Russia may declare 1990 reunification illegal (i.e. West/East Germany)

TheLocal.de ^ | 28 Jan 2015 15:54 GMT+01:00

[skeeter]

Boy am I glad Germany didn't annex Czechoslovakia and Japan Manchuria today. People wouldn't know what to make of it.

[Politicalkiddo]

And not a Reagan or Thatcher in sight.

[Bigg Red]

So they started with Ukraine and are figuring they can just go back and suck up all of their former empire?

[ctdonath2]

With this president in power, they might very well do that - and get away with it.

I expect a whole lot of bad to happen in the next year _precisely_ because the Obama is in power.

[Olog-hai]

They actually started with Georgia/“South Ossetia” back in 2008. Then there were threats to nuke Poland over the US missile shield (which Obama backed off on). There were even threats to nuke Ukraine last year. Then there is stuff like military cooperation agreements with Iran of all nations, and of course Red China.

[BobL]

“However, in the space of two months, five gay men were murdered in the city. “

Probably...if we keep letting them MODERNIZE their military, while we do nothing but try to figure out how to integrate LGBTs.

There is a POWER VACUUM out there...and Russia is simply filling it.

[ExCTCitizen]

Yes there are...

[Verginius Rufus]

This could set an important precedent.

If West Germany's annexation of East Germany can be declared illegal, maybe West Virginia's annexation of Berkeley Co. and Jefferson Co., Virginia, can be declared illegal.

The Virginia lawmakers in Richmond need to take note.

[RegulatorCountry]

Even if it were purportedly “illegal” plaintiff no longer exists to press the matter. It’s no more “illegal” for the former East Germany to have reunified with West Germany than it is for Russia to be Russia again since the former USSR went defunct.

[SunkenCiv]

The sooner the forensics guy is scraping what’s left of Putin off what’s left of the roof of what’s left of his limo, the better. Thanks Olog-hai.

[bert]

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[bert]

I wish Canada would take Massachusetts

[Grzegorz 246]

LOL ! Now it’s getting funny.

[Bigg Red]

You are right, of course. And who knows how much help they are getting from President ValJar?

[wolf78]

The party favoring speedy reunification swept elections in the spring of 1990 and the reunification was blessed by both Germanys and the four occupying Allied Powers.

Crimea had the elections, Russia won. But Ukraine didn't sign-off. This difference will, of course, be lost on the Russians.

Actually that's not the whole difference. The whole crimea referendum was a total farce. Instead of having democratic campaigning and a transparent voting process monitored by a free press, you had violence and intimidation by Russian thugs and a result typical for communist voter fraud.

I'm not saying that had there been a democratic process, Crimea would never have voted to join Russia. They might have, with a result in the mid-50s. But not with 90% or so. I mean, even the paid thugs today boast about how well their coup worked.

Whereas elections in the GDR were internationally monitored and followed democratic standards. Heck, even the Commies who ran the country into the ground were allowed to take part.

[Vigilanteman]

The whole crimea referendum was a total farce. Instead of having democratic campaigning and a transparent voting process monitored by a free press, you had violence and intimidation by Russian thugs and a result typical for communist voter fraud.

You mean, sort of like the way they hold elections in Philadelphia, eh?