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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould Crimea referendum be viewed as the will of the people, or a forced charade under threat?
Should it be viewed as legitimate, or theater?
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The vote will clearly reflect the will of the people. | |
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It might be tainted to a degree, but still should be respected. | |
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Further regional and world input is needed before any such referendum. | |
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It is a show the people are forced into at the point of a gun. | |
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Other. | |
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The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)I expect Russia will come out of this with the Crimea, mind, though the only right they have to it is might --- but that will probably suffice.
Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)I believe it carries the same meaning as before, but wanted to let you know.
I agree that Russia will come out of this with Crimea, and I'm under the impression that would be fine with most in Crimea.
The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)I agree that a goodly portion of Crimea's residents would not much object to being part of Russia, though I suspect there would have been no push for this, even after the collapse of the previous government in Kiev, without a good deal of whipping up by Mr. Putin's apparatus.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Not that such a truth makes it our business.
SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)As Andrea Mitchell explained on Rachel tonight, the only two options on the ballot are (1) secede/join with Russia or (2) go back to the 1991 constitution, which is just a slower road to joining with Russia. There is no "none of the above"/"do nothing" option on the Crimean ballot.
functioning_cog
(294 posts)The region is being heavily propagandized by Russia. Russian military are harrassing people, setting up military checkpoints, and rushing a vote.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Jenoch
(7,720 posts)moondust
(19,993 posts)Or unfettered, independent news coverage?
Let's see...who was it that said: "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
Hmmm... Some guy in the Kremlin I guess.
How much has Ukraine invested in Crimea over the years? Does Ukraine supply utilities, etc., to the peninsula? Will Ukraine receive a buyout from Russia for their properties and investments?
Should Chechnya be allowed to have a similar referendum? How about the separatists that threatened the Olympics? Moldova? Taiwan? Tibet? Southern/red states in the U.S.?