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The Magistrate

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8. Thank You, Sir, And I Stand By My Vote Here Still In The Altered Form

Reply to Skip Intro (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:20 AM

Mar 2014

I agree that a goodly portion of Crimea's residents would not much object to being part of Russia, though I suspect there would have been no push for this, even after the collapse of the previous government in Kiev, without a good deal of whipping up by Mr. Putin's apparatus.

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Should Crimea referendum be viewed as the will of the people, or a forced charade under threat? [View all] Skip Intro Mar 2014 OP

'Nothing Should Be Done At This Point Without Regional And World Input' Is My View, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2014 #1

I tweaked that response to stay on the topic of the referendum. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #3

Thank You, Sir, And I Stand By My Vote Here Still In The Altered Form The Magistrate Mar 2014 #8

Without international, neutral observers, the vote is worthless. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #2

The ballot in Crimea does not even offer the "no" option. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #4

This vote in 3 days is a mockery functioning_cog Mar 2014 #5

Yes. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #6

It is absolute bullshit. Jenoch Mar 2014 #7

Without independent observers? moondust Mar 2014 #9

History will decide that. n/t bluedigger Mar 2014 #10