Alexei Navalny has died in prison

[Vespasia]

According to Russian officials. The opposition leader's cause of death was not shared.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/alexei-navalny-dead-russia-prsion/

[mrsukyankee]

F Putin!

[basilosaurus]

But jails don't have windows out of which he could take an entirely natural tumble!

[Pom]

Sickening

[Velar Fricative]

Just awful. Putin is evil.

[pixy0stix]

Cause of death = Putin

[ny96]

This is so sad. Putin definitely caused his death, but I’m also mad at him that he went back there.

[Saudade]

Correction: Alexei Navalny was killed in prision.

[shopgirl07]

I’m so heartbroken over this. He was a hero.

[icedcoffee]

Worth a watch: www.instagram.com/reel/C3dzEzFxj5l/?igsh=MXNsZWxjdDBrenUzcw==

[underwaterrhymes]

Feb 18, 2024 9:24:34 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Worth a watch: www.instagram.com/reel/C3dzEzFxj5l/?igsh=MXNsZWxjdDBrenUzcw==

This was eye-opening.

[Saudade]

Feb 18, 2024 9:24:34 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Worth a watch: www.instagram.com/reel/C3dzEzFxj5l/?igsh=MXNsZWxjdDBrenUzcw==

I’m fairly certain we talked about how awful he actually was a few years ago, but I can’t find the thread. It appears we’ve forgotten that.

[redheadbaker]

Feb 16, 2024 13:05:15 GMT -5 shopgirl07 said:

I’m so heartbroken over this. He was a hero.

No, he wasn't. He was basically Russian Trump without the corruption. 

[basilosaurus]

I can hold a few things together in my mind. Was he a bad person with horrible views? Yes. Did he call out putin who needed to be called out? Yes.

That does not make him a martyr or hero. But he did something good even if for selfish awful reasons. I'll take what I can get

[konapoppy]

New Yorker piece: www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-evolution-of-alexey-navalnys-nationalism

I agree multiple things can be true. Democracy to me is critical. He was fighting a man who does not believe in democracy..

Trump is anti-democracy at this point (and his views have changed over time). So while people can share views that we may disagree with, the ability for people to have a say in who has power is paramount to me.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Feb 18, 2024 12:10:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Feb 16, 2024 13:05:15 GMT -5 shopgirl07 said:

I’m so heartbroken over this. He was a hero.

No, he wasn't. He was basically Russian Trump without the corruption. 

I think he was complicated. A lot of his views were abhorrent for sure. But he kept banging the drum about the corruption in Russia knowing it would likely get him imprisoned or killed and he did it anyway.

I'm not saying we should treat him as if he were Nelson Mandela or anything, but I don't think calling him heroic is out of line.

[Saudade]

Feb 19, 2024 10:42:42 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Feb 18, 2024 12:10:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

No, he wasn't. He was basically Russian Trump without the corruption. 

I think he was complicated. A lot of his views were abhorrent for sure. But he kept banging the drum about the corruption in Russia knowing it would likely get him imprisoned or killed and he did it anyway.

I'm not saying we should treat him as if he were Nelson Mandela or anything, but I don't think calling him heroic is out of line.

I think complicated is the right word. He certainly did heroic acts in standing up to Putin, getting poisoned by nerve agents and surviving, and going back despite that. Would he be better than Putin? Ehhh…idk probably not.

I feel like it’s akin to comparing Trump and DeSantis. Many same views, one is smarter and smoother at going about it

[basilosaurus]

He is definitely complex. An ultranationalist wannabe dictator who also opposed Putin and continued journalism. He's not a hero, but he's not a demon. Life is messy.

I had some atlantic links somewhere, but I think they're outdated.