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Decolonisation is beautiful.
Here’s just one example from one small corner of one small Estonian town, Viljandi.
Picture 1: An ugly communist party building and car park, built by the soviet occupiers on top of a memorial they demolished for local people who died fighting for independence.
Pictures 2 & 3: The memorial, lovingly recreated down to every last detail, is back at the heart of a public square.
There are some commentators abroad who like to lecture russia’s neighbours not to “erase history” by removing the scars of occupation.
It’s weird because this kind of thing is normal everywhere else in the world. In fact, the very same people who get particularly upset about occupation monuments being removed here also tend to be very articulate about the importance of removing statues to ousted oppressors elsewhere. They just think russian imperialism gets a free pass.
Newsflash: It doesn’t.
Rather than erase history, plenty of occupation junk across the Baltic countries has been transferred to museums so that future generations can learn about it in its proper context. But it doesn’t belong in our public spaces. Local people here hated that brutal communist party building, which desecrated the memorial in a way so symbolic of the wider ugliness of russian imperialism.
Public spaces belong to the people who actually live here and should reflect the kind of free, modern, open, independent countries that we are - and which remember those who made it possible.
The other bad take on this issue is to constantly frame this kind of thing as a ‘reaction/response/message to russia’. That, again, is imperialist thinking. We make decisions for our countries based on what we want our countries to be. We’d want to remove this kind of junk even if russia had ceased to exist in 1991 or if it had flourished into a friendly democracy.
In fact, here in Viljandi, it took three decades of planning and sculpting to recreate the monument based off grainy photos of the original. The building was finally knocked down a couple of years ago and the memorial unveiled this midsummer.
In the interim, the building was expanded after the occupation to serve as Tourist Information, which was pretty ironic considering the communist aim was to keep us closed to the world. But that has a new home and the time has come to return the space.
There was quite a debate locally about whether to recreate it exactly or update it with some kind of modern reinterpretation. Both are legitimate, interesting ideas.
In the end, the only difference is that the materials are now of a much higher quality. I think they made the right decision.
And the fact that it was recreated in perfect detail by people who never saw the original but emerged from occupation with the same determination to live free does send its own new message from our time too. We will continue to exist.
Decolonisation can suffer setbacks, horrendously painful as we see in Ukraine, but the long term trend is unstoppable. The special protection that russian imperialism still enjoys in the minds of many around the world is starting to shatter.
I stopped by to take a photo of it for you all and a rainbow appeared. 🙂
#decolonisation#viljandi#estonia#soviet times#russian imperialism#ukraine resistance#stop russian invasion#putin war criminal#ukraine war#help ukraine#i stand with ukraine#slava ukraini#give weapons to ukraine
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Elections at gunpoint
How the propaganda show "russian presidential elections" took place in the occupied territories
As reported by the National Resistance Center, for three days, russians stopped Ukrainians at checkpoints and demanded they "vote", all under the watchful eye of armed guards who indicated where to mark the ballot.
Occupiers also conducted raids on homes, trying to obtain information about local residents who ignored the "elections". russians attempted to enter houses multiple times if the doors were not opened to them.
The patrol groups consisted of two civilians and a military member. They primarily targeted those who had voted in the pseudo-referendum and "local elections".
Collaborators from the "election commissions" recorded who exactly voted and compiled a separate list of "disloyal residents" who avoided "voting".
This is an inaccurate translation; it cannot convey all the despair and anger in the words of a person who is under occupation. It's just an inaccurate conversation context:
Womаn:"Quietly, please...
Man:"What do you want ?"
Collaborators:"Hello"
Man:"Who even allowed you kurva to come here?What the fuckin voting?Who allowed you to come into the yard?"
Collaborators:"We saw in your car your"...
Man:"What? Your?Our?.Crimea is ours,damn it!Why did you come here?WHY DiD you come here?What?"
Collaborators:"Put a signature"(on the vote for the dictator putin)
Man:"What a fuckin signature?...You came to me with a fuckin ballot, damn it... If I don't want to vote, I won't go vote."
Collaborators:"Do you have a problem with it?(the dictator and the voting)
Man:"Im against that shit.I didn't invite you here. This is my yard, my home. And I absolutely don't need you here,you fuckin sluts.Do you understand?"
Collaborators:"The Signature"
Man:"Go fuck yourself.You with your fags"
"I must remind you that many people disappeared without a trace due to their resistance to the occupiers, many people were tortured. Many Ukrainians were shot."
Abroad,russians eagerly went to vote for the dictator putin.This is exactly how one can love russia - from far away abroad.
Caricature by Oleksij Kustovski
#ukraine#war in ukraine#russia#russian propaganda#2024 presidental election#presidental elections#putin#life under occupation#putin war criminal#putin hitler#pray for ukraine#war#stand with ukraine#genocide of ukrainians#stop putin#Illegitimate elections#elections#elections at gunpoint#russia must burn#russia is a terrorist state#russians are war criminals#stop russia#stop genocide
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This one is from the Economist. I drew it a few weeks ago. It has become very topical again.
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FYI, if you are listening to this traitor, you might as well get your official commie party card and move to Russia. Make sure to enjoy your “freedom” of speech while you are there. Just don’t say anything unfavorable about Trump’s puppet master, or you may wake up dead.
#the orange shit stain scam#trump 2024#donald trump#maga#make america great#the lies of donald trump#make russia great again#putin’s bitch#putin war criminal#putin’s puppet#trump and putin#2024 elections
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I hope so.
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Ötszáz "kibaszott" huszonnyolc napja tart ez a rémálom.
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SANGENNARO SAYS PEACE FOR UKRAINE
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The power and money behind the MAGA phenomenon Putin and his goal is the destruction of the U.S.A. Vote for anyone who supports MAGA and you are helping to achieve the exact opposite of “Making America Great Again”.
This is the deep state that Republicans want blame Democrats for. Do Not believe them.
#maga traitors#trump and putin#trump and russia#stop putin#putin’s puppet#putin’s bitch#putin war criminal#vladimir putin#are there any real republicans left#maga republicans#trump 2024#maga 2024#2024 presidential election#2024 elections#2024 election
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"Russia’s highest court found in favour of a motion filed by the Ministry of Justice which claimed the LGBTQ community risked “inciting social and religious discord”, in violation of Russia’s Law on Countering Extremism, according to a statement from the UN condemning the decision."
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#destiel meme#destiel meme news#news#world news#russia news#russia#lgbtq rights#lgbtq community#lgbtq#lgbt#gay rights#queer rights#gay#tw lgbtphobia#homophobia tw#criminalization#vladimir putin#putin#putin is a war criminal#can someone do SOMETHING about that guy please
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#stop russian invasion#slava ukraini#russian imperialism#ukraine resistance#putin war criminal#stop putin#ukraine war#putin war ukraine russia#give weapons to Ukraine
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RUSSIA’S SHAM ELECTIONS, where people are “helped” by armed soldiers who check to ensure they vote correctly—or else.
Does this look like they are helping to conduct a fair, peaceful and democratic election process? Or does it look like repressed voters under duress, who are being forced to vote for Putin under threat of armed Russian soldiers? (source) (source) (source)
#politics#ukraine#russia#sham elections#russian invasion of ukraine#russian fascism ☭#russia is a terrorist state#vladimir putin is a war criminal#authoritarianism#authoritarian dictatorships#russian colonialism#donetsk#sievierodonetsk#russian election 2024#russian imperialism#settler colonialism#settler violence#russian elections#russian sham elections
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A recent one for the London Times. I have a feeling that Putin might have sucked his thumb as a boy. It's inadequates like him that end up a despots...
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Avdiivka, Ukraine
Avdiivka after the Russian occupation.
The city was completely destroyed by the Russian army.
Putin calls this “help for the people of Donbass.” In fact, this is genocide of the people of Donbass.
#ukraine#avdiivka#russia#russian war on ukraine#russian war crimes#russian war criminals#donbass#putin#war#world at war#weapons#cities in dust#city destroyed#battle#fighting#combat#sad
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Маріуполь Mariupol
#mariupol#stop russia#war#save ukraine#ukraine#bombed terrorists#criminal#putin criminal#20 days in mariupol#genocide of ukrainians#genocide
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this is what i think of when third party voters go around acting morally superior because they don't want to get their hands dirty like the rest of us. they're toddlers having temper tantrums because instead of using the system in a way that could benefit them in the long term like the extremist Republicans have been doing for decades, third party voters refuse to participate in local civics & then claim the entire country is already fascist. they're so cute in their naivety if they think the US can't get any worse.
what the fuck do you think will happen if you try to protest against a government with a military as massive, lethal, & expensive as ours. who do you think will be sacrificed first? oh what's that? crickets? thought so. i'm a white woman but i will absolutely use my voice to point out leftists can be racist as fuck & the anti-blackness in your spaces can be absolutely fucking wild. not everyone leftist is white, but many that are can be pretty problematic.
if you think i'm selfish then fine. if you state that you would gladly exchange my life for a Palestinian like one of you said in a comment to me a few weeks ago then fine. i'm out here fighting to make sure the people who live here in this country don't experience our own Holocaust.
if you have a problem with people wanting to fight this while claiming you're anti-genocide, you're a fucking liar & a hypocrite. you won't know what the fuck to do in a true fascist country. i don't doubt there are pockets of fascism already existing here but you thinking it's already the worst it can be is as infuriating as people who think the government is creating their massive hurricanes using weather machines. you sound just as childish & delusional. you already sound like children because you will never take responsibility for your choices if it ends up helping him win.
jill stein's campaign is a sham. she is deliberately running as a spoiler. she's a wealthy white woman who lives in a mostly white affluent neighborhood. she's going around lecturing black people about white supremacy. she is getting funds from Republicans as well as help from trump's lawyers. Lockheed Martin has given her money. she's involved in shady as fuck index funds for companies that harm the environment. she only started talking about Gaza during this election cycle to hit you in the feelings so she can bank on it. she made a whole stink about needing a recount, raised a bunch of money for that, & then that money disappeared who knows where. do you all hear this? do you care? no, you're just like maga with their orange Jesus. you don't give a FUCK about stein's red flags because she's "different."
if Harris loses & you blame anyone but yourselves, you're cowardly traitors who threw us regular Americans to the wolves because of your precious fucking principles. history has shown time & time again that protest voting typically allows something worse to take control. it's hardly ever beneficial to the people. you're vile. you don't want to make this world a better place by allowing so many near you to suffer & die. if both sides are the same then please tell me you're okay with another trump presidency. or just shut the fuck up.
i look forward to more potentially heartwarming messages saying that my life doesn't mean shit from people who allegedly are against the death penalty & are pro-human rights 🥰
please vote, don't stop talking about Project 2025, etc. i hope enough of us vote in a way that these pathetic third party voters don't gain any kind of traction. at this point i'm just angry at their hypocrisy when they don't even listen to other protestors who live here & are begging them to not vote third party. i refuse to listen to y'all not take responsibility for your part. Project 2025 will hurt us all but apparently you're okay with that or you think it's already here. smooth brain takes all around. anyways good luck & stay safe to anyone who votes blue 💙
#third party#green party#jill stein#jill stein is a putin plant#jill stein sucks#she will save no one#she can't even call putin a war criminal#do y'all not care about Ukraine#or do they deserve this treatment as well#y'all are so anti war you're more than happy to see it happen tee hee#you're not morallu superior#you're a selfish child#i would like to protect our most vulnerable here#your lack of voting for harris isn't hurting her#it's hurting the rest of us#in the end we'll all be screwed if he wins#the revolution isn't going to happen the way you want it#the fascists here are extremely well organized and have been playing a long game#the leftists in this country are nowhere near this organized or backed up#i kind of fucking hate you#so i look forward to more messages about how my life doesn't matter#you sure showed the system lmao#us politics#please vote#vote blue#let's drown out these selfish naive voters#project 2025#stop project 2025#agenda 47#kamala harris
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