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> Russia seemed to do OK with the conquest of Crimea While I'm no Putin apologist, Russian "conquest" of Crimea is a bit like hypothetical Éire conquest of Nor
by peteretep 11y ago
> Russia seemed to do OK with the conquest of Crimea
While I'm no Putin apologist, Russian "conquest" of Crimea is a bit like hypothetical Éire conquest of Northern Ireland. You're certainly going to upset a lot of people, but it's also hardly black and white.
- hackuser 11y ago> it's also hardly black and white No, I think it's clear. The Russians invaded another country, conquered Ukranian land and kidnapped Ukrainian people. EDIT: Fixed the ambiguous pronouns
- peteretep 11y ago> Their military invaded "Their" being Russian here... > conquered their land and kidnapped their people By 'their', you mean the people of Crimea, of which over 50% identify as Russians?
- hackuser 11y agoYou can't invade another country because people "identify" as something. It's an absurd argument, worthy of the Kremlin (from whence it comes). Plus, IIRC that survey was also Russian propaganda.
- flashman 11y agoUnder that logic, the 87% Hispanic population of Texas's 15th and 34th congressional districts ought to welcome the Mexican army.
- hackuser 11y agoDon't forget cities like New York, with China Town, Crown Heights, etc. etc. etc. It's going to be a challenge to manage all those national borders in such a small area.
- lazylizard 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_America...
- chx 11y agoHardly black and white? Care to provide us with some sources which provides the legal grounds for Russia annexing a part of Ukraine?