From Russian nationalist agitator to darling of Western liberals: Who was Alexey Navalny?

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

This is fascinating. Look at the following here from Russia’s state back news outlet. Now, keep something in mind here we have similar media in America PBS is partially funded by the government.

Course there’s always gonna be people who see a source like this and yell “Russian propaganda” at the top of their lungs even if it says there’s 24 hours in one day. There’s people in China who will see an American news source and Will yell propaganda. It’s always upsetting when this happens. It’s good to read different news outlets of the world.

By the way, worth noting that RT has been pretty neutral on coverage of the Israel Palestine war. They have journalists in Israel and in Gaza. Presenting both sides of the story there.

Anyway look at this. Plenty of Americans probably had no idea about Mr. Nalvalnys past. CNN hasn’t really said anything about his past they simply present the guy as a “critic of Russian politics” or “Russian opposition” even though Nalvalny was a Russian nationalist himself just take a look at the following.


Alexey Navalny collapsed and died on Friday, in a prison colony north of the Arctic circle where he was serving a 19-year sentence for extremist activities. He was 47. In the West, he enjoyed the reputation of a Kremlin critic and Russian “opposition leader.” In Ukraine, he was denounced as a Russian nationalist. In Russia itself, his legacy is at best complicated.

The nationalist phase​

Between 2000 and 2007, Navalny was a member of the liberal Yabloko party, before co-founding an ethnic nationalist movement called ‘Narod.’ He appeared in two notorious YouTube videos for the movement, one advocating for gun rights to fight “flies and cockroaches” (while showing Muslims), and another comparing immigrants to tooth decay.

In August 2008, Navalny spoke approvingly of the Russian intervention against Georgia on behalf of the beleaguered South Ossetia. He went on to participate in three annual ‘Russian March’ rallies with advocates for ethnic nationalism.

From Russian nationalist agitator to darling of Western liberals: Who was Alexey Navalny?

The politically minded blogger had dabbled in ethnic nationalism, anti-corruption crusading and investment activism

www.rt.com

Rt.com is similar to some of the state ran media outlets in Ukraine and Israel.

 

[g5000]

Thanks for the KGB line, comrade. You are a good little submissive useful idiot.

 

[g5000]

RT.

Jesus! Straight from Putin's ass to your mouth.

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

^Looks like a far right American type of politician

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Thanks for the KGB line, comrade. You are a good little submissive useful idiot.

Is that you “imagine that.”

This ain’t the “defending the truth forms.”

Your constant trolling and personal attacks are worthless here. You are powerless to halt free speech here. So you are making yourself look bad all you’re doing in threads like this is inventing other peoples viewpoints and telling them how they think. There’s nothing of substance from you.

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Nalvalny comparing immigrants to tooth decay.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

This is fascinating. Look at the following here from Russia’s state back news outlet. Now, keep something in mind here we have similar media in America PBS is partially funded by the government.

Course there’s always gonna be people who see a source like this and yell “Russian propaganda” at the top of their lungs even if it says there’s 24 hours in one day. There’s people in China who will see an American news source and Will yell propaganda. It’s always upsetting when this happens. It’s good to read different news outlets of the world.

By the way, worth noting that RT has been pretty neutral on coverage of the Israel Palestine war. They have journalists in Israel and in Gaza. Presenting both sides of the story there.

Anyway look at this. Plenty of Americans probably had no idea about Mr. Nalvalnys past. CNN hasn’t really said anything about his past they simply present the guy as a “critic of Russian politics” or “Russian opposition” even though Nalvalny was a Russian nationalist himself just take a look at the following.


Alexey Navalny collapsed and died on Friday, in a prison colony north of the Arctic circle where he was serving a 19-year sentence for extremist activities. He was 47. In the West, he enjoyed the reputation of a Kremlin critic and Russian “opposition leader.” In Ukraine, he was denounced as a Russian nationalist. In Russia itself, his legacy is at best complicated.

The nationalist phase​

Between 2000 and 2007, Navalny was a member of the liberal Yabloko party, before co-founding an ethnic nationalist movement called ‘Narod.’ He appeared in two notorious YouTube videos for the movement, one advocating for gun rights to fight “flies and cockroaches” (while showing Muslims), and another comparing immigrants to tooth decay.

In August 2008, Navalny spoke approvingly of the Russian intervention against Georgia on behalf of the beleaguered South Ossetia. He went on to participate in three annual ‘Russian March’ rallies with advocates for ethnic nationalism.

From Russian nationalist agitator to darling of Western liberals: Who was Alexey Navalny?

The politically minded blogger had dabbled in ethnic nationalism, anti-corruption crusading and investment activism

www.rt.com

Rt.com is similar to some of the state ran media outlets in Ukraine and Israel.

You're a Putin supporter. No one cares what you think.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I'm not too interested in your speech, I do have some interest in the following however, I've searched online for the answer without success: were there ever any consequences for Russia when they initially arrested this man and imprisoned him?

There were some threats made in 2021 if he died during his hunger strike. Ironically, this was before the invasion of Ukraine.

What will the West do now that he has died? The world failed him during life. A nature of the cowardice of humanity today.

 

[excalibur]

 

[surada]

Thanks for the KGB line, comrade. You are a good little submissive useful idiot.

Tucker Carlson better get out of Russia.

 

[ViewFromAbove]

Is that you “imagine that.”

This ain’t the “defending the truth forms.”

Your constant trolling and personal attacks are worthless here. You are powerless to halt free speech here. So you are making yourself look bad all you’re doing in threads like this is inventing other peoples viewpoints and telling them how they think. There’s nothing of substance from you.

Do you deny that Navalny was a major critic of Putin's corruption, as well as Putin's genocidal WAR against Ukraine?
You have free speech here in USA, no matter how stupid, but the only free speech you have in Russia nowadays is when you kiss Putin's rear end.

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

You're a Putin supporter. No one cares what you think.

Trolling/no substance^

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

RT.

Jesus! Straight from Putin's ass to your mouth.

That you “imagine that “ from the defending the truth form?


If so, it’s OK hope your well…But here at this US message board freedom prevails unlike dtt

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

I'm not too interested in your speech, I do have some interest in the following however, I've searched online for the answer without success: were there ever any consequences for Russia when they initially arrested this man and imprisoned him?

There were some threats made in 2021 if he died during his hunger strike. Ironically, this was before the invasion of Ukraine.

What will the West do now that he has died? The world failed him during life. A nature of the cowardice of humanity today.

Well, it matters about Nalvalnys background. He was a Russian nationalist, who supported the Russian intervention in Georgia…. most people have no idea who this man was. They simply watch a 15 second clip on CNN and they think of him as some kind of “Russian opposition.”

Now that kind kind of empty thinking by people in the west is not only wrong it is dangerous. It’s the bottom of the barrel type stuff and it doesn’t represent American history. Americans used to be more informed than they are today.


What about Ukraine arresting the journalist Gonzalo Lira also an American citizen who ended up dying in a Ukrainian prison? What will America do about the death of this American citizen in the Ukrainian prison who is allegedly tortured by Ukrainian authorities

Nalvalny was a Russian citizen not Americans. But yes, his death should be looked into same with the American citizen who died in Ukrainian custody

 

[shockedcanadian]

Well, it matters about Nalvalnys background. He was a Russian nationalist, who supported the Russian intervention in Georgia…. most people have no idea who this man was. They simply watch a 15 second clip on CNN and they think of him as some kind of “Russian opposition.”

Now that kind kind of empty thinking by people in the west is not only wrong it is dangerous. It’s the bottom of the barrel type stuff and it doesn’t represent American history. Americans used to be more informed than they are today.


What about Ukraine arresting the journalist Gonzalo Lira also an American citizen who ended up dying in a Ukrainian prison? What will America do about the death of this American citizen in the Ukrainian prison who is allegedly tortured by Ukrainian authorities

Nalvalny was a Russian citizen not Americans. But yes, his death should be looked into same with the American citizen who died in Ukrainian custody

Did you coinsider the prospect that the West may have flipped him?

 

[FranklinRoosevelt_FTW]

Did you coinsider the prospect that the West may have flipped him?

I’m not sure. But his death should be looked into for certain. And it appears plenty of people in Russia that support nalvalny….but more support Putin

But I found it interesting that Nalvalny had some pretty hard-core anti-immigrant views, along with supporting the Russian intervention in Georgia

The whole thing with Ukraine reminds us of America’s invasion of Iraq. Russia is not uniquely evil for the Ukraine situation.

 

[Ringo]

This is to clarify the issue of free speech and independence of opinion in the American press.

 

[Ringo]

American journalist Alex Jones asks fair questions about Navalny's death:

 

[OldFlame]

He's basically to Russia what the little lefties on here believe Trump is, opposing the big bad establishment. Yet Trump is a traitor and Navalny is a hero. They somehow see a difference between Putin and their own stooges in the US government, the only difference is what Putin is currently able to get away with, the lefties are fast approaching that ability here in the US with the aid of their bought out 'media'. Russia's government also persecuted Navalny in every possible way they could, just as the US government is doing the same to Trump. It simply proves that when given the exact same set of circumstances but with a different narrative, lefties have no idea what they support, or what they actually believe in. They only 'know' because the corrupt 'media' tells them how they should 'feel' about something. They're no more than useful idiots.

 

[OldFlame]

RT.

Jesus! Straight from Putin's ass to your mouth.

What's funny is that you think there's some difference between Putin and the US government.