Quote Originally Posted by Papokarlo View Post
the referendum took place yesterday, the turnout was 95% , and in the Crimea voted for Putin 93.22% not enough for you ? we are not going to report to anyone, this is the second referendum for us

Crimea will never return to Ukraine
'Crimea will never return to Ukraine'. Your words.

They're also Putin's words.

Interesting, isn't it ? Either Russia's full of clairvoyants, capable of devastating accuracy in their predictions, OR, it's the case that this is known because they'll never be allowed to return.

Let's say, just for the hell of it, that the 'return to Russia Referendum' was, ahem, fair and aboveboard. That it represented the citizens' wishes accurately. Who are you to say (or Putin to say) that future generations won't feel differently ?

Are socio-political conditions static ? Never changing ? Do political outlooks never, ever, change ?

Apparently, Putin would say that they never do. Which is fantasy .. of course.

No. You, and Putin, betray in your 'certainty' the real truth. Crimea is under the jackboot of Russia's iron control, and WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO RETURN.

And 'democratic representation', the peoples' real wishes, be damned !