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It really seems that the crazies are running the show now.

Putin's latest move, asking for the referendum date to be pushed back, is apparently being met with anger in the East.  

And, if you have Right Sector, or affiliated groups, acting up in the West....  Remember that Avakov had been the subject of death threats... then this is an even graver mess than it was.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Thu May 8th, 2014 at 05:44:17 AM EST
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But wait, I thought the crazies were operating on Putin's orders?

It's as if the media has been lying to me.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 8th, 2014 at 05:55:33 AM EST
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Putin knows the crazies are in charge, so all he has to do is say that Ukraine should hold elections as planned and let Kiev botch it.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 8th, 2014 at 06:17:33 AM EST
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It really seems that the crazies are running the show now.
When the state fails and you have excitable people running aroung with Kalashnikovs, the non-crazies keep a low profile.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 8th, 2014 at 06:18:36 AM EST
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