Lukashenko has launched a full out war on innocent protesters using armed military, grenades, and le

[soothsayer]

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Olga Lautman
@olgaNYC1211
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Aug 10, 2020
Lukashenko has launched a full out war on innocent protesters using armed military, grenades, and lethal tactics. The world needs to immediately do something


Franak Viačorka
@franakviacorka
This is NOT a riot police. They are likely elite division of special forces of the Belarus army, something like US Navy seals. if you see them, run away. They shoot without warning.

[Karadeniz]

1. He's like Russia. Remember the Trump T shirts that said, "I'd rather be a Russian than a

Democrat. " Fools.

[soothsayer]

2. They're getting their wish

[maxsolomon]

3. What can the world do? not much. We didn't do anything about the Kims in NK.

Stop buying Belarussian oil and gas? Invade?

This is how dissent has been repressed by authoritarians and monarchs for millennia - you kill the protestors until they run, go in to hiding, then you kill more until no one is willing or able to resist.

[soothsayer]

4. Condemn it?

[maxsolomon]

5. That's forthcoming - from Western Europe

Trump won't notice unless Pompeo tells him its an opportunity to look like a hard ass.

Condemnations won't stop this repression. Lukashenko already pits himself against the West - blaming the dissent on American agents, then Russian agents.

[NotANeocon]

6. Major export is potassium!

Oil is way down the list.

Who would you suggest invade? Russia or a recently failed leaderless nation from North America?

[maxsolomon]

7. I'm not suggesting we invade.

Invasions don't work very well - see 2003.