If you look at the programme of Opposition Platform - For Life it is NOT about joining Russia or ceceding from Ukraine. It does however favour Donbass autonomy. Where is the evidence for a substantial minority let alone a majority of people in any part of Ukraine wanting to be part of Russia?
That's fascinating polling: in 2022, before the invasion, just 9% of Ukrainians thought Russia and Ukraine should be one country.
And even in the far east of the country, the number is just 18%.
The figures are very similar to those in the 1991 Independence referendum.
They have long and different histories. Ukraine started as the Kyivan Rus in the 800s. It was a centre of civilization, with a federal system and constitutional nature. It prospered by trade between the Norse Kingdoms and the Roman Empire during the Byzantine era.
The Duchy of Moscow didn't even begin until five centuries late. It was a remote backwater and tribal monarchy. It achieved no status on its own but after the Mongol conquest, became the main town in that region as the Mongols used it as an administrative base for the region. It rapidly became a collaborationist state, helping the Mongols oppress her fellow Slavs. Moscow embraced Asian despotism and a role in economically exploiting her neighbours as tax collectors for the Tatar yoke, taking its own slice of the cash. Using that money it launched a campaign of brutal conquest, annexing peaceful trading republics. When it got big enough, it stole the name of the Rus and unduly laid claim to its history.
Just out of curiosity, can anyone clarify for me exactly why Phillip Schofield has been sacked?
Was it because: (1) He is gay (2) He was unfaithful to his wife (3) He had an affair with a colleague (4) He was asked by his employer whether he had had/was having an affair with a colleague and falsely denied it?
(5) an affair with someone who works directly for you is problematic.
From what I understand of the situation, a sacking doesn't sound over the top. The coverage, though, probably is.
Did the person work directly for him? In Schofield's statement, he is just described as a younger male colleague.
Schofield was just a presenter, wasn't he? Would a presenter normally have other staff working under him, unless in some personal capacity?
Just out of curiosity, can anyone clarify for me exactly why Phillip Schofield has been sacked?
Was it because: (1) He is gay (2) He was unfaithful to his wife (3) He had an affair with a colleague (4) He was asked by his employer whether he had had/was having an affair with a colleague and falsely denied it?
(5) an affair with someone who works directly for you is problematic.
From what I understand of the situation, a sacking doesn't sound over the top. The coverage, though, probably is.
Did the person work directly for him? In Schofield's statement, he is just described as a younger male colleague.
Schofield was just a presenter, wasn't he? Would a presenter normally have other staff working under him, unless in some personal capacity?
As I understand it, yes. I may be wrong.
You don't know the answer, then?
No, I'm conveying what I've heard, not what I'm certain about. The purpose of the phrase "From what I understand of the situation" and "I may be wrong." is to make that clear.
I think what I'm trying to get at is "Have you heard anything more than Phillip Schofield said in his statement?"
I went to a performance of Missa Solemnis; also quite trippy in a very loud way. You can tell Beethoven was deaf and half mad when he wrote it. Anything but solemnis.
This week's bot was almost impressive. Ranting about woke in schools. How democracy is failing. How strong leadership is needed.
We sure he is a Russian bot? And not one of the NatC speakers? TBH I look at some of the GBeebies people on Twitter and they don't sound much different.
I took as much gay propaganda and perversion I could to school, but the teachers didn’t like it at all. Not one bit. I like to think this has changed in just a dozen years, but strongly suspect the Nat-C’s and GBeebies are completely wrong on this. What a load of hopeful rubbish SovBot’s spout. 👭
Colonel "Bat" Guano: I think you're some kind of deviated prevert. I think General Ripper found out about your preversion, and that you were organizing some kind of mutiny of preverts.
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You can tell Beethoven was deaf and half mad when he wrote it. Anything but solemnis.