Ukraine: Protesters capture 67 police in Kiev

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16. Technically...

...every nation's political situation is complex. But that wasn't the point to compare internal situation of the US with Ukraine....but rather, how the escalation of violence will be perceived, in the court of global public opinion....right or wrong. Like it or not, most in the world are not completely familiar with Ukraine's internal situation.

When governments ratchet up the violence they appear to be the oppressors and lose on the propaganda war.

When protestors ratchet up the violence, the view turns against them.

Its a game of "who is the victim".

For example, Israel for some time was able to carry out its actions against the Palestinians with Europe and the American populace in support. As the Palestinians employed tactics of hostage taking, suicide bombing, etc. who had the financial backing or the Arab world. Granted it was much more complicated than that...but, that's what people on the outside saw.

Now that the Palestinians have dialed back from such tactics and was fully able to paint Hamas as the psycho relative in the family. Israeli troops taking on civilians throwing rocks has turned the opinion against them...particularly when the Palestinian response is for a boycott.

Back to the Ukraine...the fact that you have western media outlets stating the protestors took "hostages"...should tell you something. Coupled with reports of western Ukraine areas in open revolt...the game is up...