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Alexei Navalny: (Original Post)
applegrove
Feb 2
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hlthe2b
(113,999 posts)1. So many conflicting emotions when I see and read the words of Navalny
Inspiring, yes, but I just feel so sad at the loss for us all.
yellow dahlia
(5,920 posts)5. I feel the same way.
I have seen the documentary three times. Such a loss!
The Blue Flower
(6,503 posts)6. I saw the doc and read his autobiography
He was a saint. A towering human being. His spirit will live forever.
biophile
(1,427 posts)2. Dead men cannot tell the truth, though. 😔
applegrove
(132,253 posts)4. They can with their words. Maya Angelou:
"I've learned that people will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel"
Joinfortmill
(21,184 posts)7. Omg! And here we are. Made me weep.
democrank
(12,604 posts)8. K & R
The power of his words .
oasis
(53,696 posts)9. Navalny a true hero.
MarcoZandrini
(196 posts)10. "The truth.....
.never hurt a just cause.
Attributed to Gandhi
RetiredParatrooper
(167 posts)11. I know a 'conservative' on another forum...
...who is, BTW, an unrepentant Lost Cause douchebag, who tried to claim that Trump, of all people, is 'our (conservatives) Alexi Navalny'. I mentioned to him that when the chips were down, Navalny went to Russia, and Trump went to the podiatrist.