As with all of the political turmoil present within nations, including our own, there are alignments of self-interest which need to be identified. For a close to home reference you might think about the differences between the “establishment class” of Republicans and the “grassroots conservatives” who also situate under the same tent.
We who value “freedom” and cherish “liberty” would no more consider Mitch McConnell a champion of our cause than Barack Obama. Nor would we align with “establishment” principles – yet, from the outside looking in, it would be easy to define us with ideological attachment to Republicans simply by our association.
It would be easy, yet it would be vastly inaccurate. Such is the larger dynamic as we look toward Ukraine and what is taking place.
“Freedom” and “Liberty” are tenuous propositions under the best of circumstances because they ultimately are defined by people. People with a vested interest in controlling the expressions thereof.
With that in mind a thoughtful contributor, with direct attachment to Ukrainian heritage, has provided us with a larger perspective to consider:
Things are being presented in the Western media a particular way, I don’t quite understand why.
People are not hearing anything about the normal ethnic Ukrainians across the country that are being stopped if their cars are too nice by groups of protesters in the roads with baseball bats.
The people get searched, cars searched, and told “it’s the law of the revolution” when asked what give the protesters the right to do take people’s property. We’re not hearing how the protesters and low information supporters have burned out police stations and told the police “we no longer need you”.
They have burned all records in some of the police stations so you can’t tell why people are locked up. The useful idiots are destroying the country’s civilized infrastructure.
It is exactly what occupy wall street wanted/wants to do here. (more…)
