You seem to be of the opinion that my view is somewhat biased , as you say by my 'political perspective'. There is no perspective here for you to apply. Both sides of the political spectrum have condemned this invasion.You don't have a'horse in this race' and I would gather not much knowledge on the subject either.. The fact that civilians lost their lives in the conflicts you listed does nothing to negate what's occurring in Ukraine. Judge this conflict for what it is and its context. You are trying to impart some false sense of equivalency with the listing of the other conflicts. They are all individual and separate in their own way. Do you have any knowledge of Russia's past relationships with its neighbours? It is the bully of the region. See Crimea and Georgia as examples.

Avidreader why don't you inform us all to the other side of this issue. You seem like you are very well read up on this subject. Justify Mr Putin's actions which involve invading a sovereign state and decimating civilians along with the military. And all because he has been brooding the last 10 years over the fact that Ukraine has demonstrated its independence by stating it wanted to join NATO amongst other things. Is that the other side you're alluding to? A sovereign nation wanting to join NATO?

If 85% of domestic killings are conducted by men against women you wouldn't define that as a gender issue? Are you being purposely obtuse? Morals and ethics are concepts instilled in people through many channels and they involve distinguishing between right and wrong. So your argument is these men commit these acts because they don't know that they are wrong or 'evil' to use your emotive, religious term. We should however not condemn them because in the very few cases that are the opposite dynamic ; women display the same lack of morals/ethics. Utter garbage. You acknowledge the perpetrator, be it male or female but the reality is that men are committing criminal acts when they abuse and murder their partners/wives. The fight against violence and abuse is NOT a moral or ethical one, but a criminal one. We need to start prosecuting more of these men and setting examples to the boys who unfortunately are witness to some of it.

You don't seem to get the point that is at the centre of this. There is no 'both sides' argument here. There is no 'not to complain' issue here. Those are outliers in this issue. The VAST amount of abuse is conducted by men against women. The VAST majority of domestic homicides are men killing women. There is no equivalency. All you are doing is deflecting by highlighting what you believe is men being overlooked by society in these cases. That is NOT a statistic that anyone with any type of understanding would say needs addressing over domestic violence perpetuated by males.

Men like you are really part of the problem. This need to attribute a false sense of equivalency in gender issues such as this, is beyond stupid and uninformed. Men are bigger and stronger than women. When it comes to gender based abuse be it physical or mental, men are responsible for 85% of the abuse and attacks. Do you comprehend that dynamic ? Its so overwhelming that there is no need for idiots like you to keep maintaining that there is some kind of level playing field at work here. Face up to and acknowledge that the abuse of women and girls is on the rise all around the world, not just here in The Bahamas and open your ears and mind.

In the 'diaspora' ? Do you know what the word means?

This post makes no sense at all. Total gibberish.

You made a comparison between the two actors and where they decided to live their lives.Let me spell it out for you as you seem confused as to their individual decisions. SP was an American citizen and spent his life in the USA as a working actor. He lived in LA as the vast majority of actors do, as that's where movies are made.He wasn't being unpatriotic by doing this but simply following a path to garner work and gain income.SC was a British actor who if he decided to live in the UK would have been subjected to high UK taxes. He could have lived in LA like SP but decided to live in The Bahamas to avoid paying taxes. Its that simple. There was nothing inherently patriotic or altruistic about SC decision to live in The Bahamas. It was merely financial.

I agree with your post. That being said I responded to the original post in the context it was stated. LOP was more well known in The Bahamas for sure but as for being the most famous Bahamian, that distinction would belong to SP.

Id..t! Sean Connery spent most of his life in the Bahamas to avoid paying taxes!!! Are you simple or what? There is no comparison to be made between the two actors.