(April 19, 2022 at 3:21 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:(April 19, 2022 at 2:37 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I am not an apologist for Putin, but, not all peoples of our World want Western democratic capitalism.
They may actually -not- want western democratic capitalism....and unless eastern democratic capitalism is literally a non thing - as in non-possible, it makes little sense to couch any and every struggle towards democratic or capitalist aims as inherently western.
None of that is particularly relevant to eastern ukraine..where people just (apparently, according to them) want to stop the russians from killing them, even (and maybe especially) if that means joining the russians. That is the deal the russians are offering, at any rate. Bend the knee or die.
I suppose that such is the plight of mankind. During the run up to the First Crusade, many Jews chose community suicide over converting to Catholicism. I can only speak for myself; if faced with an overwhelming military force, I may choose to move elsewhere or simply accept the rule of the superior force; fighting and dying may also be an option, if I sincerely believed that my side would win. Fighting with a certain death and defeat is not a particularly appealing option. In this case, it appears that the side who is stronger militarily is going to be the ones who "win".
