Bobko
22 Jul 2024 #121
First of all, there is no place for hatred in politics
Yes. Hate is never constructive, and never yields any useful results.
Hate is precisely what led Ukraine down its ruinous path.
Zelensky, the guy currently in power - does not hate Russia. He grew up in a Russian speaking city, and as an entertainer produced content that was primarily consumed in Russia. His failing, was more a lack of wisdom.
Poroshenko, also did not hate Russia, even though there were quite a few more reasons with him, to suspect that he may hate Russia. Such as the terrible persecution he unleashed against the Russian Orthodox Church and the program to rename streets and tear down statues. His failing, really, was failing to resist the temptation of flirting with the Ukrainian nationalists that were at that time ascendant.
After all, Poroshenko is also a native Russian speaker, and even a former minister in Yanukovich's cabinet. His favorite threats to Putin were, "I'm going to be the last Ukrainian President that can cite Pushkin and Lermontov from memory."
The real "haters" were the crowd of wild Galician apes that climbed atop the main stage at the Maidan in 2013. Chief among them were Arsenii Yatseniuk (former PM), Oleg Tyagnibok (MP, and head of fascist Svoboda Party), Aleksandr Turchinov (MP, Batkivschina), and Dmitriy Yarosh (Right Sector, a nationalist paramilitary force).
I am fully convinced that it was them that organized the snipers that shot at innocent people, and not Yanukovich who was a common thief and a coward. It is no coincidence, that ten years have gone by, and they still have not come forth with an official explanation of who was shooting at people.
Driven by hate, and lust for power, they ignored the agreement brokered between the EU and Putin, where Yanukovich would leave power by year's end, while a temporary government of national unity was created. Mind you, this was an agreement witnessed by Frank Walter Steinmeier and Radoslaw Sikorsky, among others. If they simply respected that agreement, so much bloodshed could be prevented.
But blinded by hate, and feeling that they were already close to the jackpot, they kept pushing. They got what they wanted, and Yanukovich fled. Russia annexed Crimea.
After Russia annexed Crimea, these clowns started coming up with all sorts of excuses about how they allowed the situation to deteriorate to such a point. Most of it boiled down to - "We never expected the Russians could have done such a thing!" Idiots. What did you expect?
By the time Poroshenko was elected and sworn in, the cake was baked. Poroshenko lived the first years of his presidency in mortal fear of what these nationalists might do, and so submitted to their every whim. By the time he grew a spine, it was too late.
So see, Korvinus, even a brief but fiery explosion of hate by decision-makers, can lead to long and very painful consequences - for all involved.