value?

Talk about hypocrisy.

[Sunlei]

16. putin is that you?

[Sunlei]

23. I knew it was you!

get ready for sanctions from the EU!

[grahamhgreen]

14. Yeah, why didn't they vote to cut their pensions and salaries?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024679277

[Comrade Grumpy]

15. Nobody has a monopoly on hypocrisy. There's plenty to go around.

[hack89]

17. Lets ask the Chechens about respect for 'Free Will' nt

[sakabatou]

19. What about the Georgians?

Did they want you when you invaded?