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Samalt IP numbrilt on siin varem kommenteerinud: jack (00:17)
On what evidence are these claims based?
This is a disturbing piece, and not for the reasons the author might have us think. All the claims, and many of them are empirical, are entirely unsourced and undocumented.
More insidiously, it pays no heed to fundamental tenets of responsible language use. These were expressed recently in an Op Ed by historian J. Veidlinger, based on his book “In the Midst of Civilized Europe”. The book is on the short list for the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize, presented by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and Foreign Policy Magazine. He observes: “The evidence of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine are shocking and disturbing. They are also familiar. Newly discovered mass graves remind us of the horrors Ukraine endured during the Holocaust and the Holodomor, the famine of 1932-33. But the brutality we are seeing now is even more reminiscent of the civil war that followed the collapse of the tsarist empire and the Bolshevik Revolution… We must ensure that the violence of today does not fester into more bloodshed tomorrow”.
To that end his principles should give pause. “[Entire] nations must not be demonized for crimes committed in their name... The imposition of collective punishment must not become a pretext for the next conflict. . . . Finally, the truth of what happened must be established through rigorous investigation and impartial analysis.”
https://www.theglobeandmail.co...
More insidiously, it pays no heed to fundamental tenets of responsible language use. These were expressed recently in an Op Ed by historian J. Veidlinger, based on his book “In the Midst of Civilized Europe”. The book is on the short list for the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize, presented by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and Foreign Policy Magazine. He observes: “The evidence of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine are shocking and disturbing. They are also familiar. Newly discovered mass graves remind us of the horrors Ukraine endured during the Holocaust and the Holodomor, the famine of 1932-33. But the brutality we are seeing now is even more reminiscent of the civil war that followed the collapse of the tsarist empire and the Bolshevik Revolution… We must ensure that the violence of today does not fester into more bloodshed tomorrow”.
To that end his principles should give pause. “[Entire] nations must not be demonized for crimes committed in their name... The imposition of collective punishment must not become a pretext for the next conflict. . . . Finally, the truth of what happened must be established through rigorous investigation and impartial analysis.”
https://www.theglobeandmail.co...
Samalt IP numbrilt on siin varem kommenteerinud: ? (19:56)
That's what I thought in the beginning, that it's Putin's war. But his favourable poll numbers are just too consistently high. The minimal protesting in the streets, which is at great cost, is just to little.
How do you then explain the centuries of "liberating" of other peoples by Russians. You can go back to Ivan the Terrible, and even further back to Ivan the Great -- a history that Russians revere with pride.
There seems to be a colonialization mentality throughout that other peoples are not able or worthy to be left alone to live their lives, that greatness needs to be even greater through other people living in the service of said great people. The real reason is that coveted lands need to be expropriated, because that is what "great" people do, without impunity.
This mentality needs to change from within in Russia if there is to be peace in Europe and the world.
How do you then explain the centuries of "liberating" of other peoples by Russians. You can go back to Ivan the Terrible, and even further back to Ivan the Great -- a history that Russians revere with pride.
There seems to be a colonialization mentality throughout that other peoples are not able or worthy to be left alone to live their lives, that greatness needs to be even greater through other people living in the service of said great people. The real reason is that coveted lands need to be expropriated, because that is what "great" people do, without impunity.
This mentality needs to change from within in Russia if there is to be peace in Europe and the world.
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