General Discussion

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

15. I think it's unfair to focus on such a small minority.

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 06:26 PM

Jun 2014

It is unfair to the vast majority of Ukrainians who are not pro-fascist. It's basically like global warming deniers. 1% of scientists are skeptics, 99% are not. 2% of Ukrainians voted for the fascists, 98% did not. In that vein why should half the focus be on the skeptics of global warming or half the focus be on the fascists in Ukraine?

It's a BS binary world view ushered in by mass media because it causes a discussion that is basically irrelevant but makes for a good story. That includes DU, btw. There are probably ten times as many posts about Ukraine's fascists here than there are about Maidan and its diverse array of activists. So a group representing 2% of Ukraine (I'd say it's more like 10%) gets 10x the coverage. It's really unfair and just shows a lack of coherent criticism.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

22 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

That meme apologizing for Ukrainian fascism... [View all] JackRiddler Jun 2014 OP

BINGO!!!!! Especially your last two paragraphs...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #1

Thanks. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #2

How can someone be "anti-coup" if they are unable to prove a coup actually happened? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #4

I think it's unfair to focus on such a small minority. joshcryer Jun 2014 #15

I see you're back to calling it a "coup" even after admitting you have no proof one occurred. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #3

Is Svoboda in the Kiev government? JackRiddler Jun 2014 #5

And that supports your position of a "coup government" how? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #7

I see you're still making excuses for a fascist party. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #6

You clearly have very little understanding how parliamentary procedure works. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #8

Is Svoboda in the Kiev government or not? JackRiddler Jun 2014 #9

Svoboda is a small part of the majority coalition in the Rada. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #12

Importantly, the abstentions let them get voted in. joshcryer Jun 2014 #16

Pedantry. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #17

No. The situation in Crimea was not caused by a stalled bill on the Russian language. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #18

Laughable disinformation. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #19

Your posts are treasure troves for logical fallacies. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #21

Poroshenko has not been inagurated. joshcryer Jun 2014 #10

So you think fascists in the cabinet is nothing. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #11

They were a result of the Communist Party abstaining. joshcryer Jun 2014 #13

Fantastic - it's the Commies at fault! JackRiddler Jun 2014 #20

Excellent post malaise Jun 2014 #14

Another day, another dose of exterminationist rhetoric... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #22