2 points I would like to discuss:
-On Russia "protecting against chocolate chip cookie/terrorist" pretext:
There was indeed some "na
zi" speech on the Maidan tribune and laws proposal that would go toward over the top anti-russian laws, even anti-gay and pro-terrorist group that wanted to continue the revolution with even more blood had some speak time allowed.
BUT there was a loooooot of different people that came and spoke to maidan tribune (and thats normal and good, a real democracy means everyone can speak), and I am pretty sure that the few na
zi/terrorist/anti-gay that spoke dont have enough influence in Ukraine to pass their ideas into laws, so it is indeed a nice little fake argument from Russia when they say they want to protect people against them.
BUT it would be quite naive to say "there is no na
zi/terrorist/anti-gay" in the maidan revolution and in the country, there is those kind of people in every country in the world, and for the people to protect themselves against them, they have first to
ACKNOWLEDGE that they exist, so please dont say your maidan campaign was a pure snowflake, no revolution is a pure snowflake, you will have to fight against the influence of those you dont agree with even
NOW. One could even say, the worst fighting still have to happen.
-On Crimea/Eastern Ukraine right to change against Kiev laws (or pro-Russian against pro-EU rights):
Like many stated already, it would be very stupid after 50 pages of
"GOGO MAIDAN!!!" to use arguments like
"There is laws, you cant just change government". Everyone can see that. What Vovka implied is that, maybe even without Russia intervention, pro-russia Ukrainians would have started a counter-maidan revolution, and what would have happened you think? Frankly, I would have loved those "legitimate" pro-EU people in Kiev government to send their policemen in revolted regions and see how they handle their own citizen
But since Russia intervened before even a tiny flame had began to flare, we will never know, and indirectly the Russians have decreased the legitimacy of the pro-russia ukrainians to revolt since they started voicing their mind only after the streets were ripe with unmarked russian soldiers and other pro-russian militias.
BUT even now, even with Russia intervention, you cant say those who overthrown the government in Kiev have more rights than those who overthrown the government in Simferopol, whether they have been helped by an external country or not, the people in the street arent mind-controlled by Putin more than the people at Maidan were mind-controlled by Obama.
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