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I could not imagine the Ukrainian people simply allowing another Russian takeover. kickysnana Mar 2014 #1
Svoboda is not Russian. It is a Party in Ukraine brought to power by Maidan newthinking Mar 2014 #4
Thanks for the link and the heads up. n/t kickysnana Mar 2014 #56
they have my sympathy. Adam051188 Mar 2014 #2
Very sad. also sad that Putin has free thinkers beaten in Russia. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #3
It's SVOBODA. It's UKRAINE. newthinking Mar 2014 #5
What exactly did he say is untruthful? William769 Mar 2014 #6
Where did I sy I supported them? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #7
You didn't, I checked. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #13
I guess the poster did not like the fact I brought it up. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #14
No, but my OP was about Ukraine. newthinking Mar 2014 #52
You would be a supporter of the facism of Putin? kwassa Mar 2014 #9
That's the trouble with letting your emotions cloud intellect newthinking Mar 2014 #16
Tell that to the LGBT people who get beaten and arrested in Russia thatnit is a false equivalence. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #21
I guess my sword is to sharp for him. William769 Mar 2014 #22
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
Hallalujah! newthinking Mar 2014 #49
ok but I think I said this on my first post here. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #51
It's all pretty serious... newthinking Mar 2014 #53
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I doubt you can name anyone on DU who supports Svoboda, or cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #23
You've got to be fucking kidding me. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #29
I am not going to get further into the deflection newthinking Mar 2014 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author newthinking Mar 2014 #58
The Minister of Justice is a member of Batkivshchyna. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #12
Svoboda member of parliament Oleh Makhnitsky was named prosecutor-general of the Country newthinking Mar 2014 #20
No I didn't. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #24
"Untruth"? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #57
I already admitted I read him wrong newthinking Mar 2014 #59
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
Thats nothing compared to the beatings that they get because of Putin. William769 Mar 2014 #10
William769, I'm sure these Right Sector and Sloboda thugs will LOVE LGBT folks! rdharma Mar 2014 #15
Instead of posting a music video why don't you put up or ... William769 Mar 2014 #18
What's the old saying.... "jumping from the frying pan into the fire"? rdharma Mar 2014 #26
Thats what I figured. William769 Mar 2014 #31
The arguing here is disingenious. newthinking Mar 2014 #33
Or this? Ukraine "Free Speech Commitee" PM beats TV boss and forces him to quit newthinking Mar 2014 #41
Because it's totally a binary. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #19
OK, if that is the case then we agree. newthinking Mar 2014 #34
Amazing how heavily some are defending Svoboda and Right sector here? newthinking Mar 2014 #27
I didn't defend them and who are you calling a sock puppet? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #40
maybe he's referring to himself dlwickham Mar 2014 #54
Seriously? You are making excuses for for neo-nazi's in Ukraine? newthinking Mar 2014 #25
Your first link is about the president that was ousted (look at the date). William769 Mar 2014 #28
No, that is the president. The ousted President was Yanukovich newthinking Mar 2014 #46
Odd acusation... William769 didn't even mention neo-nazi's in Ukraine in that post. cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #32
Or the one's in Russia. nt William769 Mar 2014 #37
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
"Neither are OK" Scootaloo Mar 2014 #35
Exactly newthinking Mar 2014 #39
Fuggin' Nazi Bastards! rdharma Mar 2014 #11
Russian Speakers and free thinkers are being harrassed, beaten, and discriminated against in Russia TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #17
Yes, but they are not the head of the Ministry of "Free Speech" newthinking Mar 2014 #30
Bull: Russian speakers are running the government frazzled Mar 2014 #43
Svoboda and Right sector each have their own hate. Right Sector hates Russian Speakers newthinking Mar 2014 #48
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