Brexit Britain - Shames us all...

[Soph0571]

You would think that when you are putting together a refugee policy, maybe some perspective taking on how you would want your family to be treated if the shoe was on the other foot would be a good plan. Not with this lot, obvs. They live in a desert of nasty and privilege where of course they cannot recognise what is happening to Ukrainians might happen to them because they can gaslight, buy, lie, and steal their way out of any situation – we are witness to this every day. According to the far right wankers in charge we are apparently leading the free world in co-ordinated international responses to the crisis. Of course we are... You can tell by that utterly damming map.

Can you see my eyes rolling from here…

'Global' Brexit Britain be like...


What they do is so cruel. When did we decide that it was an good idea to vote into power people where the cruelty and inhumanity is the point? I want my country back.

[abqtommy]

1. In 2015-2016 we knew that Putin was behind the "successes" of the Far-Right Fascists

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all around the world. He achieved placing TFG in power in the U.S., the adoption of Brexit as official policy in the U.K. and other idiocy everywhere. Now it turns out he truly is
insane. But many of us have known that all along and will be battling his psychophants
for a long, long time.

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2. Nice map and toon that clearly show the problem.

Gorbachev and Yelsin had the decency to resign at least—Gorbachev because his policies, which many Russians felt led to the break up of the Soviet Union, stepped down gracefully. Yelsin stepped down because he felt he had failed in bringing the nation out of crisis after the break up of the USSR.

Putin seemingly thinks it's his destiny to re-constitute the Russian empire which he feels includes the Ukraine, so he won't resign even though he's the most hated man in the world after his disastrous miscalculation of invading an independent nation—unprovoked. He'll be forced out or shot.

And I can't wait.

[Ptah]

3. 'the' Ukraine?

The use of "the Ukraine" is officially deprecated by the Ukrainian government and many English language media publications.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine

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4. Mention it to Putin.

[Ptah]

7. Does Putin edit your speech?

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10. I don't need grammar policing from you. I use Ukraine but since...

I was referring to Putin's way of thinking I used the term I'm sure he uses as he doesn't think Ukraine is independent from Russia (see the video below for insight into Putin's mindset). Also see earlier post of mine where I use Ukraine. You're not teaching me anything. And is that all you do? Comb through posts to be the grammar police without adding anything to the discussion at all?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16435536

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16451884

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216451717

[Ptah]

11. Everyone needs grammar policing.

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13. This is a discussion board. Add some content.

[Ptah]

16. Nah.

[lefthandedskyhook]

5. Ukraine means "The Bread Basket"

Nobody who understands language would say: "the The Bread Basket". That'd be just plain stupid

[HUAJIAO]

12. It's like saying, your roast beef is served with au jus.

[lefthandedskyhook]

14. Yes, the word "with"

constitutes a redundant redundancy!

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. No, "Ukraine" is derived from a Slavic word for "borderland"

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C8C3xuqd6aMC&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false

Origin
From Old Russian ukraina ‘border region’, from u ‘at, beside’ + kraĭ ‘edge, border’.

https://www.lexico.com/definition/ukraine

[lefthandedskyhook]

18. Yes, I have read that very logical etymology

My father-in-law, born in Ukraine told me not to say "the The Breadbasket". A colloquialism perhaps

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. 'Ukraine' does not have anything to do with either Ukrainian or Russian for 'bread'

It's not a matter of "logic", it's about reality. Are you sure he wasn't just saying "don't say 'the Ukraine'"?

[lefthandedskyhook]

20. Most likely

His english was never the best

[2naSalit]

6. At least...

Britain isn't on Ukraine's border!

[Srkdqltr]

8. The whole point of Brexit was keeping others out. Unless they were tourists.

[T_i_B]

9. Oh it's screwed over the British tourist industry as well.

A sadly inevitable result of making Britain a less welcoming and more bureaucratic place.

[Richard_GB]

15. Brexit has everything to do with the London laundromat

Washing Russian money and buying the government to help. Boris is a Russian asset.