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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 02:47 AM Feb 29

Repression Going Out of Hand: People Are Detained for Laying Blue and Yellow Flowers in Russia - UATV English



The saying goes that Russia has two main problems: fools and bad roads. And it is not far from reality. The level of absurdity of reasons for detaining people is insane: laying flowers to the memorial that could resemble the colors of the Ukrainian flag, honoring the memory of Navalnyy or laying flowers to Ukrainian memorials.
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Repression Going Out of Hand: People Are Detained for Laying Blue and Yellow Flowers in Russia - UATV English (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 29 OP
putin my a$$ Snoopy 7 Feb 29 #1

Snoopy 7

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1. putin my a$$
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 08:48 AM
Feb 29

Yes putin directs the arrests but, without the people who are doing the arresting there is no power in putin's words. Remember the flower placed in the tanks gun barrel, that stopped the advancement of tanks. In reality the people in those tanks wanted to stop they just needed a reason, and they got one. Our country does the same thing people in power send their goon squad out to do their dirty work for them because they know the goon squad will obey...

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