March 05, 2014
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Footprints of the US State Department
Chronology of the Ukrainian Coup
by RENEE PARSONS
Listening to the US media, even the most diligent news junkie would find it difficult to know that the U.S. State Department played not only a vital role in the violence and chaos underway in Ukraine but was also complicit in creating the coup that ousted democratically elected President Viktor Yanuyovch. Given the Russian Parliaments approval of Putins request for military troops to be moved into Crimea, Americans uninformed about the history of that region might also be persuaded that Russia is the aggressor and the sole perpetrator of the violence.
Lets be clear about what is at stake here: NATO missiles on the adjacent Ukraine border aimed directly at Russia
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The fact is that democracy was not a demand on the streets of Kiev. The current record of events indicates that protests of civil dissatisfaction were organized by reactionary neo-Nazi forces intent on fomenting a major domestic crisis ousting Ukraines legitimate government. As events continue to spiral out of control, here is the chronology of how the coup was engineered to install a government more favorable to EU and US goals.
Pff...
Russians commenting yet again on democracy, as if they had a some clue. Face it, Russians don't understand democracy, that's why don't have that "technology" in Russia. It's just too advanced!
Stop conflating "democratic SYSTEM of governance", "democratic government", and "government".
(a) "democratic SYSTEM of governance" = the population has many rights. The people can protest and have disagreements with the government without fear of getting maimed or killed. They can have a free dialogue (or monologue) about politics without censorship. Strangely, the government itself is subjected to all kinds of strict rules that they must constantly follow in order to remain democratic. This "upside-down world" of rights and freedoms may cause Russians to feel very uncomfortable, but do not panic! It's not some kind of mind-control or oppression, and I'm sure the feeling will pass.
(b) "democratic government" = any government that constantly follows all of the democratic rules, all the time. Obviously, this must feel terrible for the people working for such a government. As such, most people prefer something called the "Private Sector" where they can even have a business, which they control by a complex thought-experiment called "private ownership".
(c) "government" = just some government, before all the rules are applied.
Yanukovich's government(c) got kicked out because it was not behaving democratically(b), despite Ukraine having a democratic SYSTEM(a). That particular government(c) stopped being a democratic government(b). I know this must very difficult for some Russians to understand, but I order you to try.