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by throwaway90446
4194 days ago
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was perceived widely in the West Because of our propaganda. We heard all kinds of things about Russian military mobilization, conspiracy theories about who shot down the airliner, how much Putin hates gays, how horrible living conditions were at the Sochi olympic village, how "rigged" the Crimean referendum was, etc. But we have heard nothing about NATO breaking its post-wall promise, of the enormous rise of nazism on Russia's borders( actual nazism, not the soft nationalism you see in France ), the outrageous corruption and duplicity of the players responsible for the ouster of Yanukovych, the ethnic and political divisions between the Crimea and Ukraine proper, etc. I continue to be astounded that HN is so virulently anti-russia, mainly because I thought this group would be the most immune to propaganda and most likely to question the official narrative. |
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The military mobilization on Ukraine's borders did happen.
> conspiracy theories about who shot down the airliner
It was likely the rebels with Russian technology.
> how much Putin hates gays
He did that to himself.
> how horrible living conditions were at the Sochi olympic village
I don't think that is a major factor.
> nazism on Russia's borders
Please explain.
> outrageous corruption and duplicity of the players responsible for the ouster of Yanukovych
Please explain.
> the ethnic and political divisions between the Crimea and Ukraine proper
I am aware of that. But doing an invasion first and then asking for permission or doing a referendum is not usually how these things are done in the modern era. That was an aggressive move. Usually there is an independence movement and votes are held and permission is sought, it is a long process but a doable one if it is peaceful.