Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died
by ironcurtain on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:30AM
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Very much like Hawaii and Florida, weren’t they? Weren’t those countries ruled for decade or so by dictators who ceased power in late 20s? Didn’t Soviet actually organized elections and then their parliaments voted to join the USSR? I’m sure it’s all a sham but history is a bit nuanced.
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I'm not sure if you are serious, but just in case: no, this is very much not like Hawaii and Florida. We are talking about countries with history, that were forcibly annexed by the Soviet Union.
Also, there are no elections or parliaments anywhere within the Soviet (or Russian, for that matter) sphere of influence. There are "elections" and "parliaments".
> no, this is very much not like Hawaii and Florida. We are talking about countries with history, that were forcibly annexed
So how is this not like Hawaii?
It's a matter of US law that "the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands."
(The US didn't comport itself very well in Florida - or anywhere really - but I'll at least grant a difference in kind.)
Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died
by interfixus on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:43AM
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Oh I see. That makes it alright, then. Those Balts really should stop whinging.