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newthinking

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7. Then why did they give svoboda seats in the parliment. Why is "Right Sector" allowed to patrol the
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 07:59 PM
Mar 2014

streets?

Fatherland represented 20% of the voting population, so between them, svoboda, right sector, that is maybe 30%?

And how come nobody has talked about the peace treaty that was signed, where the group was given concessions, including the promise of an election in fall? That was not honored?

And what about threatening multiple opposition parties and their families were threatened and made to flee?

And how come nobody is talking about the fact that the "new government" is half made up of the wests former PMs. And why is the media presenting things as if the Western PMs were not also corrupt?

How can there be a fair election in May, when many of the opposition parties were forced to flee many areas of the country, party offices were burned, opposition has quit in fear?

The facts are that this was not a representative overthrow and it is indeed HEAVILY right wing.

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When you say DU dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #1
Ok I see a large and vocal group GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #2
It's the Putinistas here who sound like the Bushies defending the Iraq invasion nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #10
True RobertEarl Mar 2014 #3
Nope. Propaganda. Some elements may be undesirable, but it wasn't a coup, and TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #4
Propaganda, eh? sibelian Mar 2014 #6
That's a load of horse hockey. Daemonaquila Mar 2014 #5
Then why did they give svoboda seats in the parliment. Why is "Right Sector" allowed to patrol the newthinking Mar 2014 #7
? Nobody "gave" Svoboda seats... there was an election... Adrahil Mar 2014 #12
They added 11 PM seats for Svoboda newthinking Mar 2014 #13
kick for a truthful statement after a flawed previous poster. nt GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #14
Are you advocating US military intervention? JaneyVee Mar 2014 #8
No, you got it wrong, but thanks for regurgitating Putin's talking points nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #9
Another apologia for revanchism, Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2014 #11
Yes. My own family members and thousands upon thousands of other Ukrainians.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #15
No one can deny... GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #16
Yuo're posting shit you're making up...yeah, I can deny it... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #19
Here's the op, show me what's incorrect. GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #21
You're calling the insurgents right wing...you have no proof of that...that's Putin's joeybee12 Mar 2014 #23
You wanna go there? GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #27
The muscle in the demonstration was the sheer number of protestors. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #25
WRONG!!! GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #28
But if it was just a few rabble rousers up to no good.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #31
it was more than a few GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #32
Do a google search on DU and Ukraine. Your talking points Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #33
that's not true... I've been following this closely. GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #34
take a look at this GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #36
Newsflash...your post is shit... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #17
Yeah? GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #18
You got proof, too? joeybee12 Mar 2014 #20
so you got nuthin. GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #22
With the exception of our Revolution and the one in Chile from Spain, I can't Cleita Mar 2014 #24
Agree 100% nt GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #30
The Parliment there was elected just like the President was. Bandit Mar 2014 #26
A credible argument can be made GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 #29
Newsflash: simplistic depictions of what happened in the Ukraine cali Mar 2014 #35
Always Nice To see a New Supporter Of Imperialism Coming Down The Chute, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2014 #37
A grossly oversimplified "analysis" of a complex subject. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #38
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