I don’t believe in the russian opposition. I had zero respect for Navalny. But I always wanted to hope that maybe there are some “good russian” opposition leaders that could bring russia out of the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, my hope is almost gone.
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2/ Just recently I listened Khodorkovsky's interview with Dud. Khodorkovsky is considered one of the “good russians”, one of the hopes of the russian opposition. In reality, he is still a vatnik, damaged and brainwashed by the russian imperialistic ideology.
3/ Here is a short paraphrased dialogue from the interview.
Dud: You supported the war in Chechnya. Your factories produced armored personnel carriers and assault rifles, which were used to kill Chechens.
Dud: You supported the war in Chechnya. Your factories produced armored personnel carriers and assault rifles, which were used to kill Chechens.
4/ Khodorkovsky: Well, first of all, it was a “just war.” There were 25 percent of russians there, and Chechens began to oppress the rights of russians. Of course we had to protect them.
5/ Dud: Did you not understand that it was their war for independence? And you supplied russian government with weapons.
Khodorkovsky: Well, I grew up in the hood. And we had a rule - if ours guys fight, they must be supported, whether they are right or not.
Khodorkovsky: Well, I grew up in the hood. And we had a rule - if ours guys fight, they must be supported, whether they are right or not.
6/ After watching the interview, I have no hope for russian opposition. The only way for russia to change is a completely defeat and break of the empire. And there is almost no chance that it will happen from the inside.
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