Subj : Dynamic Duo
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Dmitry Protasoff
Date : Wed Aug 07 2024 10:40 am
Hello, Michiel!
Wednesday August 07 2024 11:19, you wrote to me:
DP>> Godwin himself broke this law when compared Putin to Hitler
DP>> couple of years ago.
DP>>
https://x.com/sfmnemonic/status/1504244193660571651
MV> That Mike Godwin alledgedly broke his own law does not invaildate it
MV> and it does not stop me from invoking it.
The problem is that you just don't like the comparison.
But it's not my problem to explain why Dutch people were very much against dying for their own freedom, although some of them were happy to die killing some Russians.
Maybe we were the same, waiting for the British and Americans to save us :)
DP>> But yes, the Netherlands did very badly in WWII, especially in
DP>> comparison to Belgium, for example:
MV> And now you are doing it again. I asked "why did you not vote Putin
MV> out when you still could" and all you come up with are diversions,
It was never a monent when we could "vote out" Putin, realistically.
MV> fake arguments and subject chenges. It reminds me of the one who's
For example you've probabably never heard term "Electroral Sultanate".
We call such regions of Russia where elections were never fair. Not a single time.
How could you win there if your votes are always counted "the right way"?
And good luck running any political campaigns when you have almost zero access to federal media.
MV> name shall not be mentioned. Regarding the answer to my question, all
MV> that I can deduct from your postings is that you were not intersted in
MV> politics...
I voted against him in 2000, but yes, I was too busy trying to earn some money (with a salary of about $200) to go to the protests at that time. Back then, in 5001 (Kuzbass) it was possible to go straight to jail even before 2000 for any participation in mass protests.
But later, starting from 2006, I was brave enough to protest in Moscow (5020) even when it was very likely to result in a long jail term, being tortured in prison, and possibly ending your life without any medical aid.
So no, I don't think your ideas about why we've failed are good enough. Maybe it's because I remember that every time the Dutch guys need to be brave, they have something else to do, like watching TV in Srebrenica while angry Serbs are out there ready to kick some asses. Even got some medals for that :)
Best regards,
dp.
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