Re: Hypocrisy Of The West Regarding Ukraine : Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:03 am
LeighGionaire wrote:
Amazing how within four post a thread can be completely derailed from talking about the Wests hypocrisy over the happenings in Ukraine onto the subject of homophobia!
You might have heard of this geezer, Putin, and his country, Russia.
Mentioning homophobia in connection with both is about as on-topic as mentioning the same country's kowtowing to religious sensibilities and surprising free speech – see Pussy Riot (and I'm not referring to Dally's 'minge' thread) et al.
Cronus has made the point that if you really think that Russians are getting a wonderfully honest and open version of events, then you're naive at best.
None of which, however, changes the current situation over Ukraine, Russia and the Crimea, although my earlier point about substantial cultural differences does – or perhaps should – influence to a degree how we view the current situation.
I don't know whether the telephone conversation is true.
There are also plenty of reports around of the far-right, ultra-nationalist nature of some of the new government, which could give rise to some validity to the idea that those in the country's east, who are much more Russian, do feel threatened.
As to hypocrisy – well duh. The UK is still selling arms to Russia – as are others. Politicians are fumbling around trying to understand what's going on and trying to be seen to 'do something'.
