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I'm confused. A few weeks ago we were told in the West that people
occupying government buildings in Ukraine was a very good thing. These
people, we were told by our political leaders and elite media
commentators, were 'pro-democracy protestors'.
The US government warned the Ukrainian authorities against using
force against these
'pro-democracy protestors' even if,
according to the pictures we saw, some of them were neo-Nazis who
were throwing Molotov cocktails and other things at the police
and smashing up statues and setting fire to buildings.
Now, just a few weeks later, we're told that people occupying
government buildings in Ukraine are not
'pro-democracy
protestors' but
'terrorists' or
'militants'.
Why was the occupation of government buildings in Ukraine a very
good thing in January, but it is a very bad thing in April? Why
was the use of force by the authorities against protestors
completely unacceptable in January, but acceptable now? I repeat:
I'm confused. Can anyone help me?
http://rt.com/op-edge/west-leaders-ukraine-democracy-600/