In the opposition

A letter to those who read it

October 29, 2010 Anton Oresh



You know, I was silent for two days. Because - well, who am I? I do not belong to prominent figures of the liberal movement, I do not speak at rallies, I do not enter into any democratic structures. I just say on the radio and at times I write in the “Hedgehog”. And so I expected that one of those who enters, participates, participates, who enjoys the actual authority and influence in demotion will already say something about it. I mean Limonov’s speech about Lyudmila Alekseeva. The performance is absolutely boorish. Just a tone. I'm not talking about content. Just frankly boorish. Humanly, like a man. And it’s not a matter of politics. It is still about a woman, and, alas, not young. About a person whose merits to a human rights movement in our country are not just great - huge! Lyudmila Mikhailovna with her whole life, dozens of years and dozens of actions proved everything a long time ago. And certainly not Limonov to teach her.

He was once an interesting writer and a bright bully. Unfortunately, his writing was exhausted, and hooliganism remained. A person wants to be in the spotlight. And he chose the path of a political fighter for himself. Being a man of great talent, he came up with a really spectacular idea with stratgia-31. But at the same time, I did not doubt a single second then, and even more so I have no doubt now: no 31st article, no freedom for him is the main thing. The main thing is a rebellion. He will rebel all his life. On the triumphal or somewhere else. Regarding the 31st article or for any other reason. He will be a National Bolshevik under the flag of a fascist type, will be a democrat, he will be anyone-just to be.

And it’s not a matter of 1500 agreed participants either 800 or 200. If we are talking about freedom of rallies, then the principle, not quantity, is important here. They wanted triumphal - received triumphal. And this is a victory, regardless of whether 800 people will come there or twice as much. But Limonov is not interesting. Because his goal will always be a fight. Would be allowed 1,500 - why so little, why not 3000? Or 5000? (And by the way: what so rested at 1500? Why 800-few, and 1,500-just right?) This action once had a noble goal, and now it has a lemonovskaya purpose. The day when the authorities allow a rally with any number of participants and will not beat anyone, will become black for Limonov. Because at a peaceful rally, he simply has nothing to present to him without chiseling! He will be bored there! What are the requirements, what slogans? Yes, no - he is not ready to go "with Alekseeva to the allowed rally, where the words are a little, they will shout someone to resign and disperse ...". The main thing is to arrange a landfill, preferably with a face. “And then about this case, they will blame the BBC.”

And I am very sorry that Lyudmila Mikhailovna, Sergey Adamovich and other decent people were with him in the same company. It is a pity that our democratic movement is such that Limonov is its leader.

But this is the lyrics - God with her. I'm talking about something else. For two days I expected that one of those who communicate with Lemonov, who participate with him in the shares, will still say: a man, Okholoni, why insult a woman? The asshole who attacked the subway in Lyudmila Mikhailovna was condemned, and from “his own” rudeness is in the order of things? But no one said anything! Only a colleague in the “Hedgehog”, Porobinek developed the Limon plan and, after the parable “On the shed”, the parable “On the wallet” and 800 rubles appeared. This is not clear to me. Not from the point of view of politics, democracy or something else. Just humanly not clear.

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