Explain Crimea...

[peacetraveler22]

I don't understand why there is blackness in Crimea. What's going on? Is this some political game being played or really a problem with infrastructure? Meanwhile, I read the pro-Kremlin blog of Russian patriot politichanka, who is very friendly even though we have completely different political views. I read her blog, and sometimes communicate with her. She's upset the TV news remains silent about the difficult situation in Crimea...focusing only on Erdogan, Syria, Bandera, Nazis...enemies all around, instead of discussing problems within. I saw some photos in other posts where Crimean children are gathered in public places where a TV is placed, and they too are staring at the face of Putin on the news rather than watching cartoons or other child friendly programming. Meanwhile, I haven't seen this situation covered at all on major U.S. news channels. As usual, we are focused on problems within - yet another shooting in Colorado from what appears to be a religious, right wing wacko opposed to abortion. So many of these religious conservatives are opposed to immigrants or refugees, failing to recognize that extremism comes in all forms, including from their beloved brethren.

What's really happening in Crimea? Help me understand.

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[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

Well ... it's hard to explain in a few words but I'll try.

Even in Soviet times Ukrainians were known for their attention for earthly material things.
They were a constant target for jokes for that.

They are greedy but not in a constructive way like, say, Germans, but sometimes in a ridiculous way.
They are ready to pick and store everything they can especially in cases when they see that it can be picked by others.
Just one example: managers of material stuff in Soviet Army were almost always Ukrainians.
They always had their warehouses full of all necessary and unnecessary stuff.

So in the situation of conflict their brain works in this direction: cut off the wires, stop supplying food, etc.
They also now have stopped paying pensions to pensioners in Donbass.

Russia had a much more severe war in Chechnya but the Russian government paid pensions to all there and thought about a military victory but never about a blockade.

That's a difference in mentality.