O/T culture chat (I've decided that politics and animal welfare aren't really a full life, so I'm catching up on culture vulturing) - I went to the Globe Julius Caesar production last … (View Post)

As others have said, it's unreasonable to criticise Ukraine for putting armed forces in cities - absolutely everyone does that in a war - there is no alternative. It's reasonable to say the… (View Post)

I agree - the Russian tactic seems to be to bomb everything to smithereens and occupy the ruins. I'm not defending that! (View Post)

They've reported that Ukraine frequently bases troops and firing positions in schools and hospitals (sometimes though not always after civilians have been evacuated). That puts in context the ve… (View Post)

It's possible to think that Russia's invasion is an imperialist monstrosity without pretending that Ukraine has a record of splendid liberal democracy untouched by corruption and extreme na… (View Post)