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Free Navalny!

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:44 pm
by cormorant
The Russian opposition leader is now a political prisoner. The Russian people should be allowed to choose their leadership in a free and fair election. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/worl ... putin.html

Re: And Suu Kyi!

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:59 pm
by flash2015
After the military caused a coup because of made-up "voter fraud" concerns.

I wonder where they got that idea from?

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:13 pm
by orathaic
Myanmar?

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:22 pm
by flash2015
Yes, unfortunately...

Re: And Suu Kyi!

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:12 pm
by Matticus13
flash2015 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:59 pm
After the military caused a coup because of made-up "voter fraud" concerns.

I wonder where they got that idea from?
Screw her. She defended the indefensible; the military's ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.

Re: And Suu Kyi!

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:03 am
by flash2015
Matticus13 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:12 pm
flash2015 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:59 pm
After the military caused a coup because of made-up "voter fraud" concerns.

I wonder where they got that idea from?
Screw her. She defended the indefensible; the military's ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.
I believe her problem was that she was a weak leader. And she is too old, her time has passed.

She couldn't stand up to the army...who were essentially still in control anyway given the way the constitution is written. I don't even know why they needed a coup.

Re: And Suu Kyi!

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:51 am
by Octavious
Matticus13 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:12 pm
flash2015 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:59 pm
After the military caused a coup because of made-up "voter fraud" concerns.

I wonder where they got that idea from?
Screw her. She defended the indefensible; the military's ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.
I doubt she had a great deal of choice. The only reason she wasn't done away with years ago is because she is the daughter of the general who founded the Burmese military, and military types (even the bad sort) don't like killing their own. But they only have so much patience, and direct condemnation wouldn't have gone down well.

What she was in danger of achieving was turning the veneer of democracy, which was very useful to the military in order to facilitate trade deals and the like with the West, into a genuine force. Can't have that. People might get the idea that they should be in charge.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:19 pm
by orathaic
Wow, Oct, I think I might agree with you on something.

Now how much does this Free Navalny cost?

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:26 pm
by Matticus13
orathaic wrote:
Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:19 pm
Wow, Oct, I think I might agree with you on something.

Now how much does this Free Navalny cost?
Free-Fitty

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:44 am
by orathaic

Why Putin wants Alexei Navalny dead

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:40 pm
by peterlund

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:08 am
by Gourmet
well,pootin is making much problem for my country,Iran too.he supports the regime in here and its really shamfull.he must be kicked out.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:46 am
by Octavious
Gourmet wrote:
Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:08 am
well,pootin is making much problem for my country,Iran too.he supports the regime in here and its really shamfull.he must be kicked out.
By whom, out of interest? Biden has adopted Trump's America First foreign policy with levels of enthusiasm bordering on the obscene, and Europe has been too feeble to attempt all but the most modest foreign adventures without American support for over half a century.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:22 pm
by Jamiet99uk
I call on you, Octavious, to personally take action.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:30 pm
by Octavious
I shall waste no time in writing a strongly worded letter to Putin's mother... or at least that lass who claims to be Putin's mother... and if that fails then by God I propose we hit him hard and hit him fast with a major — and I mean major — leaflet campaign

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:37 pm
by Octavious
and while he's reeling from that, we’d follow up with a car boot sale, some street theatre, and possibly even some benefit concerts. He won't know what's hit him.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:09 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Octavious wrote:
Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:37 pm
and while he's reeling from that, we’d follow up with a car boot sale, some street theatre, and possibly even some benefit concerts. He won't know what's hit him.
I suspect he won't know any of that is taking place at all, so technically you're not wrong.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:07 am
by Octavious
Hmmm... as much as your pervasive negativity is distressing, you may well have a point. Can I ask you to lend your support by super-gluing your face to the road outside of the Russian embassy? I hear that's what all the cool young lefties are doing these days :-)

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:15 am
by orathaic
Octavious wrote:
Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:46 am
Gourmet wrote:
Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:08 am
well,pootin is making much problem for my country,Iran too.he supports the regime in here and its really shamfull.he must be kicked out.
By whom, out of interest? Biden has adopted Trump's America First foreign policy with levels of enthusiasm bordering on the obscene, and Europe has been too feeble to attempt all but the most modest foreign adventures without American support for over half a century.
Ever the Imperialist i see.

Re: Free Navalny!

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:57 am
by Octavious
Is this some new definition of imperialism that I'm not aware of?