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A comment on Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The CIVICUS Monitor. Parent comment

Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by thejohnconway on Saturday December 07, 2019 @10:17AM (#21730675)
Yes, and decades of anti-Russian sentiment due to the Cold War, maybe. Russia’s position in Ukraine is distasteful to the west, but entirely in keeping with their defence strategy which has been consistent for hundreds of years.
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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by atomi on Saturday December 07, 2019 @12:22PM (#21731383)
I don't think hand waving the invasion of a neighboring country is going to change anyone's opinion.
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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by thejohnconway on Sunday December 08, 2019 @07:15PM (#21739461)
I’m not trying to change anyone’s opinion. I think Russia is heading to dark place and as a liberal I am appalled at some of the Russian government’s policies and oppression. But the story most of us get in the west is weirdly biased, and not contextualised.
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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by atomi on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:11AM (#21741323)
> "weirdly biased"

Yeah it is.

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