So bit confused on what you are trying to say here... — ssu
This was obvious in 2014. The creation of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics obviously show that there were those in support of them, yet important cities like Kharkov (or Odessa) didn't follow the pattern.Not all the Ukranians are opposed to Russia. The more closer you go to Russian border you would see that their citizens root for Russia instead of Western world or NATO. This is a complex issue and it is not about all Ukrainians are against the invasion. Probably, the citizens of Kiev are nationalists but I doubt if the citizens from Jerson or Crimea have the same feelings. — javi2541997
Really?Let's be honest, nobody cared about Polish destruction and chaos. — javi2541997
These friends are all evil incarnate until a few bombs brings them freedom and democracy.... — Manuel
I remember that both France and the UK declared war on Germany. — ssu
The difference between National Socialists and plain socialists appears to be pretty tenuous. — SophistiCat
Well, some bombs are better than others, apparently. Putin's bombs hurt more. — Manuel
What did you just write?! If the “concept” (intention or extension) of “legitimate grievance” needs to be negotiated then you yourself can not claim as a fact that those I listed are “legitimate grievances”: main parties didn’t negotiate anywhere what “legitimate grievances” Russia may be acknowledged to have. — neomac
My constituents have a legitimate grievance, and it must be addressed tonight.
People caught in this way have a legitimate grievance against the tax regulations in this sense.
The system would then be clogged, making it impossible for those with a legitimate grievance to have their case heard promptly.
I think all of us feel that one of the most important things is that nobody should have a legitimate grievance.
I realise that there is a war on and that things are difficult in regard to borrowing, but this is a legitimate grievance.
Both claimed a legitimate grievance against those who stood in the way of a thorough-going conversion and justified violence in terms of divinely sanctioned retribution.
Those absent parent groups who campaigned so loudly against the child support scheme can no longer claim legitimate grievance.
Does this term as it is used at present prevent a person who has a legitimate grievance against that diplomatic agent from taking proceedings?
No attempt has been made to meet this real and legitimate grievance felt by tens of thousands of work people.
The attainment of contentment, or if contentment be too strong a word, the absence of a legitimate grievance, is a big step towards efficiency.
We hope also to get rid of some legitimate grievance which exists with regard to ready-made clothing. — Cambridge Dictionary
The banks should not be handed a legitimate grievance that would justify their failure to lend. -Times, Sunday Times
Politicians have responded by recognising tax avoidance as a legitimate grievance and are attempting to tackle it. -Times, Sunday Times
You have a legitimate grievance against words ending in. -Times, Sunday Times
Any employee who saw goalposts moving thus would have a legitimate grievance. - Times, Sunday Times
The people were satisfied with the administration, and they had no legitimate grievance against it. - Retrieved from Wikipedia — Collins Dictionary
As far as smug self-righteousness goes, it is difficult to surpass its glory when you dismiss the will to defend oneself as a slavish pursuit of an ideology. — Paine
Negotiation is about arriving at agreements, which requires considering the perspective of the counter-party and how they see the world and what they would see as potentially resolving the situation and preferable to further conflict. — boethius
we agree this client has legitimate grievances, it means we believe the client would have a strong case to sue us, so we should be nice and try to solve the problem. — boethius
the concept of legitimate grievance simply expresses what you think does actually need to be resolved in some way for the other side to do what you want. — boethius
So, when I say, for example, Nazi's in Ukraine is a legitimate grievance, it's expressing my opinion that we in the West should also not want Nazi's in Ukraine. — boethius
However, it's when you want to negotiate a settlement that the other side may accept, then it is necessary to consider things from their point of view and what grievances they have and which are legitimate. — boethius
The states and organisations only act when they see it is worthy for their own interests and I don't understand why the Western world is caring that much about Ukraine. I feel I am not seeing something. — javi2541997
But another reason is that not everyone in the Western world is a selfish rat, and governments and organisations in democratic nations care about public opinion. — SophistiCat
Nationalism is poison, be it Russian, Ukrainian, American or whatever. — Manuel
The people in Ukraine who are fighting Russians are fighting because they were attacked by Russians. — Paine
you are willing to explain to the one's fighting why they are dying. — Paine
I referred to the ones who are fighting and the ones who support those people. There are a lot of them. I won't bother posting more evidence for that as it is dismissed as propaganda. Nobody has yet to post evidence to the contrary unless you count the polls conducted by Russia.Given that all Ukrainians share the same motivation? — Manuel
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