"People like clean, clear narratives, but the world is a messy andcomplicated place."

These stories can both be true

"People like clean, clear narratives, but the world is a messy and complicated place. No single theory or storyline is likely to explain something as big as a mass protest movement and political crisis."

From Washington Post article by Max Fisher, "There are two competing stories about what’s happening in Ukraine. They’re both right." February 21, 2014.