One of the most courageous people in the world was killed today. Mr. Navalny paid the ultimate price for opposing a dictator who has shown again and again that he has no respect for human rights, international boundaries, or human decency.
In the United States people like Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump suck up to Putin. Carlson goes to Russia and interviews Putin, pretending to be a journalist while Putin is holding a real American journalist in prison. And then there is Trump, who said it would be fine if Putin attacked our allies. It is not just Trump and Carlson; Trump was cheered recently in South Carolina when he again attacked NATO.
Already a Republican congressman from New York has compared Navalny’s death to Trump being tried for fraud. You will find people like this throughout history. In the American Revolution they were the Tories. In France in WWII they were Vichy. In Norway in WWII they were Quislings. They are willing to suck up to enemies for personal or political gain.
I had not realized there were so many in our country, in charge of X, running for President, sitting in the House of Representatives. It is both disgusting and frightening.
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