Reply #22: With no care about whether you respect me or not [View All]

[Cheswick2.0]

I do not accept what occured in our own national election. So why wouldn't I sympathize with the Ukrainians who want a fair election?

I live in a community with a large Slavic population, Ukrainians being one of the main groups. You can quote anciet history all you want, in the last century the Ukrainian people were terrorized, occupied and forced to live under communist rule. When the soviet bloc broke up, they were the first or one of the first to break away and create their own nation.
I sing with corale which does eastern orthodox music. When we sing for Ukrainian people we have to be very careful not to use Russian pronunciation. They will get up and walk out of church rather than listen and we would certainly not be invited back EVER. If you want to know why something happens it is often useful to talk to the people involved and LISTEN TO THEM. These people are making it very clear they do not want closer ties to Russia.