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		tut-urut-utut on Sept 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Ru... > >he's a racist > No, he is not. Yes, he is. For example, he never distanced himself from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVNJiO10SWw Even if you don't speak Russian, the message is clear. People in the USA have been labelled as racists for much lesser offences. https://globalvoices.org/2013/07/25/ethnic-slurs-haunt-alexe... A quick google “Navalny racist” will bring many sources, some of them in English, that points to his various racist incidents.

lostmsu on Sept 18, 2021 [–]

I watched the video, and it is clear that the video is advocating the right for personal firearms. I saw no racism in the video. Unless you would consider any depiction of criminals racist unless it shows criminals of all races (which I am won't).

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