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In reply to the discussion: Do political pundits who deny the Russian invasion of Crimea deserve to be taken seriously at DU? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)72. I think it is the same question with the same answer.
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Do political pundits who deny the Russian invasion of Crimea deserve to be taken seriously at DU? [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2015
OP
If we did that we would have to deny everybody who is divorced from reality a voice here.
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2015
#2
What makes it worse is when an individual who once had respectable journalistic credentials....
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2015
#9
Video: A Russian soldier from Siberia talks about his service in Donetsk. (link to DU thread)
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2015
#65
they should be treated like Alex Jones and be shunted to the Creative Speculation forum
uhnope
Mar 2015
#32
No, there are a lot of falsehoods in the second. Putin has admitted Russian troops' role in Crimea
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#20
There is no dispute. Having bases somewhere doesnt greenlight invasion. That's dishonest to the core
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#30
So if the US sent troops from Guantanamo towards Havana, seizing territory
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#41
Exactly. Using that persons same logic, it's OK for us to takeover whatever countries in which we
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#47
This is hilarious. It's not unique. Invading another country is invading. We invaded Panama.
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#68
Yes, they are. And Putin has admitted they were terribly wrong or lying about this. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#48
If Cohen and Chomsky have claimed that there was no Russian invasion of Crimea, then yes.
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2015
#63
Back in the 1930's, these people would have excused Germany for annexing Austria too.
FLPanhandle
Mar 2015
#19
As I wrote in my #20, Putin has already shown what Parry and Pilger wrote to be wrong (or a lie) on
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#21
So because I called out one of your favorite sources, I'm suddenly Dr. Strangelove?
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2015
#23
Buddy, I served with Dr. Strangelove. Dr. Strangelove was a friend of mine. I knew Dr. Strangelove.
Octafish
Mar 2015
#28
Pilger is pretty much on Team Putin when it comes to GLBT rights. Fuck him.
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#26
I've seen that framed as 'the 1% doesn't care about civil rights, only money.' So we don't either?
freshwest
Mar 2015
#71
No, there was no foreign funding or arming of the citizens who revolted at Yanukovych's
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#37
Stand trial in Ukraine means very different than stand trial mostly anywhere else
JonLP24
Mar 2015
#50
So because Russia is not as bad as the US, that makes Russia's behavior just fine.
NuclearDem
Mar 2015
#52
Interesting argument as to why we shouldn't object to what Russia is doing nt
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#58
And so if we invade those countries where the bases are, it's not really an invasion?
stevenleser
Mar 2015
#69
Yanukovich was elected in 2010 on a platform of closer integration with Europe, not "closer ties
pampango
Mar 2015
#54
The Soviet sympathizer has been the disgrace of the left for a century
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Mar 2015
#66