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In reply to the discussion: Russian Speakers and free thinkers are being harrassed, beaten, and discriminated against in Ukraine [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)53. It's all pretty serious...
sorry I misunderstood you.
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Russian Speakers and free thinkers are being harrassed, beaten, and discriminated against in Ukraine [View all]
newthinking
Mar 2014
OP
I could not imagine the Ukrainian people simply allowing another Russian takeover.
kickysnana
Mar 2014
#1
Tell that to the LGBT people who get beaten and arrested in Russia thatnit is a false equivalence.
hrmjustin
Mar 2014
#21
I am not the one making excuses for the Far right? My OP was about the problem in Ukraine, not Russi
newthinking
Mar 2014
#44
Well I think you can be angry by both Putin's actions and not like the Ukrainian goverment.
hrmjustin
Mar 2014
#45
Svoboda member of parliament Oleh Makhnitsky was named prosecutor-general of the Country
newthinking
Mar 2014
#20
Yes, and..Very Truly Sad that Putin has a stupid hate for Gays and Dissident Journalists in Russia.
Cha
Mar 2014
#50
And Russian vigilantes have been attacking gay Russians and forcing their nightclubs to close.
NuclearDem
Mar 2014
#8
William769, I'm sure these Right Sector and Sloboda thugs will LOVE LGBT folks!
rdharma
Mar 2014
#15
Or this? Ukraine "Free Speech Commitee" PM beats TV boss and forces him to quit
newthinking
Mar 2014
#41
Odd acusation... William769 didn't even mention neo-nazi's in Ukraine in that post.
cthulu2016
Mar 2014
#32
come on now. Be honest. You know that he was deflecting from the point of the OP
newthinking
Mar 2014
#38
The point of the OP is hardly to raise general awareness of man's inhumanity to man
cthulu2016
Mar 2014
#42
No, I am not stuck in the cold war. What is happening in Ukraine is getting worse every day
newthinking
Mar 2014
#47
Russian Speakers and free thinkers are being harrassed, beaten, and discriminated against in Russia
TexasTowelie
Mar 2014
#17
Svoboda and Right sector each have their own hate. Right Sector hates Russian Speakers
newthinking
Mar 2014
#48