On 20 February 2023, he condemned Putin for "destroying" Russia's own future "just to make our country look bigger on the map" and said that Russia must end its occupation of Ukraine and recognise Ukraine's borders as they were established in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Navalny also said Russia would have to pay post-war reparations to Ukraine and called for an international investigation into war crimes, saying: "Tens of thousands of innocent Ukrainians have been murdered and pain and suffering have befallen millions more."
He's a lib with an anti-immigrant and nationalist streak, and I'm no fan of his. But a cursory glance at Wikipedia shows that he's 100% against the war in Ukraine. So much so that he thinks crimea should be returned to Ukraine and that Russia should pay reparations. Whether he'd actually stand by that if he were in power is questionable, again, he's a lib. But as far as we know, he's about as pro-ukraine as a Russian can be
As an anarchist is hilarious watching right libertarians parrot a bunch of lefty shit they heard from a podcast all while not realizing them and their ideology is one of the first things that would have to go in order to realize their half baked fantasies
Completely agree. I'm also against capital punishment but all things considered I think if they're going to do it nitrogen is the most "humane" way to do it. Not to diminish the fear and suffering that the victims will still experience, which they certainly will. It will just be quicker. Whether they pass out from holding their breath or pass out from hypoxia, they'll be out in a minute or so, which is much quicker than other forms of execution in use today
I'm not forgetting that aspect of things, as horrible as they are. But they are a significant improvement from the pain and suffering caused by lethal injections. If I were on death row I would beg for nitrogen over lethal injection. The people administering injections often receive no training and screw it up often enough for it to not be a viable method in my eyes. Additionally, the compounds they use cause a burning sensation in your veins. Throughout your entire body. Id rather panic and pass out for a minute than be set on fire from the inside for several minutes until my lungs fill with fluid enough for me to pass out from pain and suffocation that's more akin to drowning or strangulation than regular ole hypoxia.
I don't think it's necessarily peaceful, but it is quicker and less painful and that's about all we can ask for if we're going to be executing people.
First off, I'm 100% against the death penalty, this is only an argument of pragmatism. Nitrogen is by far the most simple and humane method at the states disposal to perform executions. The rapid hypoxia will leave the victim unconscious within a minute and death will happen shortly after. It requires minimal equipment and essentially no training to be effective with this method. People who perform lethal injections receive no training and fuck it up way too much for it to be considered safe. If the state is going to execute people (which they shouldn't) they should seek to limit the amount of suffering and margin for error and inert gas asphyxiation is a good choice for both of those. If they wanted to make us easier on the victim they should consider giving them an oral sedative like versed shortly before the execution. Regardless, they'll be out in under a minute so it still minimizes pain and suffering
While we're at it, can we ditch the Dakotas on Canada? They didn't do anything wrong I just find their presence irritating