I agree. This, and Rwanda, are weird and stupid hills to die on, and demonstrate how parties can become obsessed with pandering to cranks. (View Post)

The Nazis did a lot to ensure that Soviet citizens were willing to fight to the bitter end, by murdering them, raping them, starving their POW's, and using them as slave labour. The Ukrainians p… (View Post)

Russia is no longer a great power, so why should the rest of us pretend that it is? (View Post)

Unfortunately, I do consider that Stalin was a statesman of the highest calibre (Putin is not). He was undeniably evil, however. (View Post)

The justification for Russia is very much along the lines of "The big boy made me do it." One can understand why Russia's elite feel the way they do, and still conclude Boo and Hoo. (View Post)