With the tragic attacks in Paris and the subsequent actions that followed and the refugee crisis have taken any mention of Ukraine and the situation brewing in that country off the front page…..apparently it is not newsworthy at this time….

But since I am a person that likes international situations I watch it for problems brewing…..and I believe there is a issue that could be a major block to any advancement of Ukraine….think “carpetbaggers”.

Who?

Carpetbaggers……. epithet used in the South after the Civil War to describe Northerners who went to the South during Reconstruction to make money. Although regarded as transients because of the carpetbags in which they carried their possessions (hence the name carpetbaggers ), most intended to settle in the South and take advantage of speculative and commercial opportunities there. With the support of the black vote the carpetbaggers played an important role in the Republican state governments. The corrupt activities of some made the term carpetbagger synonymous with any outsider who meddles in an area’s political affairs for his own benefit.

This time it is not say North versus South…..but rather an internal issue that has “crony capitalism” written all over it.

Source: Carpetbagging ‘Crony Capitalism’ in Ukraine | Consortiumnews