Sometime back a certain Richard Wagner wrote a highly flawed, and as one blogger put it “whince-inducingly stupid article” on Ukraine. The hogwash in it mandated that a refutation is written, which I was going to happily provide. This may no longer be necessary thanks to Douglas Muir.
Muir, over at afoe, brilliantly critiques Wagner’s bunk. Judge for yourself.
[UPDATE Aug. 1st]: Jussi Jalonen extends the critique by looking at a different part of Wagner’s article dealing with Galicia. This is yet another reason not to overlook insightful comments that may be hidden under the main post.
By golly, Muir’s got it!
He is absolutely right – in the discussion about Ukraine and its possible entry into the EU, there is no need for bad arguments or misinformation.
Enough of that came from the Sovok Union.
This is the 21st century, and we don’t need any more schizoid propaganda, whether it comes from sovok-style adherents still clinging to perceived lost glory of the misery of the sovok system, or former Transylvanians like Wagner.