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The Hypocrisy of the West



I do not agree with everything that Russia does in its foreign policy but I believe the treatment Britain and U.S.A meets out to Russia is full of hypocrisy. The government of Syria was as legitimate as many others in the Arab world and as such Russia is supporting them.  All governments are anathema to me at some point or another as they mostly end up serving their own interests even if they don’t start out that way. Since Britain and U.S.A went into Iraq with no good reason and made a huge mess of things so that the situation there is now worse than at the beginning, they have no platform from which to criticize others.

  I do not condone Russia annexing Crimea, but how can we complain in Britain with all the years of holding on to Northern Ireland.  Yes there are many in Northern Ireland who want to be British, but similarly in Crimea there are a large number of people who have always considered themselves Russian. I realize that at the moment I am in a Russian phase where I am inclined to love everything Russian.  Obviously there are faults in every government throughout the world.  But my interest, this year, in all things Russian has made me stop and think about what is really going on. The West seems to verbally attack Russia at every opportunity.  Surely a more friendly and positive approach would be better.

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