For the crime of possessing anti-Putin stickers, kids bullied by Russian thugs in occupied Ukraine

[uhnope]

This needed to be posted again.

Fast forward to 9:10 to see the kids being terrorized by the Putin thugs running the occupation. But watch it all, it's an amazing documentary.

[iandhr]

1. But but but

I was told eastern Ukraine was a happy place that any criticism of Russia was propaganda. RT is real news.

[braddy]

2. That was chilling to watch, those kids are lucky.

[newthinking]

3. I have to wonder why we have not pushed for peacekeepers

Even Putin asked for them.

In war there will be bad actors on both sides (there are plenty of incidents in Ukraine as well like the ones below, the answer is bringing about a settled peace and working towards a non militarized state in the region).

Now that we are supplying Kiev with more weaponry Poroschenko has already announced new offensives to come.

There are tons of incidents like this that the press does not cover. First is Right Sector (still allowed to terrorize at will in Ukraine), second is lyasko, who Human Rights Watch has called out and who is in the Ukrainian government.

#t=67

[another_liberal]

6. Peace keepers would be great!

Hell, so would a little more peace itself when one comes down to it.

I doubt it will happen soon. Wall Street, Western mega-bankers and our big energy corporations all need Ukraine in its entirety to come under their control. Otherwise they can not possibly hope to make any profits on their time, money and political capital already invested there.

[snappyturtle]

4. I'm sticking to my reply on Jan. 4th when you OP'd the same video:

Russian thugs (pro-separatists eastern Ukrainians) bully and threaten kids (I've seen worse on Facebook) for having anti-Putin stickers (and cell phone pictures in Right Sector demonstration...you do know who the Right Sector is, don't you?) in occupied (??? still eastern Ukrainians) eastern Ukraine.

The poor Russian wantabee pictured above had a blink of the eye moment of fame. You really need to re-watch this video. You realize there is a civil war going on? You think Russia would produce a group as poorly organized as this featured one? They were on a scavenger hunt for weapons. Really, take a break.

Edit to add link to original post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=236015

[another_liberal]

5. Harrassment and bullying of others who hold different opinions than one's own?

Lets just hope that sort of thing never starts to happen on the Democratic Underground's chat boards. Wouldn't that be awful?



(sarcasm, of course)

[uhnope]

7. oh I totally agree

What's happened to the Putin lovers on DU--being made to look like ridiculous fascist-supporting nabobs on an anonymous internet forum for spreading BS propaganda--is totally comparable to having your country invaded by armed thugs in ski masks who haul you and your young friends into their headquarters and threaten you with bodily harm for having some stickers. It's totally the same kind of thing. Yes. No question. How to cope with the trauma?