Oh shit they've got him.

  • @Kaplya
    hexbear
    86
    edit-2
    4 months ago

    Russian fascist with well documented association with the neo-Nazis in the early 2000s then turned into a pro-Western liberal who opposes Putin.

    Edit: 2011 NY Times profile about Navalny (CW: racism):

    Liberals, meanwhile, have deep reservations about him, because he espouses Russian nationalist views. He has appeared as a speaker alongside neo-Nazis and skinheads, and once starred in a video that compares dark-skinned Caucasus militants to cockroaches. While cockroaches can be killed with a slipper, he says that in the case of humans, “I recommend a pistol.”

    • SerLava [he/him]
      hexbear
      39
      4 months ago

      crucially a video that is still on his personal channel

      • @Kaplya
        hexbear
        33
        4 months ago

        lol he was proud of what he said

    • happybadger [he/him]
      hexbear
      38
      4 months ago

      At least a cockroach is smart enough to require a slipper. What do you call the insect that voluntarily walks into a trap?

        • happybadger [he/him]
          hexbear
          38
          4 months ago

          I blame him for voluntarily going back. Who else would be to blame beyond right-wing infighting?

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
            hexbear
            30
            4 months ago

            He was stupid enough to believe all the "Putin 29 Days from Total Defeat! Economy in Shambles! Russia Cries for Blogger to Lead Them!" YouTube front-page clickbait.

            • happybadger [he/him]
              hexbear
              34
              4 months ago

              He tried to run a 99% Hitler campaign when he's still 100% Hitler. Hopefully he's looking up at me right now and saying "Wow, I wish I was as smart as Happybadger. He wouldn't do that. He would have just moved to Germany and become a grifter."