Russian/Ukraine ordeals

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:08 pm

Yeah was a pretty silly move on the government to repeal Russian as an official language for a country which has a sizeable number of Russians.

Broodwich · Post by **Broodwich** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:15 pm

When you repress something for so long its usually going to overcompensate when it does get out.

Like catholic school girls

Vortrog · Post by **Vortrog** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:27 pm

HSharp wrote:QUOTE (HSharp @ Mar 6 2014, 01:08 AM) Yeah was a pretty silly move on the government to repeal Russian as an official language for a country which has a sizeable number of Russians.

As the mongrel offspring of a Latvian/Estonian Union; countries that had their own languages repressed due to the Russian migration and occupation, I can understand how this would be a very natural progression albeit 20 years too late.

SgtMajor · Post by **SgtMajor** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:14 pm

To be fair Stalin did kill a crapload of Tartars in Crimea, and put Russians in there on their stead.

takingarms1 · Post by **takingarms1** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:47 pm

Broodwich wrote:QUOTE (Broodwich @ Mar 5 2014, 01:15 PM) When you repress something for so long its usually going to overcompensate when it does get out.

Like catholic school girls

qft

Jeruwafi · Post by **Jeruwafi** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:51 pm

In other news EU is rushing to sign the association agreement with Ukraine to make sure they do it before new elections as requested by Yatsenuk.

At the same time leaders of pro-Russian demonstrations in Donetsk were arrested under charges of attempting to overthrow government.
Apparently not everybody is allowed to overthrow governments ;p

peet · Post by **peet** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:51 pm

Yes, the EU is really giving a "strong signal" by "suspending" the "visa free" travel negotiations between Russia and the EU. /sarcastic

SgtMajor · Post by **SgtMajor** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:19 am

Jeruwafi wrote:QUOTE (Jeruwafi @ Mar 6 2014, 10:51 AM) In other news EU is rushing to sign the association agreement with Ukraine to make sure they do it before new elections as requested by Yatsenuk.

At the same time leaders of pro-Russian demonstrations in Donetsk were arrested under charges of attempting to overthrow government.
Apparently not everybody is allowed to overthrow governments ;p

Last I checked the last president was ousted by his own Parliament.

MrChaos · Post by **MrChaos** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:04 am

With apologies all around... the EU is a loose confederacy of nations subdivided into bits q pieces of money to mundanewhich means glacier reactions to stiuff. I'm not hating, honest, I'm observing that the organization known as the EU can really do $#@! all. I THINK its by design. No

Camaro · Post by **Camaro** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:10 am

annexedbyBlake420 wrote:QUOTE (annexedbyBlake420 @ Mar 6 2014, 03:04 PM) With apologies all around... the EU is a loose confederacy of nations subdivided into bits q pieces of money to mundanewhich means glacier reactions to stiuff. I'm not hating, honest, I'm observing that the organization known as the EU can really do $#@! all. I THINK its by design. No

At least until Germany gains complete control of the EU.

You know it will eventually happen.