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Yes, and one would think that after all those examples of fine leadership, us 'civilized' nations would have learned a thing or two? Putin's regime carried out
by fractallyte 6y ago
Yes, and one would think that after all those examples of fine leadership, us 'civilized' nations would have learned a thing or two?
Putin's regime carried out these crimes in the Caucasus in the 21st century (and earlier), and they are continuing even as you read this comment...
- barry-cotter 6y agoThe Human Rights ideology is a con. No one is willing to make it real, i.e. to wage war to force other nations to conform to it. Absent that it will continue to be internationally irrelevant, window dressing that occasionally effects marginal decisions and never impacts anyone powerful.
- fractallyte 6y agoOK, for the people who disagree with my comment, here is the reason we should support investigative journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_government_censorship_of_Chechnya_coverage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_government_censorship_... Chechnya has been essentially cut off - considering its recent history, any guesses why??
- fractallyte 6y agoWow, a day later, and the votes are still swinging up and down. I wonder why - some Russian apologists haunting this place? Shame on you. I'll say it plainly: Russia has no place in the Caucasus. Get the hell out, and mind your own damn country. And if this was a general rule, we'd have a lot less conflict in the world.
- jessaustin 6y agoUSA has no place in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ethiopia, Saudi, etc...