Navalny protests planned for tomorrow. The cowardly Kremlin is panicking. Now they are going after T

[soothsayer]

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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
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Jan 22, 2021
Navalny protests planned for tomorrow. The cowardly Kremlin is panicking. Now they are going after Tik Tok posts
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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
Putin is scared of TikTok kids. Says it all

[MontanaMama]

1. I remember another autocrat

who was skerd of the TikTok kids.

[soothsayer]

3. Ha! Me too. Tiktok banned him first!

[magicarpet]

2. The power of the Internet bites Putie's butt.

[Fullduplexxx]

5. He saw how tictoc f'd up trump's plans

[moondust]

6. More than 2,000 detained

Russian police have detained more than 2,000 people in a crackdown on protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, monitors say.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55778334

[Chainfire]

7. Putin knows how to handle unruly crowds

He has the lessons of Stalin to lean on. If the leaders disappear into the Gulag Archipelago, or the grave, the masses will sit down, shut up and act like good Russians. He may come to the point where he has to get the attention of the crowd with machine guns (for the sake of restoring the peace). If Putin feels threatened, he will do what he feels like he has to do to remain as a permanent ruler. It is all about Putin, not Russia.

[soothsayer]

8. The world is watching and that finally includes the US

It’s harder for him now, but not impossible.

[Chainfire]

9. Europe and the US is not going to come together to protect the Russian people and Putin knows it.

We don't have the authority, the willpower or the political unity to threaten him in Russia. He is fully aware of the lack of response of the world after the Tiananmen Square protest, and will have no reason to fear reprisals. We have maxed out on economic sanctions, our toolbox is virtually empty, short of war.

The best hope for the Russian people is to give Putin a dose of his own "medicine." Failing that, he could fall off a balcony.

[soothsayer]

10. We shall see

[WA-03 Democrat]

11. I disagree

Putin has been attacking the US and NATO for over 5 years. Lots of reason to fight the crime mob in Russia

[Chainfire]

12. How would you suggest that that would be accomplished?

Because, I don't have a clue.

[WA-03 Democrat]

13. Cause chaos

For the Russian government. Support the opposition. Harder sanctions from more countries. Ban there oil sales with allies. Seize their money in western banks. Let the CIA do their job.

[thucythucy]

14. This.

The Russian government has all but declared a cyber war on the US and the west. A cyber counter-attack would seem to be an appropriate response, especially one that specifically targets the criminal cartels that have gathered around Putin.

[denbot]

15. He is waging war on us already, fuck it!

Turning the other cheek on that asshole will only result in symmetric bruises.

Size all assets in western banks, then bar Russia from the banking system entirely.
Follow that up with a total embargo. Fuck him!

[PurgedVoter]

17. Magnitsky Act, it is what they fear most.

This method works. It need to be a strong part of international law. It is a tool and method that lets other nations stop the influence of individuals who are too powerful in their own country to be stopped.
This has the potential to stop threats in our country as well. As the rich find their international worth and power is taken away, they will only have the power to influence their own nation and they will no longer be able to flee with their wealth. Even if this gets out of hand, it will have the tendency to reduce the concentration of global wealth and the political power that the wealthy hold.

No real downside since the wealthy owners and clearly demonstrated they wont protect this world unless we force them to.

[Klaralven]

16. Russia: Police detain thousands at pro-Navalny protests

Police have rounded up more than 3,000 people at rallies across the country in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Over 1,000 people were detained in Moscow alone.

https://www.dw.com/en/russia-police-detain-thousands-at-pro-navalny-protests/a-56321592