A prediction

[ritaxis]

All those people who are so happy that the comparatgively mildly corrupt democratically elected government of Ukraine has been forced out by violent right-wing thuggery will not ever admit they backed the wrong horse even after the right wing thugs continue to behave in criminal fashion as they hold on to their illegitimately-gained power. As time goes on, they will quietly stop calling them the heroes of the Ukraine spring and gradually start wringing their hands over the "growing pains of democracy" in Ukraine.

At some point they will acknowledge the corruption and viciousness embedded in the Ukrainian right-wing and call the coup d'etat by its name, but when they do that, they will also identify some other gang of criminals as their new heroes.

Comments

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

I do not know at what point, if ever, they will acknowledge that the Ukrainian thugs have more in common with Golden Dawn than anything at Tahrir Square. Even taking into account that Tahrir Square contains everything, including apolitical opportunists and religious fascists.

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

This sounds as though you've seen all this before -- perhaps even several times! and paid attention....

Love, C.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

How long do you think it will take for it to be clear that the Ukraine revolution was a bad idea?

If you'd like to make a more public prediction (a pseudonym is ok) there's Prediction Book.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Well, I knew it was a bad idea the minute it started. How long will it take for the likes of NPR? I don't know. Probably not until one of their own reporters is murdered, honestly.