And yet Ukraine doesn't seem to warrant this same consideration from you, despite the fact it isn't even their own government oppressing them.
Actually, Ukraine's government does oppress some of it's own people, especially in the Donbas region. Those people should be free. The issues in Ukraine go so much deeper than what most western media outlets publish, and that's because it is not advantageous for them to do so. They have to make it look like Ukraine is very good, and Russia is very evil, and too many people fall right into it because they either don't know any better, or don't care. It was a solid retort, though, so I'm sure @Rincewiend will be along soon barking and clapping his fins together like a trained seal. Remember, until the whole Ukraine/Russia conflict was roiling, papers were still talking about Ukraine's serious Nazi problem, and bombing in the Donbas region against Russian separatists.
In the meanwhile Putin just held a sham referendum, marching soldiers house to house, to get people to vote, on camera, in front of the soldiers. The UN secretary general has denounced this illegal act. And Putin is saying if the Ukraine tries to retake its territory then they will use nuclear weapons. But hey, the Russians committed genocide here and replaced as many Ukrainians as they could back in the bad old days, and are doing it again. I mean, Anschluss is just returning German people to German rule, right? Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer! Some of the people, all of the time.
Looks like Iranian police forces have murdered another young woman. https://twitter.com/jake_hanrahan/status/1575974324716113920?s=46&t=hHkyjS8iBega8OOJInWYTA
Had to walk away from the demonstration today at Westlake (the place in Seattle we protest). Really good crowd. The park was full and folks like me who didn’t show up early were forced onto side streets. I could only stay a half hour though as the folks there were doing what they should be doing but I am just the wrong person. Also I am lazy so just gonna copy paste text messages. “Sorry. Gotta walk away for a bit. I am very obviously the only white guy in whatever area I try and move to and so everyone wants to try and give me the QR codes on their sign or explain what is going on and I am especially hard of hearing in crowds so I don’t hear half of what they say and it just doesn’t stop (the people coming up to me to explain) and I KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING STOP SWARMING ME so I am walking away for a bit…” “It isn’t their fault. The entire point of a protest here is to spread awareness. They were all doing what they should have done…” “They were all doing the right thing, I was just the wrong person.” “Make me a shirt that says “Zan Zendegi Azadi [Women Life Freedom]” AND also something along the lines of: My partner is Iranian, I am informed, have PTSD, please leave me alone.”
I wish. My Iranian chalkboard only has two of the top 5 ethnicities crossed out. I haven’t yet reached 50%.
Huh, looks like Iran has Nazis too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUMKA I wonder why Amaris isn't using these Nazis as an excuse to denounce the Iranian people as a whole...
Iranian government traps students in university shooting at some of them. https://twitter.com/shayan86/status/1576674479958212608?s=46&t=RjDErxFRT6XrBOhBLoI9Ig
Another woman murdered by Iranian police. https://twitter.com/ifazilabaloch/status/1578741375860113414?s=46&t=BJY0PxOOAD96UwIXtBbWJA
Iranian hackers managed to take over the feed of the main newscast for a bit and broadcast images of the Ayatollah on fire and some of the women who’ve been murdered. If you look over the shoulder of the reporter who comes on after the broadcast has been interrupted, you can still see the footage on the screen behind him. https://twitter.com/joyce_karam/status/1578818524943831040?s=46&t=BJY0PxOOAD96UwIXtBbWJA
Hostility to protest backed by violence? Check. Hostility to the media. Check. Hatred of women. Check. Let me know when they stop looking like Trumpism.
Kurds are singing and dancing in Iran in violation of the law. https://twitter.com/berishalmashi/status/1579609389455257603?s=46&t=Wh06krWZaHHvdFzfpMCsuQ
Iranian police demand teachers rat out female students. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...amini-death-education-minister-says-k6kmqf3j5
Many nearby dictatorships would like to see Iran weakened – but none “wants these young girls to succeed,” says @vali_nasr “Because the example that Iran is setting is much, much bigger than Iran. Every Muslim girl around the world is watching [Iranian women] in awe.” https://twitter.com/amanpour/status/1580600485761146885 Arab Spring II?
Iran’s harshest prison is on fire. https://twitter.com/jake_hanrahan/status/1581353335637962752?s=46&t=eaijRDm8Fz-LP4AT6m3Opw
Before and after satellite pics of the Iranian prison https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1582049034973614080?s=46&t=rzb_AZT0uUcYUid9B-tc_Q
Iranian athlete goes missing after competing without a headscarf. https://twitter.com/HillelNeuer/status/1582095549825953793?s=20&t=XUVWB4BLGuNGraG_iwJSjQ