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Surely you are not advocating that the present generation has to "make right" the atrocities of their historical ancestors are you?
"Russian roulette with an automatic pistol", that was genius!
Nolimits
Don't see why Americans feel the need to comment on this topic, your country is made entirely of land confiscated from Native peoples.
Sparkymedic
Did you even read the article? It states that they will still be allowed in the Crimean region
Sparkymedic
but because this is referring to Tatars who are essentially squatters
Sparkymedic
they need to move off that land and are being asked to do so by the new regional Crimean authorities, best to deal with it now rather than later...you know - have the same rights as everyone else - no special privileges above another. I think the liberals call it equality. The Crimean Tatar's will be given the opportunity to purchase other land elsewhere in Crimea.
Sparkymedic
It states that they will still be allowed in the Crimean region, but because this is referring to Tatars who are essentially squatters - which Ukraine never was able to deal with, they need to move off that land and are being asked to do so by the new regional Crimean authorities, best to deal with it now rather than later...you know - have the same rights as everyone else - no special privileges above another.
Sparkymedic
I think the liberals call it equality.
Xcathdra
Crimean Tatars Will Have to Vacate Land – Official
renden
Wow, how about a headline that was cut short.
renden
Crimean Tatars Will Have to Vacate Land – which they illegally occupied.
renden
Crimean-Tartars that served in Nazi-SS units were sent into exile, and upon return to Crimea after collapse of USSR they illigally seized land near Simferopol.
renden
TO make it clear, Nazi SS Crimean Tartars were not executed but sent into exile, and after collapse of USSR they returned to Crimea and illegally took over land near Simferopol.
renden
"Crimean Tatars were among the many ethnic groups deported under Stalin during World War II due to the alleged collaboration with the Nazis. Today, this Turkic-speaking group constitutes merely 0.5% of Ukraine’s population, but historically, they held the key to the Black Sea shores that the Russian Empire (and later independent Ukraine) needed to gain access to warm sea ports.
renden
Oh wow gee, what bad Russians, they sent these poor (Nazi) people into exile and didn't even gave them free land.
renden
What is it with pro-Nazi ATS lobby around here?
Xcathdra
renden
Wow, how about a headline that was cut short.
The headline for the article was used in its entirety. T and C does not allow a change to an article headline. Most likely to prevent people from trying to spin their own version using someone elses work, but that's just a guess.
renden
Before or after they were rounded up under Stalin and booted east? I will say this right now, you might want to steer clear of trying to argue who was their first. It was controlled by the Ottoman Empire / Turkey for well over 300 years before Russia occupied it. The tartar population was decimated under Stalin and their lands were given to Russians.
What about the Coassacks who worked for Hitler's SS? Secondly, there has been issues actually verifying the claims about their involvement with the Nazis. Evidence suggests Stalin used the Nazi link to justify his actions towards the Tartars, just as Putin did when he invaded Ukraine.
If a person is forcibly removed from their land, and that land is given to someone else, and the original owner comes back, their claim to the land trumps the ones who received it.
National interests should not be placed above ethnic minorities, especially when they have a valid claim to the area where as Russia does not.
The more I see people comment on Russian the more I think General Patton was right.
My guess would be they are upset that the world rejected the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Its possible they are also upset because the world has decided not to believe the lies of a reality challenged Russian President. Maybe they are upset because Putin used the original Nazi game and just like in history, it failed miserably. Maybe they are upset because Ethnic Russians are no more superior than ethnic Germans.
Maybe its because, like Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union / Russia has failed in a spectacular manner on the world stage because they thought they were something they were not. Maybe its because Putin decided not to be a coward like Hitler and swallow a cyanide pill / gun shot to the head.
Lots of possibilities as to why the Pro Nazi Russians / Crimean's have their knickers in a twist. No fear though, at some point they will tell their masses what to believe and all will be better in the Russian utopia.
renden
OK, let's get it straight.
renden
Are you a right wing neo-Nazi Russophobe?
renden
Because that's what your position is.
renden
For you Nazis are not bad, yet Russians are, therefore, your opinions speak for your position on the matter.
renden
I'm for one not a Nazi, and I'm not a Russophobe or any other kind of a racist. That's right, Russophobia is racism, something Nazis are very comfortable with.
renden
Yes, Ottoman empire and Russians fought for Crimea for centuries, Russian empire won and established dominating Russian settlements which also go back centuries, therefore making Crimea Russian. That's how it was done prior to nuclear weapons.
renden
Russians won way before Stalin, communism and the very birth of America. Deal with it, it's history. Unless off course you are a Nazi, because for the last 20 years US sponsored Nazis have been busy re-writing history, and making new Fourth Reich claims for the entire Russian land.
renden
So if Crimean peninsula is to be put back in question then genocide of ethnic Russians is required to solve the "problem". Just like Yugoslavia for example, with resulting annexing of Kosovo for US bases. Exact same situation as now; pro Russian slavic Serbs verses US backed Kosovo Muslims that were NAZIS!!
renden
Are you cool with that? Be honest. If that's what you are, hey, it's cool, you took a side, good luck to your dreams of World Domination.
How about you tell me why there is no comparison between the actions of Nazi Germany and the actions of Russia / Crimea today.
Elathan
reply to post by Xcathdra
Xcathdra, we can sure see the russian government trolls in this thread.