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newthinking

(3,982 posts)
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 03:24 AM Oct 2014

"Democracy" in Ukraine - Politicians continue to be threatened and beaten

Ukrainian Media is heavily under control.

This was yesterday in Odessa. Like before the overthrow, Groups like "Right Sector and "Ultra's" (financed by one of the Oligarchs) are still being allowed to terrorize the population.

In our media this weekend? Karkiv Lenin statue being taken down. **Not in our media** citizens that were threatened that tried to stop the illegal action and citizens threatened and beat when they came the next day to protest.
Taking down the Lenin statues is done to **intimidate**, and fascist groups are allowed to roam the country at will and intimidate citizens and politicians at will.

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"Democracy" in Ukraine - Politicians continue to be threatened and beaten (Original Post) newthinking Oct 2014 OP
Are you going to post an update? meMeMEEEE Oct 2014 #1
just like they are not Duckhunter935 Oct 2014 #2
Well there was this that received 'zero' replies posted yesterday.... Purveyor Oct 2014 #3
Just like they charge the "Ukrainian media is under heavy control" but don't mention uhnope Oct 2014 #5
They "condemn" it while tolerating it. newthinking Oct 2014 #7
If I might add... newthinking Oct 2014 #8
Damn it! Where's our State Department? Someone needs to be handing out cookies... n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #4
NOT a rhetorical question meMeMEEEE Oct 2014 #6

meMeMEEEE

(40 posts)
1. Are you going to post an update?
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 05:00 AM
Oct 2014

The one where fascist Kyiv's fascist Minister of Interior strongly condemned this fascist attack or would that be out of line with the Kremlin propaganda narrative?

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
2. just like they are not
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 05:04 AM
Oct 2014

posting anything about the breaking of the cease fire by attacking the Donetsk airport and Mariupol for the last two weeks.

 

uhnope

(6,419 posts)
5. Just like they charge the "Ukrainian media is under heavy control" but don't mention
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 01:47 PM
Oct 2014

that the Russian media in under near-total control and journalists have been assassinated.

newthinking

(3,982 posts)
7. They "condemn" it while tolerating it.
Thu Oct 2, 2014, 02:15 AM
Oct 2014

Some here are not retired and have to work. This is the first chance i had to respond.

Why haven't they outlawed these groups. They are involved in so much violent activity there is no excuse for continuing to allow the organization to exist.

newthinking

(3,982 posts)
8. If I might add...
Thu Oct 2, 2014, 02:31 AM
Oct 2014

It is not really that hard to learn.

One very simple place to go to see what is happening is the twitter #hashtags #Ukraine or #rightsector
Right Sector is so bold they actually post a lot of the videos that you will see. They have no fear of repercussions for their actions.


https://twitter.com/hashtag/rightsector

meMeMEEEE

(40 posts)
6. NOT a rhetorical question
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 07:34 PM
Oct 2014

Are you going to provide an update to correct the misinformation that you have posted to mislead this Board to suit your agenda or are you just another POS vatnik troll that is not interested in the facts relevant to your own OP?

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