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13. Totally disagree ... that would completely demoralize

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Fri Feb 25, 2022, 09:33 PM

Feb 2022

the Ukrainian people, he knows he must stay.

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The heroic stand is admirable, but I wish Zelensky would get out [View all] AdamGG Feb 2022 OP

Disagree TheProle Feb 2022 #1

It's hard for a person of honor to abandon his people. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2022 #2

When you're a real leader, you lead. dchill Feb 2022 #3

It was good enough for DeGaulle to get out of Paris. C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #4

I agree and think many in Ukraine would see it that way, too. nt spooky3 Feb 2022 #6

+1 dalton99a Feb 2022 #11

Exactly, Degaulle was the example I was thinking of AdamGG Feb 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #19

I think he should get out of Kyiv but stay in Ukraine...somewhere in the west of the country nt EX500rider Feb 2022 #5

I pray they're helping people to point shoot straight including zelensky uponit7771 Feb 2022 #7

I agree with what all of you are saying, I just don't see how staying will end well AdamGG Feb 2022 #8

On the other hand, I think he is making it harder for Putin to kill or jail him? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #9

The Russians will probably claim that he was killed inadvertantly by crossfire from his own troops AdamGG Feb 2022 #20

Right or he fell out of a window. Tragic accident. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #22

Like when Benazir Bhutto was killed and Pakistani state police said AdamGG Feb 2022 #32

Yep. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #37

He's like Vitali Klitschko DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2022 #35

That is what I am thinking. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #38

I get why some people think he should stay, but as you say he is the legitimate leader. Flaleftist Feb 2022 #10

A country needs this kind of leader to beat the terrible odds. BootinUp Feb 2022 #12

Totally disagree ... that would completely demoralize Raine Feb 2022 #13

"Follow me" Bad Thoughts Feb 2022 #15

You made me think of the scene from "Glory" where BootinUp Feb 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #16

He would be martyred and the next would take up the mantle. CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #41

Disagree. Leaders lead. Refugees escape. Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #17

it's a point of no return. He won't leave. And we ALL should be forever grateful for his bravery. AlexSFCA Feb 2022 #18

I will leave it to him to decide what he thinks is best. He is the only one who is truly facing marked50 Feb 2022 #21

This is the only correct answer. hippywife Feb 2022 #40

Ukraine is not going to stop Russia from taking over Ukraine/Kyiv. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #24

If he waits until Kyiv is "about to fall" AdamGG Feb 2022 #33

Nope. He is where a country's leader belongs. To leave is to abandon his post. nt Hekate Feb 2022 #25

Think ahead, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #26

At this point, there are others who can step in. haele Feb 2022 #28

+1000 AdamGG Feb 2022 #31

I would expect that he has set up a succession plan Metaphorical Feb 2022 #27

With Zelensky gone, Russian psy-ops will sow discord among the Ukranian resistance AdamGG Feb 2022 #42

These guys know how to fight a guerilla war... Justice matters. Feb 2022 #29

lots of brave keyboard jockeys here NoRethugFriends Feb 2022 #30

The US offered to help him get out iemanja Feb 2022 #34

Nope. It's called "truth to power" UTUSN Feb 2022 #36

Leningrad or Stalingrad 1942 BlueWavePsych Feb 2022 #39