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TwilightGardener

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54. So if the Tea Party wins the White House, Mexico will
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 02:40 AM
Mar 2014

pre-emptively invade America under the guise of "protecting" those of Mexican descent? Pre-emptive invasions are wrong, no matter who does them (including the US).

The solution would be to offer them refugee status and let them into Russia-- TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #1
Do you feel the answer for Ukrainians who feel threatened newthinking Mar 2014 #2
Vlad wants to take care of them--he's willing to INVADE to protect them. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #3
So you're advocating that ethnic Russians leave Ukraine newthinking Mar 2014 #5
Are they under "threat"? From who? TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #7
That's nuts! These are folks who were arbitrarily segregated by an artificial international border riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #13
Are they Russians, or Ukrainians? And who is harming them to the extent TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #15
The Russians in Crimea are technically Ukrainian but ethnically consider themselves Russian riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #32
The Tatars are in deep shee-ite, no one's coming to their defense, they'll just TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #33
We don't disagree however I'll bet there are folks that are going to be stuck in the middle riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #34
There may be retribution for either side depending on how it's resolved-- TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #37
Hear, Here! Well Said! 2banon Mar 2014 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author newthinking Mar 2014 #25
They're talking about PR officials and dignitaries, on the one hand. Igel Mar 2014 #35
Interesting info, thanks. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #36
No, such people don't understand what they are saying Demeter Mar 2014 #14
Can you provide proof of the Trail of Tears in this case? Has any group been TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #18
Enjoy your stay on Ignore Demeter Mar 2014 #20
Am I interrupting the bizarre Russian propaganda machine? Sorry, LOL. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #22
Who do we talk to about getting this Russian media propaganda off this site? It's gotten out of okaawhatever Mar 2014 #49
Reminds me of a Haaretz article from a few weeks ago Scootaloo Mar 2014 #27
So your're advocating for the forced annexation of ethnic Ukranians? It's not okay to move the okaawhatever Mar 2014 #42
I view it as a liberation from the neo-nazis continguent that has over run Purveyor Mar 2014 #4
Well, since it's been less than a week since the transitional government TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #6
They outlawed the majority party of ethnic Russians newthinking Mar 2014 #8
I don't know, is Canada going to invade America if we outlaw the TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author newthinking Mar 2014 #24
Apparently those who only read Russian Times and RIA haven't been told the truth. Ditto the Putin okaawhatever Mar 2014 #43
Thanks, newthinking, for mentioning that oposition parties were quickly outlawed. another_liberal Mar 2014 #21
I wasn't aware of that prior to this post Scootaloo Mar 2014 #28
The so-called "Transitional Government" in Kiev . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #29
That's odd. Igel Mar 2014 #38
Be careful with the truth around here. Some only believe what the official Putin press tells them.nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #44
I stand corrected. It was three regions and the courts overturned it. newthinking Mar 2014 #47
The uprising was peaceful until the neo-nazis thugs showed up with weapons. Purveyor Mar 2014 #9
So they say. Why didn't Russia sign and support the peace deal? TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #12
the protests began when the President was due to sign the EU AA agreement. It was Yanukovych okaawhatever Mar 2014 #45
It didn't get violent until the anti protest law was passed. joshcryer Mar 2014 #50
You do realize they put Svoboda in charge of the defense ministry right? SolutionisSolidarity Mar 2014 #51
So if the Tea Party wins the White House, Mexico will TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #54
OK, it's just that earlier you seemed to imply that they were being maligned unfairly as NAZIs. SolutionisSolidarity Mar 2014 #56
Good post. Expressed 840high Mar 2014 #17
No, ethnic cleansing is not acceptable. JVS Mar 2014 #52
We would never do such thing jsr Mar 2014 #10
Well, never ADMIT to doing such a thing, or planning and fostering it... Demeter Mar 2014 #16
Ha! 840high Mar 2014 #19
DU rec frwrfpos Mar 2014 #23
How much? Deep North Mar 2014 #53
We do not like it but I suspect that Putin is doing this to keep "our" troops from going into a jwirr Mar 2014 #26
People being protected from their own government by foreign intervention is the essence pampango Mar 2014 #30
This is a hilarious thread. Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2014 #31
pox on both houses...? 2banon Mar 2014 #41
you think he won't go after the Baltics after this? It's one of the few ways opposing forces can get okaawhatever Mar 2014 #46
"so he can cut off gas to Europe when he feels threatened." JVS Mar 2014 #55
But Putin Is Doing Everything In His Power To Provoke Violence DallasNE Mar 2014 #39
There were several foreign policy experts saying they thought Putin would create okaawhatever Mar 2014 #48
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