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Effete Snob

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9. India is siding with Russia

Reply to Percy (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 10:17 AM

Feb 2022

The students should stay put, and not take up resources for victims of the conflict.

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Disturbing Videos Show Indian Students Fleeing Ukraine Brutally Beaten By Forces At Borders [View all] Percy Feb 2022 OP

WTH indeed. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #1

Take with a grain of salt ck4829 Feb 2022 #2

It's all over the Indian press! Nigeria is getting involved too. Percy Feb 2022 #5

I've seen a TON of Pro-Putin posters from India and Nigeria on Twitter. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #6

Modi obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #14

Clicked on your link, redirected me to..... KS Toronado Feb 2022 #19

Strange. I don't have that alert. Percy Feb 2022 #28

I had responded to ck4829's post KS Toronado Feb 2022 #32

Racism is everywhere Duncanpup Feb 2022 #3

Yes, it is; and so are disinfo and button-pushing agitprop. Hortensis Feb 2022 #37

I saw a tweet this morning from 2 african students that were evacuated to Poland milestogo Feb 2022 #4

Check where the original info coming from. It may more disinformation to sow doubt. halfulglas Feb 2022 #7

After someone above pointed out the source was questionable ... Percy Feb 2022 #30

We sure this is true? peggysue2 Feb 2022 #8

India is siding with Russia Effete Snob Feb 2022 #9

Given as how they are in the Ukraine, LisaL Feb 2022 #10

Not Poland's problem Effete Snob Feb 2022 #11

So you are suggesting Poland should only accept LisaL Feb 2022 #13

I'm not running Poland Effete Snob Feb 2022 #18

Well I presume you are not running anything. LisaL Feb 2022 #20

India is staying neutral TheProle Feb 2022 #34

That's still bad right now and Modi supports Putler uponit7771 Feb 2022 #35

It's not good TheProle Feb 2022 #36

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #38

Same thing happened to Nigerians, South Africans and others. malaise Feb 2022 #12

Some refugees are more "worthy" than others. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #15

This twitter account is a pro-Russian acct. 58Sunliner Feb 2022 #16

from the BBC Percy Feb 2022 #21

Another video which only shows a picture and no context. Lots of people were waiting to board. 58Sunliner Feb 2022 #22

You asked for a reputable source and I gave it: two links to BBC coverage Percy Feb 2022 #27

The BBC said they may have been examples of people not allowed to board. 58Sunliner Feb 2022 #42

Soccer matches in Ukraine have had a number of racist incidents involving fans with black and jalan48 Feb 2022 #17

That's true of pretty much every single country in Europe greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #23

Yes, I know England has had problems with skin heads. I think it points to the bigger problem of jalan48 Feb 2022 #24

Every country in Europe greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #26

Prejudice is not an American invention. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #25

Good way to make pro-Russian guerillas. lpbk2713 Feb 2022 #29

Yeah I know. Percy Feb 2022 #33

Racism is global...Jamaican Students too.. HipChick Feb 2022 #31

Yes, I just read about that in the Independent. Percy Feb 2022 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Feb 2022 #39

Should have left way the hell sooner, not DURING obvious conflict? Brainfodder Feb 2022 #41