[ceejayoz]

> They haven’t had an election since the war started

Because that’s what their constitution says. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ukraines-presidential...

> routinely force unwilling conscripts into vans

Can you clarify what you understand conscription to be?

[lurk2]

> Because that’s what their constitution says.

“They have People’s Republic right there in the name, what are you people not getting about this?”

> Can you clarify what you understand conscription to be?

A violation of human dignity.

[ceejayoz]

> A violation of human dignity.

A dodge, but we can work with that.

A yes or no question, now:

Would the citizens of a sovereign nation being forced to violate their Constitution by Putin and Trump be a “violation of human dignity” too?

[nullocator]

What does the Iranian say? If we're all about respecting documents, we should make sure we assess them all equally. The U.S. constitution has a lot to say about many of the things that are happening right now, but those are being happily ignored. We can't even respect our own constitution, the idea that we'd respect others is laughable.

[ceejayoz]

Trump’s disregard for both constitutions is not a good reason for Zelensky to ignore his own.