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reACTIONary

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19. The truth is that, in an absolute sense, independance...

Reply to 1000words (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 02:47 PM

Apr 2014

... does not exist. No country is independent of the world-wide economic, political and social context in which they exist. Becoming aligned with the EU and moving towards Western style liberal democracy is in their best interest and will lead to greater (not absolute) economic and political independence than the Potemkin "Eurasian Union" concocted by the Russian Federation as a front organization for their imperial ambitions.

Integration into the successful sphere of the global economy is their best choice.

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Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure [View all] dipsydoodle Apr 2014 OP

LOL ... he thinks they are independent. 1000words Apr 2014 #1

The truth is that, in an absolute sense, independance... reACTIONary Apr 2014 #19

An international organization is dictating how their economy is run Jake Stern Apr 2014 #2

The fun part is, that the IMF knows it doesn't work jakeXT Apr 2014 #4

heck, Reagan's own OMB director admitted *1981* that nothing they were proposing MisterP Apr 2014 #7

Yatsenyuk is an idiot ... cosmicone Apr 2014 #3

I've read an old wikileaks cable, where leaders in Ukraine think a deeper crisis is a good idea jakeXT Apr 2014 #5

Great find that Wikileaks link dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #11

That sounds familier rickyhall Apr 2014 #15

Interesting cable... reACTIONary Apr 2014 #18

Austerity measures nyabingi Apr 2014 #6

Worked for Hitler rickyhall Apr 2014 #17

Yeah, austerity always helps sakabatou Apr 2014 #8

"leader of a "kamikaze" government". Well that should unite the people of Purveyor Apr 2014 #9

Ukraine Already Suffers From Stagflation DallasNE Apr 2014 #10

The Elections In a Few Weeks Will Be Interesting, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2014 #12

He's not running for president. Igel Apr 2014 #14

Thanks for posting that davidpdx Apr 2014 #16

You know who won't be experiencing any austerity measures? YankmeCrankme Apr 2014 #13

If Yanukovich or someone like him were to have taken the Russian deal, amandabeech Apr 2014 #20

That's why he needs fascism. To impose austerity. Lars28 Apr 2014 #21