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Alexei Navalny: (Original Post)
applegrove
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hlthe2b
(113,149 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
(5,133 posts)5. I feel the same way.
I have seen the documentary three times. Such a loss!
The Blue Flower
(6,401 posts)6. I saw the doc and read his autobiography
He was a saint. A towering human being. His spirit will live forever.
biophile
(1,293 posts)2. Dead men cannot tell the truth, though. 😔
applegrove
(130,937 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"
spanone
(141,193 posts)3. K&R
Joinfortmill
(20,440 posts)7. Omg! And here we are. Made me weep.
democrank
(12,364 posts)8. K & R
The power of his words .
oasis
(53,419 posts)9. Navalny a true hero.
MarcoZandrini
(167 posts)10. "The truth.....
.never hurt a just cause.
Attributed to Gandhi
RetiredParatrooper
(113 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.