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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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"That pure idea of democracy for me feels like it's being challenged all around the world right now. And I felt like when I saw that, particularly in front of my own children, questions were raised for me: Could I do that? Was I Ukrainian? Did I have that level of courage? And I felt like the answer was no. So I had to do the best that I could do, being as Ukrainian as I was - which I'm not, I'm American - I felt like I owe a debt to my grandparents and my ancestors who fought that particular fight over 80 years ago, and it's now being fought again.

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I read the interrogative clauses Could I do that? Was I Ukrainian? as conditional ones, i.e., Could I do that if I was (were) Ukrainian?

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anonymous I read the interrogative clauses Could I do that? Was I Ukrainian? , Could I do that if I was (were) Ukrainian?

— Anonymous

  • anonymous I read the interrogative clauses Could I do that?
  • Was I Ukrainian?
  • , Could I do that if I was (were) Ukrainian?
  • No, he is asking himself whether he could do that and also whether he was indeed Ukrainian despite his having been born and raised in the USA.
  • Of course, the implication is that if he is Ukrainian, he could do that.
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anonymousI read the interrogative clauses Could I do that? Was I Ukrainian? as conditional ones, i.e., Could I do that if I was (were) Ukrainian?

No, he is asking himself whether he could do that and also whether he was indeed Ukrainian despite his having been born and raised in the USA. Of course, the implication is that if he is Ukrainian, he could do tha

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anonymousI read the interrogative clauses Could I do that? Was I Ukrainian? as conditional ones, i.e., Could I do that if I was (were) Ukrainian?

No, he is asking himself whether he could do that and also whether he was indeed Ukrainian despite his having been born and raised in the USA. Of course, the implication is that i

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