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Being a conscientious objector to hatred, lies, violence and aggression is very difficult when there are victims in both sides involved. One easily questions pacifism when the shit is hitting the fan hard. I too have experience violence, aggression, death and hatred due in part to a country's civil unrest and living in rotten gang infested communities. Yet, what always kept my mind at peace and myself intact from slipping was the non-violent approach. Even though I do not know you, sir; I wish you and your nation the best of luck. Good vibes to you and always critic all thinking.
Bumping this because I'd be interested in hearing an up-close and personal account of developments in the Ukraine since this exchange? Any dudes out there who can cut through about $43 billion worth of agenda based US reporting?
no problem, but keep in mind this is my personal view on the situation, as people all over Ukraine have different opinions.If you want 'the other side' of the news, I suggest checking out Russia Today's reports, they're in English. not to say they aren't full of propaganda, but pretty much every major informational channel is.What I've learned and am still learning to do is find specifically different views on the same news from different sources. Once you have a big picture from multiple perspectives, you can try to filter out the BS and personal opinions, and build your own based on the facts that all sides agree upon.Never ever acknowledge only one source or side of informational war because at one point it will pull you to hating a certain group of people.@BikerDude: yeah, the whole eastern region didn't vote. Some by conscious will, others because the voting sectors have been ceased by armed men. The international community approved of this because the US government does, they like dictating what's legitimate and what's not. It's Kosovo all over again. Funnily enough there wasn't even an official impeachment process for the ex-president. Not saying that I am in any way for him, but it just shows how chaotically the new government came to power.All in all, I feel like Russia's actions condemned it in the eyes of many Ukrainians forever, but at the same time I kind of understandthe reason behind its aggressive countermeasures, seeing as the scenario in Ukraine is in many ways similar to those in Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Syria and such.
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