#ArkadyBabchenko, a renowned Russian journalist who fought in the first Chechen war for two years at the age of 18, and volunteered for six months during the second Chechen war, was killed in Kiev yesterday. Three bullets in the back.
He said: “Propaganda of hatred is the foundation of Putin’s regime. ‘Kill, kill, kill,’ they read their orders to me when I served as a soldier in the Chechen war.
“They used the same hatred campaign during the war in Georgia. The country started to go crazy, lose its mind. Then, they moved it to Ukraine and it went completely insane.”
“The most powerful and terrible weapon Putin has is propaganda. Goebbels must be applauding from the grave. Pumping of hatred through propaganda is the foundation of Putin’s reign.”
“First, the enemies were the Chechens, then Georgians, then Ukrainians, then, for some odd reasons, LGBT people, and now — not sure if you are aware of it — it’s you. The US…. “
“Putin’s power is based on dehumanization of the population; this is the most important thing to understand. People are told that values and morals are obsolete. Killing is allowed.”
Take this message seriously. Babchenko paid for it with his life.
