Selfies from the Crimea

[RiverDad]

The Daily Mail is running an article chock full of happy people taking selfies standing next to the Russian troops.

Here is one photo.

And here is the exit question. The Russian people living in Ukrainian Crimea feel greater allegiance to their Russian culture and to Russia than they do to their fellow countrymen, so what prevents a similar scenario (secession instead of annexation) from taking place in the Southwestern US?

 

[votemout]

They obviously do not want to be run all over by the rainbow people!

 

[The German]

How can someone sink so low to read the daily mail..........


China will have to be watched closely now. If Russia gets away with this, it will quite possibly take this as a precident to invade several Islands that it claims in the pacific.

This land grabbing way of making politics is really like the world is going backwards in history into 19th century style European imperialism.

 

[MaggieD]

The Daily Mail is running an article chock full of happy people taking selfies standing next to the Russian troops.

Here is one photo.

And here is the exit question. The Russian people living in Ukrainian Crimea feel greater allegiance to their Russian culture and to Russia than they do to their fellow countrymen, so what prevents a similar scenario (secession instead of annexation) from taking place in the Southwestern US?

The soldier is smiling as well; you can see it in his eyes.

 

[RiverDad]

This land grabbing way of making politics is really like the world is going backwards in history into 19th century style European imperialism.

Indeed. It's deterrence which keeps nations in check. Further, their interests must be enhanced by refraining from land grabs and once that condition is no longer met, and the deterrence effect is minimal, then we're off to the races.

There were very definite benefits to living in a Bi-Polar and Uni-Polar world system.

On a finer point, I'm not sure about how much voter fraud there was in the Crimean elections but I don't find it implausible that most of the ethnic Russians would prefer to be a part of Russia rather than stay with the Ukraine. If this election is not substantially fraudulent, then it points to a severe failure of the multicultural mode of cobbling together nations.

I'd be looking at Kurdistan emerging as a nation in some future time.

 

[The German]

The soldier is smiling as well; you can see it in his eyes.

looks more like a zombie

 

[Ikari]

Doesn't a "selfie" imply that one is taking a picture of themselves?

 

[Utility Man]

:thinking

 

[a351]

I'd smash.

 

[Lutherf]

How can someone sink so low to read the daily mail..........


China will have to be watched closely now. If Russia gets away with this, it will quite possibly take this as a precident to invade several Islands that it claims in the pacific.

This land grabbing way of making politics is really like the world is going backwards in history into 19th century style European imperialism.

That's an excellent point. If I was Taiwan I'd be nervous as hell.

 

[HonestJoe]

How can someone sink so low to read the daily mail..........

It is depressing how high they think the pictures-to-words ratio needs to be for their target readership. Of course, all the ones with attractive young women are at the top too.

This land grabbing way of making politics is really like the world is going backwards in history into 19th century style European imperialism.

I'm not convinced. I think this was about pro-Russians in Crimea taking advantage of the disruption in Kiev. Putin probably didn't really want this to kick off though once it did there was only really one way he could go with it.

 

[SayMyName]

The soldier is smiling as well; you can see it in his eyes.

He should. She's a fine looking woman.

 

[American]

Next we'll be seeing photo bombs from Crimea.

 

[DVSentinel]

The Daily Mail is running an article chock full of happy people taking selfies standing next to the Russian troops.

Here is one photo.

And here is the exit question. The Russian people living in Ukrainian Crimea feel greater allegiance to their Russian culture and to Russia than they do to their fellow countrymen, so what prevents a similar scenario (secession instead of annexation) from taking place in the Southwestern US?

Hey, she's cute. What website is she listed on looking for an American husband?

 

[spud_meister]

And here is the exit question. The Russian people living in Ukrainian Crimea feel greater allegiance to their Russian culture and to Russia than they do to their fellow countrymen, so what prevents a similar scenario (secession instead of annexation) from taking place in the Southwestern US?

The US military.

 

[DVSentinel]

And here is the exit question. The Russian people living in Ukrainian Crimea feel greater allegiance to their Russian culture and to Russia than they do to their fellow countrymen, so what prevents a similar scenario (secession instead of annexation) from taking place in the Southwestern US?

Right now, leadership, or rather the lack of it. But then again, I guess the lack of leadership is something we have in common with the rest of the US at the moment.

 

[the_recruit]

I'd smash.

She looks like an Ivana. Ivana Humpalot.