My view as a resident of Kiev Ukraine - 3/17 edition

[blackspade]

84. A couple of questions/comments...

So you say that cable and other services are running fine?
It sounds like the Russian stations were just moved to a new tier of service.
Common here in the US as well. I have to pay extra for Spanish/Latin TV.
This does not sound like a real issue, rather one that is being lumped into an overall narrative in order to make it more legit.

Why would folks living in Ukraine be 'pro-Russian'? You set your narrative up as a pro-Russian/pro-Ukrainian dichotomy. Why is that? You live in Ukraine, I assume you are a Ukrainian citizen, so why would you be 'pro-Russian'? The Maiden 'revolution' involves Ukrainians, correct? Why do you see yourself as not being part of Ukraine? This statement is really confusing:

Now there is no doubt a strong pro-Ukrainian thing going on here too; first because of Ukrainianization policies since independence, and second, there's a whole lot more opportunity in Kiev than in the west of Ukraine, so there's a good number of west Ukrainians here.

Why would there not be a pro-Ukrainian thing going on in....Ukraine? And Ukrainianization policies? What are those? You do realize you live in the nation of Ukraine? And I thought western Ukraine were largely ethnic Russians? Are you saying that ethnic Ukrainians from western Ukraine are having to leave? Or are they ethnic Russians?

Are you trying to say that there is only western propaganda? Assuming that you are watching Russian TV doesn't that seem ironic, given that the Russian government has shut down or 'restructured' liberal anti-imperialist media outlets in Russia?

And the family anecdote? Maybe your wife's friend is genuinely concerned about your anti-Ukrainian stance? Maybe your father-in-law is a Ukrainian nationalist the whole time, but didn't feel compelled to speak out until Russian provocateurs and a Russian invasion caused him to step up and speak out? Your blaming it on his girlfriend? Really?

And how is an invasion and annexation of a good portion of Ukraine a 'godsend'? You do realize that your nation just lost people, prime agricultural land, infrastructure, and it's main fleet anchorage? How does that make Ukraine more stable and better off? And what are you talking about in your WWII reference? Are you saying that Stalin waited too long to invade Germany? That he should have just invaded Germany and Poland? I don't think that you understand the prewar geopolitical situation very well. How has Putin learned from this? What was the lesson? Are you insinuating the Ukraine will invade Russia?

And these Right Sector thugs? These guys are just a bunch of criminals that need to be arrested. Where are the police? Can they not function without the Berkut riot police thugs to back them up? I agree that these guys are a problem that needs to be stamped out.








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