▲ | stavros 9 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
But the GP is not saying the election wasn't valid, they're saying the guy was misrepresenting himself. I hate the US meddling as much as the next guy, but why is the solution to that problem "just endure four years of destruction until he leaves"? | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | lenkite 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
All politicians "mispresent themselves". Kicking them out during elections is the way they are thrown out in a functioning democracy. Or do you believe Americans should storm the White House and beat up the President anytime a campaign promise is broken ? And one that is magnified by the funding and urging of a foreign government ? Such actions - which break the "deal of democracy" naturally lead to civil war - which is exactly what happened in Ukraine. | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | tsimionescu 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I'm not 100% sure of Ukraine, but most democracies have a legal way to impeach a sitting president. If Yanukovich was committing literal treason, acting on behalf of a foreign country, there should have been a slam dunk case for impeachment. | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | spacecadet 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I agree with you. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | m000 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> they're saying the guy was misrepresenting himself You mean like "peacemaker"/"America First" Donald Trump? > why is the solution to that problem "just endure four years of destruction until he leaves"? If Americans can wait out for the second Trump term to be over, Ukrainians could do it too for Yanukovych. | |||||||||||||||||
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