In the opposition

Candidate "For all"

July 26, 2013 Anton Oresh

Are you not tired of discussing Navalny yet? To discuss Navalny in the genre “there is such a word“ necessary ”, and although it is dumb to vote for it, it will be necessary, because there is no other way out.” If you are not tired, then let's discuss again.

Yes, I will also vote for Navalny, unless, of course, there is something out of the ordinary one month. And I will do this for the same reason that I went to the arena last Thursday. For the same reason that I went to rallies since December 2011 and continue to walk. And for the same reason why at these rallies he never really listened in the speech of the speakers. Because speeches there are not important, like the speakers themselves.

And Navalny himself is not so important in the whole current situation. The sentence to him and Peter Officer is the apotheosis of Putin's disgrace! By the way, the verdict of the officer is even more, because the man was given the “four” not just for anything, but for nothing in the square!

I do not like the current government, and this power did everything so that it was Alexei Navalny that became the main symbol of the struggle with her and the main personified enemy. So the enemy of my enemy is my friend. And the largest enemy of my enemy is my greatest friend.

The election of the mayor of Moscow is, of course, a political question, since it is not only the capital, but also hypertrophied the main city of the country. But, whatever one may say, the mayor’s election is an economic issue. Because the elections will pass, and 15 million people will remain, and they need to live in a city, which, with all their luxury, is disgustingly arranged and ugly is controlled. However, right now, the economic issue of city management has turned into a political one. Because there is no other field where you can give the authorities a real battle except Moscow. And no, alas, another candidate who in this battle could collect at least a large army except Navalny. And as it was with rallies, when we went out into the streets to show what we are and that there are many of us, so now with these elections: we can go and vote for a specific person to show that we still have and that we have become even more.

It is clear that this decision is emotional. It is clear that this decision does not dispose of all doubts about both the personality of Navalny and his nationalist escapad, and his program. And on an economic plan with the election of Navalny in the city, it can even become worse (just forgive a seditious thought). But when there is a battle of good with evil, you have to put up with household inconvenience. Because if you continue to leave everything as it is, there will be even more inconvenience.

And for doubters, one more important reason can be given. I would even say - the main practical reason. The more people vote for Navalny, the higher the likelihood that he will not go to jail. And this, among other things, will also become an example of how citizens, united, are able to force the power to cancel the decision that power really wanted to make!

So yes - I will vote for Navalny. And I will convince my friends and acquaintances as well. But at the same time I will certainly make a “footnote”. That I support Navalny not because he is so beautiful. But because there is no more beautiful anyone. He replaces us with the abolished column "Against all." Navalny is a candidate "from all." To vote for someone is much nicer and more understandable than to vote against everyone in a row for everyone for evil.

And I would like Navalny and his headquarters to understand this. And I am very frustrated by what is called “star disease” in sports, which is obviously observed both in Navalny himself and at his headquarters. Of course, it can also demolish the “roof” when you understand that you were a simple guy, and became the personification of all the best on earth, you will fight alone with absolute evil, and so many wonderful people look at you with hope. It is unpleasant when everything that is said about Navalny without delight is perceived as a betrayal. When any word and action of Alexei is deified. When rudeness becomes a way of conducting a dialogue with those who, in principle, supports you, but simply asks clarifying questions.

It just so happened that we do not have absolute moral authorities. And no, unfortunately, general clear ideological guidelines. We somehow agreed on what is bad, but we poorly imagine what is good and what exactly we will build after we destroy the old world. But before, we could not even stick our heads, and now we are ready for some, but a fight. And there was a man who was not afraid to get out of the trenches first and go on the attack. It is a sin not to support it.

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