LR:
Anyway, not only that but you seem to now accept that what happened to Arkady Babchenko wasn't some sort of fabrication as per your normal dissmissive one liner about the likes of that "propaganda rag" (ie not RH approved source) the Fascist Guardian. You have shifted to "seems fair enough" mode.
I never questioned what happened to him, merely the very obvious fact that he was very disrespectful in the circumstances, especially as his comments regarding his countries involvement in the incidents he related to, were not true. The Guardian printed the article but as usual although they promoted his opinion, I didn’t see any mention of the coup, or the fact the government was thus illegal and illegally recognised according to International Law. When you take these factors into account the picture changes.
Have you ever had a wander around FB?
No ... or Twiiter or any of these social sites. I don’t take selfies in my baggy shorts, white singlet, white socks and sandals with or without optional knotted handkerchief, either.
Nobody's trying to drive us out of the country though. This man wasn't hounded out of his job. He was hounded out of the country.
I,m surprised he didn’t claim he had been ‘barrel bombed’!
I don’t think that would stand up to further investigation, personally. If he was a threat to the state maybe, but he just upset a lot of patriotic Russians and legged it before they did him damage. Rough lot these Russians when they had a few Vodkas ..... ya-know-what-I mean-like’ ?
Where are the independent outlets in Russia? What do you think would happen to the likes of myself and Paphitis if we were posting this stuff in Mother Russia?
Truthfully? NOTHING! Like no doubt posts on here sometimes ring bells at Cheltenham, comments like we make are just filed. Lets face it if they can’t catch the bad guys, the real bad guys, do you think they give a shit about what we say? And Russia is no different. Mind you Paphitis could be in their sights because he goes onto Jihadi sites and could be a threat to Australias National Security!
Without fear of somebody knocking on the door at 3am, having to flee in fear of their lives or being targeted online in a list of The top 100 Brit/US phobes.
I think you have been watching too many US spy movies.