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applegrove

(118,777 posts)
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:15 PM Apr 2018

Russia does opposition research on Ukranian Canadian politician and finds out

her grandfather had a few transactions with Nazis. Christia Freeland was meeting with the G7 on security issues in Toronto this week. Joy Reid may have had old posts dug up or false ones inserted. Looks like the Russians and their pals in the US are doing opposition research on all politicians and journalists they can. Just an FYI. Don't believe everything you hear. There is good and bad in everyone and trying to judge people on their longtime past is not reality.

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Russia does opposition research on Ukranian Canadian politician and finds out (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2018 OP
Here here. Crutchez_CuiBono Apr 2018 #1
My grandmother's brother was a Nazi. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #2
Exactly sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #4
I'm somewhat responsible now for what I did 10 years ago. Igel Apr 2018 #3
 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
2. My grandmother's brother was a Nazi.
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:24 PM
Apr 2018

An actual SS guard at an actual German concentration camp.

I am not responsible for the actions of my great uncle 25 yrs before I was born.

sarah FAILIN

(2,857 posts)
4. Exactly
Sat Apr 28, 2018, 10:46 AM
Apr 2018

We are not responsible for what our fathers did.

I even dread the day someone punish me for what I got into as a young person. We as mature people may have made mistakes as youths that we have gotten past. These Russians must not have found anything if they went back to what grandpa was doing.

Igel

(35,356 posts)
3. I'm somewhat responsible now for what I did 10 years ago.
Sat Apr 28, 2018, 10:35 AM
Apr 2018

In some cases, I've changed my behavior, but I still did them. If they weren't a problem then, the only reason they're a problem now is because somebody's trying to find something to be outraged about for some reason.

If my behavior hasn't changed, my current behavior is what's at issue and the old information just shows that it's a long-standing behavior. It's still the current issue, though, that's at issue.

My grandfather's behavior is not my behavior, past or present.

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