Navalny gave himself up to be killed.
To all the Christians here on DU and everywhere,
A man who was persecuted saw the bigger picture and gave himself over to his tormentors. He suffered and died, but believed his suffering and death would help deliver resolve to his followers/countrymen. It wasn't a protest because his audience was taken from him. The few words he was able to deliver were of hope for the future and resignation to the forces he hoped to unmask for all to see.
Navalny had much support around the world and from many within his own country. He had a loving family and had already suffered an assassination attempt because of the threat he posed. Instead of leaning on his relative celebrity for a brighter future for himself, he willingly submitted to injustice and mistreatment.
He did it to prove a point: that no matter how strong 'the devil'--our humanity can not be taken away. He urged others to believe in the cause of democracy, humanity, and equality; to believe in their own power, and the promise of a better tomorrow for future generations.
I don't believe in God or that Jesus was meant to deliver salvation. I do believe that a very real man, a human being with great understanding, allowed himself to suffer so that others could see the truth: a maniacal tyrant, with no saturation point for satisfaction, was and is still a threat to all of us, and that we had better do what we must to shut him down.
Our future depends on it.
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The last few years left him very thin, but he still stood tall and always spoke of himself in a positive way, like "I'm happy" or "I'm well" and always thanked others for their interest. He expressed love and hope. At death he was 47 yo, and even though bony thin was still a very handsome man.
Not once did he whine.
I will ask you, where does your confidence in your post come from?
Did you read something that Navalny had written? Or was your impetus your own gut feeling?
I do hope that you're right.
Now we have work to do to stand up to Putin and all his assets (emphasis on the ass part of the word), of which we have many working to help Putin.
We need to fund Ukraine. Vote the rest of the asses out.
I agree with everything you said. What a beautiful brave man. His wife, kids and team worked tirelessly by his side. He was for everything we believe in for our countries. He was murdered, yes murdered by Putin and it can happen here.
and it was much sadder watching it this time, knowing that Putin had finally murdered him.
I hope it will serve as a lesson as what can happen here if Trump gets back in the White House.
He has passed the torch.