Ukraine

[titchbit]

why do ppl call it "the" ukraine. it annoys the fuck out of me. sounds like backwards looking blowhards trying to rehash cold war terminology & animus.

but i could be wrong. that's the sense i get when ppl say it

[ezza]

where is ukraine?

sounds like something in james bond

[OGLemon]

[ehbes]

the way the protestors and the opposition have been portrayed is a bit of a fuckry imo

yeah CNN hear has been quick to paint these protestors as freedom fighters, not reporting that they're being led by neo fascists

[ezza]

madness

also, as if europe and asia are on the same bit

i literally never went geography lessons so im fucking awful at it haha

[m8son666]

wow i never knew ukraine was so big :/

[Terpit]

also, as if europe and asia are on the same bit

nah there is a thin river that separates the two

[ehbes]

why do ppl call it "the" ukraine. it annoys the fuck out of me. sounds like backwards looking blowhards trying to rehash cold war terminology & animus.

but i could be wrong. that's the sense i get when ppl say it

calling it "the" ukraine is actually incorrect ever since it became its own country. the name ukraine is derived from the russian word for "the" boarder "Окраина". but now since it is no longer the boarder of the USSR, calling it the ukraine is incorrect. #WhatYouLearnInRussianClass

[jrkhnds]

the way the protestors and the opposition have been portrayed is a bit of a fuckry imo

yeah CNN hear has been quick to paint these protestors as freedom fighters, not reporting that they're being led by neo fascists

stating these "leaders" are neo-fascist is about as correct as calling the protestors freedom fighters. their agenda is much more diverse than that, and even though they do meddle in some nationalist propaganda, that doesn't make them neo-fascists.

weren't you studying history? should learn to differ.

[ehbes]

You might wanna do your own research in the svoboda party

[jrkhnds]

Udar, Batkiwschtschina and Svoboda have lost most of the protestant's sympathy during the last week, and especially the latter will be the most likely one to receive the losing end of the ongoing trades. When I wrote the last post I was thinking more of the newer movements like Dmitri Jarosh's party "Right Sector", and calling these fascist would just be oversimplifying things. of course there is a shitload of ideological vermin rooted in Jarosh's and his comrade's heads, but this doesn't make him and his followers neo-fascist.

people are (yeah, now I'm oversimplifying, I know) fed up with the established parties and the leaders. they're more looking towards "martyrs" and "heroes" like Ihor Luzenko to give them hope and unity.

haven't got any updates from my friends in Kiew in a couple of days, so maybe I'm misjudging the situation completely (or they are).

[ehbes]

keep us posted

[jrkhnds]

you fucking with me?

[nowaysj]

[ehbes]

you fucking with me?

I never joke when the is involved

[nousd]

ehbs is fair dinkum
we've got no idea of the subtleties
keep us posted jurkoff

[faultier]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/21/ ... civil-war/

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/25/ ... nd-the-eu/

[titchbit]

the only country that is allowed to have a "the" in front of it is the netherlands ffs.

[Forum]

the only country that is allowed to have a "the" in front of it is the netherlands ffs.

Congo

[Forum]

where is ukraine?

sounds like something in james bond

Now I know you're trolling, giving the game away