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Patriot: A Memoir
by Alexei Navalny
Hero. Martyr.
“[Second,] there’s frustration at the political landscape of recent decades in Russia. This landscape has implanted cynicism and conspiracy theories so deeply in society that people inherently distrust straightforward motives.”
“But there are no secrets or twisted meanings. Everything really is that simple. I have my country and my convictions. I don’t want to give up my country or betray it. If your convictions mean something, you must be prepared to stand up for them and make sacrifices if necessary. And if you’re not prepared to do that, you have no convictions. You just think you do.”
“Of course I don’t like being there, but I will not give up either my ideas or my homeland. My convictions are not exotic, sectarian, or radical. On the contrary, everything I believe in is based on science and historical experience. Those in power should change. The best way to elect leaders is through honest and free elections. Everyone needs a fair legal system. Corruption destroys the state. There should be no censorship. The future lies in these principals. But for the present, sectarians and marginals are in power. They have absolutely no ideas. Their only goal is to cling to power. Total hypocrisy allows them to wrap themselves in any cover. So polygamists have become conservatives. Members of the communist party of the Soviet Union have become orthodox. Owners of golden passports and offshore accounts are aggressive patriots. Lies and nothing but lies.”
“I knew from the outset that I would be imprisoned for life… The truth of the matter is that we underestimate just how resilient autocracies are in the modern world.”
Our future is written for us to read: The president-elect wants to jail his opponents. He wants to pardon felons who violently attacked Congress and police. He only wants to be a dictator “for a day.” He admires authoritarian murderers and disparages leaders of democracies. He is a grifter extraordinaire, selling crap made in China to line his pockets. He’s already created an oligarchy - and he hasn’t even taken office yet. 77.3 million people will be responsible for the decline of the greatest democratic experiment in history.
“[Second,] there’s frustration at the political landscape of recent decades in Russia. This landscape has implanted cynicism and conspiracy theories so deeply in society that people inherently distrust straightforward motives.”
“But there are no secrets or twisted meanings. Everything really is that simple. I have my country and my convictions. I don’t want to give up my country or betray it. If your convictions mean something, you must be prepared to stand up for them and make sacrifices if necessary. And if you’re not prepared to do that, you have no convictions. You just think you do.”
“Of course I don’t like being there, but I will not give up either my ideas or my homeland. My convictions are not exotic, sectarian, or radical. On the contrary, everything I believe in is based on science and historical experience. Those in power should change. The best way to elect leaders is through honest and free elections. Everyone needs a fair legal system. Corruption destroys the state. There should be no censorship. The future lies in these principals. But for the present, sectarians and marginals are in power. They have absolutely no ideas. Their only goal is to cling to power. Total hypocrisy allows them to wrap themselves in any cover. So polygamists have become conservatives. Members of the communist party of the Soviet Union have become orthodox. Owners of golden passports and offshore accounts are aggressive patriots. Lies and nothing but lies.”
“I knew from the outset that I would be imprisoned for life… The truth of the matter is that we underestimate just how resilient autocracies are in the modern world.”
Our future is written for us to read: The president-elect wants to jail his opponents. He wants to pardon felons who violently attacked Congress and police. He only wants to be a dictator “for a day.” He admires authoritarian murderers and disparages leaders of democracies. He is a grifter extraordinaire, selling crap made in China to line his pockets. He’s already created an oligarchy - and he hasn’t even taken office yet. 77.3 million people will be responsible for the decline of the greatest democratic experiment in history.