I think a proper stance on #Protasevich should accept the following:
1) Whataboutism is wrong.
2) He must be released, even though he is a propagandist, his Telegram Nexta provoked hate and violence, and he apparently spent some time with the far-right Ukrainian regiment Azov.
1) Whataboutism is wrong.
2) He must be released, even though he is a propagandist, his Telegram Nexta provoked hate and violence, and he apparently spent some time with the far-right Ukrainian regiment Azov.
3) Ban on flights and sanctions beyond personal hurt primarily Belarusian (and Ukrainian) people, not Lukashenka.
On Nexta hate-mongering Protasevich's own words (from 37:54)
Btw, I have no urge to dump all the dirt on Protasevich that is available. As I emphasized, his far-right views and connections do not really change anything in the assessment of his arrest.
It matters, of course, for a discussion of Western coverage biases and if one wants to solidarize and support Protasevich beyond human rights concerns. But meeting, as usual, such strong denialism, the bot-attacks questioning yours and your colleagues' integrity...
...you inevitably start collecting and publishing these facts. I don't understand why so many people find it so difficult to say: yes, Protasevich must be released and, yes, he has a nasty background and toxic politics.
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