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Tommy_Carcetti

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25. The muscle in the demonstration was the sheer number of protestors.

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 06:01 PM

Mar 2014

Which represented a wide spectrum of Ukrainians from multiple ideologies, linguistic groups, religions, etc. Yes, it included some ultranationalists. But it had anything but an ultranationalist face on the protest.

Regarding the interim government, I don't think you understand parliamentary politics. With parliamentary politics, parties will form alliances not out of ideology but for the sake of sheer number in an attempt to get the majority in parliament. Since ministries are connected to parliament, it's expect that a couple of the posts will go to a minority party. However, in the case of Ukraine and its interim government, the top posts--including the interim president--belong to members of the centrist parties, not to Svoboda. None of the front runners for the May presidential election are from Svoboda or any of the other far right groups. You are being mislead by gross hyperbole.

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So let me get this right, Right Wing Rabble topple a Democratically elected Gov't [View all] GRACIEBIRD Mar 2014 OP

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