- 16 Apr 2015 17:56
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I don't even know why this argument is continuing to happen. Surely western liberals should be allowed to believe and say whatever they want to say in endorsement of their own position.
Liberals are simply offering an environment in which all points of view can be openly contested in the political sphere. This is pluralism. Some people think that Bandera was a great person. Some people also think that Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo were fantastic too.
Others may disagree. Isn't is very dangerous when you guys start saying that people should be banned from participating in politics just because of where they would have stood if this was 1942? I stand with liberals on the Ukraine issue from start to finish, they alone have shown a commitment to openness that has been completely unaffected by events on the ground. That's commitment, and I think that's commendable.
The Russians are trying to limit the legitimate political expressions of peoples who live in territories near Russia. It should be obvious that Russia's behaviour is not acceptable.
Liberals are simply offering an environment in which all points of view can be openly contested in the political sphere. This is pluralism. Some people think that Bandera was a great person. Some people also think that Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo were fantastic too.
Others may disagree. Isn't is very dangerous when you guys start saying that people should be banned from participating in politics just because of where they would have stood if this was 1942? I stand with liberals on the Ukraine issue from start to finish, they alone have shown a commitment to openness that has been completely unaffected by events on the ground. That's commitment, and I think that's commendable.
The Russians are trying to limit the legitimate political expressions of peoples who live in territories near Russia. It should be obvious that Russia's behaviour is not acceptable.