The following is a response to the posting by Mac Intosh.
None of the articles I linked to in my Ukraine piece (No Jack Straw there:-)) deny the role of fascists in Maidan, some in fact are quite alarmed by that role.
In terms of how the left is taking on the matter, you should get around more, Mac Intosh. KPFA News, and in particular members of the “more radical” faction at KPFA, are quite antagonistic to the Kyiv government, the latter for all intents and purposes cheerleading for Putin, bringing on people to interview who are all but supporting that regime. Likewise even with Democracy Now. WSWS, while claiming to be anti-Putin, and it has posted articles critical of him in the past, has blamed the US/EU at every turn, and has excused the Russian government’s every move, in fact not posting any article critical of its policies overall, outside of the Ukraine matter, as if not wishing to undermine it. Global Research/Voltaire Net pretty totally pro-Putin.
When all is said and done, Mac Intosh, I agree with you, any support for nationalism of any sort is support for barbarism.
Jeff
