Quote Originally Posted by AmericanPride View Post
From an economic point of view, the revolution in Kiev did Ukraine no favors. In fact, it may have sacrificed whatever remaining stability the Ukrainian economy had. But I suppose Ukraine's territory integrity (there is a vote for Crimean secession planned this month) is a small price to pay to bring the Washington Concensus to Russia's doorstep.
Here I thought the Ukrainian people had something to do with all this, the various demonstrations and all. I figured they were very unhappy with their situation and are trying to change it. I figured too that since they live their they are probably most able to judge whether their situation was/is tolerable or not. Hmm. Upon reflection, I still think so and any crisis that is developing is the result of an aggressive police state invading an neighboring country.