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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, who are the "good guys" in Ukraine?
Are the protestors the good guys or is it the government?
Cleita
(75,480 posts)since I can remember. It was easier to take sides when the Soviet Union was around. We could hate those commies with impunity. Now it's not so easy to figure out where the fault lies. I think the Ukrainians were presented a damned if you and damned if you don't situation. Do you put your fortune in the hands of the Russians or the EU? Neither is a good choice IMHO.
SolutionisSolidarity
(606 posts)The "bad guys" are the ones who take violent direct action to overrule the people who defeated them at the ballot box. Unless you think teabaggers should be encouraged to take up arms against the federal government, that is.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Ukraine has 45 million mostly poor people. They are currently in the Russian sphere. Putting them into the EU sphere would....
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2naSalit
(86,880 posts)to consider...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024526436
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)it's complicated!!!!
joshcryer
(62,280 posts)Both sides have their own ethnic and nationalist biases.