Quote from: af_newbie on April 15, 2022, 05:34:25 PM

Quote from: suchmoon on April 15, 2022, 04:19:35 PM

Quote from: be.open on April 15, 2022, 05:33:36 AM

The books of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are not yet being burned in the squares, and that is nice.

Just give it time and you'll see it out of your window. Or perhaps you'll be the one burning them.
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+1, LOL.

"Пaтpиoтизм в caмoм пpocтoм, яcнoм и нecoмнeннoм знaчeнии cвoeм ecть нe чтo инoe для пpaвитeлeй, кaк opyдиe для дocтижeния влacтoлюбивыx и кopыcтныx цeлeй, a для yпpaвляeмыx — oтpeчeниe oт чeлoвeчecкoгo дocтoинcтвa, paзyмa, coвecти и paбcкoe пoдчинeниe ceбя тeм, ктo вo влacти. Taк oн и пpoпoвeдyeтcя вeздe, гдe пpoпoвeдyeтcя пaтpиoтизм. Пaтpиoтизм ecть paбcтвo." - Лeв Toлcтoй, Xpиcтиaнcтвo и пaтpиoтизм

"Patriotism in its simplest, clearest and most undoubted meaning is nothing else for rulers, as a tool for achieving power-hungry and selfish goals, and for those who are ruled, it is a renunciation of human dignity, reason, conscience, and slavish submission of oneself to those who are in power. This is how it is preached wherever patriotism is preached. Patriotism is slavery." - Lev Tolstoy, Christianity and patriotism

BTW, pro-Putin zombies (including be.open) will be burning Tolstoy's books sooner rather than later.

Then they would have to go for Dostoyevsky afterwards. Crime and Punishment, the story of someone that convinces that killing and old lady to rob her is justified in the name of some superior goals and deeds. (Spoiler alert) It does not end well for the ~~Putin~~ the criminal.