Original message (for "de.sci.theologie" newsgroup).
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Things aren't good, and it's getting worse.
Democracy is not about "geopolitical" orientation, it's about civil and
non-destructive way to sort out communal issues on the basis of prevailing
popular interest with due respect to minorities.
The "western" delusion is so that anything "pro-western" must be labeled
"democratic" automatically, and here is the root of the evil, which inter
alia makes things worse for you.
One African analyst correctly diagnosed the situation.
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| Perhaps NATO has been silent about the civil war in Ukraine partly
| because it is more a case of its ally rejecting Western democracy
| and relying on violence and non-constitutional means to attain power
| or change government.
| The Ukrainian crises began in 2004 when Viktor Yanukovych from the
| East won the presidential election. But some pro-West Ukrainians
| refused to accept his victory as he was seen as pro-Russian. Mass
| protests erupted .. It was christened the Orange Revolution. The
| election was upturned and in the new election, the rival candidate,
| Viktor Yushchenko, was declared winner. In the 2010 presidential
| election, again Yanukovych won. This time, his electoral victory was
| accepted. But four years later, when his government decided to sign
| a trade agreement with Russia, rather than the European Union,
| Ukrainians, mostly in the Kiev region, protested, killing over 100
| persons. President Yanukovych was overthrown in a coup ..
In other words, despite the results of popular vote implemented through
due civil procedure the "pro-western" activists in the Ukraine repeatedly
sought to impose their will on the whole nation by non-democratic means:
initially through hysterical protesting noises and eventually through the
armed violence that ended with the 2014 anti-consititutional coup.
Of course, these developments in no way were democratic, however, Europe,
"the west", its propaganda, misrepresented it like somewhat a "democratic
revolution", which is a bold and brazen falsity.
The Ukraine's violent developments in 2014 and later led to emergence and
strengthening of ultra-nationalist militant groups ideologically inspired
by neo-Nazi concepts as well as sentiments of pro-Hitlerian nostalgism.
It's not nice.
Before you start criticizing the Kremlin for the present military action
in the Ukraine you need to realize the fact that the Ukraine's 2014 and
later developments wasn't something Europe had to support. It all was as
immoral as anti-democratic. It has put Europe on wrong side of history,
so things aren't good, and it's getting worse.
Do not expect reality will follow your wishful thinking.
The 2014 coup in the Ukraine was violent in favor of a minority. In 2014,
your immoral politicians endorsed and approved the violent anti-democratic
developments in the Ukraine, at the core of which were neo-Nazi militias.
Today, these politicians need to realize their immorality, recognize their
mistakes, misdeeds, and repent sincerely.
Repentance is the only way to sanity.
It's such a Christian invention intended to break perpetuity of revenge.