tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post111544961292247727..comments2023-06-17T05:07:21.550-05:00Comments on DYKUN of Mozhlyvivka: Zvarych Controversy, The Reputation of the Diaspora and Expat Community in Ukraine, and Other Related ThoughtsStefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913779662275547638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post-1115763343027403602005-05-10T17:15:00.000-05:002005-05-10T17:15:00.000-05:00Again, very interesting opinion piece on WWII! A l...Again, very interesting opinion piece on WWII! A lot of attacks are unfair as you point out and do not reflect an even treatment of history which balances collaboration in both parts of Europe.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile I do think that anti-Semitism is still a problem in Ukraine, I hope that the new direction Ukraine is entering will be one in which multi-culturalism is embraced and rhetoric and hatred Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post-1115617898229870712005-05-09T00:51:00.000-05:002005-05-09T00:51:00.000-05:00Yosyf, Once again I completely agree with your com...Yosyf, <BR/><BR/>Once again I completely agree with your comments as well, and your correspondence is refreshing to me. How did you discover my blog? <BR/><BR/>I don't have time to do justice to all the points you made, but for now I want to tell you this: I wrote my response rather quickly this morning and without much thought, and so slipped into that mode of forgetting about the few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post-1115595925068389472005-05-08T18:45:00.000-05:002005-05-08T18:45:00.000-05:00I appreciate you taking the time to write back. I ...I appreciate you taking the time to write back. I tend to agree with your assessment regarding the lack of desirable candidates in the political landscape in the United States.<BR/>However, while very rare, there are a few individuals in the Democratic Party, more frequently at the local level that are Social Democrats at heart, but are limited in being single voices in a sea of opposition. TheyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post-1115566758680272372005-05-08T10:39:00.000-05:002005-05-08T10:39:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment; I really appreciate it. ...Thanks for your comment; I really appreciate it. I was worried that no one would get my point and that people reading would react defensively to my comments about the attitude of many diaspora Ukrainians and Western expats; it's a releif to hear from someone who got it. <BR/><BR/>Second it will never cease to amaze me that people can talk about problems of corruption in the executive, and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11744243.post-1115540001920402112005-05-08T03:13:00.000-05:002005-05-08T03:13:00.000-05:00I was very impressed with your treatment of Diaspo...I was very impressed with your treatment of Diaspora-Ukraine relations. I think Zvarych got caught up in his lies and started to believe them. I think he needs to deal with his insecurities, and move on, for he has already overly-compromised Tymoshenko's cabinet. <BR/>You touched on the issue of the exploitation of Ukrainian women. Another major concern is sexual tourism. While it applies to all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com