Quote Originally Posted by UhOhXplode View Post
The Donetsk region voted 89.07% for self-determination. For Lugansk, it was 96.2%. In our country, people are very proud of the phrase "We the people.". Well, the people have spoken in those regions.
So who else has an idea of perspectives and real consequences? Kids being bullied in school. They know they'll be outcasts if they report it so a lot of them just let it continue. One was even arrested recently for speaking out.
There's very obvious prejudice in the West and the UN towards ethnic Russians so the only real chance that those 89.07% and 96.2% have is to turn to the nations that support them.
You won't find that in the classroom criteria for "perspectives and real consequences" but hey, classrooms aren't where real-life happens.
These self-style people's republics have already asked Russia to bring them back into the fold today. Actually, it’s the ultimate sanity check for Putin now. He must unequivocally reject the request and reiterate the claim for dialog about federalization with Kiev. Otherwise, consequence for his country may be very close to dire.))