A Sleeping Monster? - January 24th 2025

January 24th 2025

Yuriy delves into the upcoming presidential elections in Belarus and the oppressive regime of Alexander Lukashenko. He explores the impact of his 30-year rule and the international implications of his policies.

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It is January 24. 

If you think the American elections weren't enough, well in just a couple of days you are in for another one. This Sunday, Belarus will be electing its president. Most likely you have not heard anything about it, even in Ukraine, where the common border with Belarus is almost a thousand miles long few people know about it. Why? Because these are elections with a predetermined outcome.  Everyone already knows who the president will be, even if no one votes for him. Under any circumstances, Alexander Lukashenko will remain the ahead of a state. 

This mentally ill man and he truly is ill, having undergone treatment in the 1980s without success has helped Belarus hostage for 30 years and plans to secure another five year term.  He's a true maniac, willing to do anything to clink, to power. What's more, he despises the country he governs. He has no respect for Belarusian history, culture, or language. To give you an idea, there is no complete version of the Belarusian constitution in the national language. It exists only in Russian. The country's official symbols are not the national flag and code of arms, but slightly modified Soviet ones. 

All talented artists, writers and musicians have either been exiled from Belarus or are behind bars. Today as it was in the USSR, creativity is only allowed with state's permission and under its control. Lukashenko uses violence to stay in power, killing and torturing war who seek freedom and democracy. He's been doing this for 30 years and plans to continue. 

Despite all these many in Ukraine. Just a few years ago, considered Belarus an ideal state and Lukashenko the best leader. Why this happened and what it led to, I won't explain here better yet, I'll give you a link to my substack. I recently published a piece there about Belarus. If you find it interesting, please share it and if you are not interested, you can check my other articles. There is one about Christmas in the Middle East, another about the founder of World's First anarchist republic one about Bethlehem and much more. 

Writing this pieces is incredibly important to me, not only to stay connected to my main profession, but also because your donations for them literally keep me going. If you enjoy my stories, you can always support me and also you can follow me on Blue Sky, all links in the description. 

By the way, Belarus is not a foreign land to me. My last name likely has a Belarusian roots. I've worked there, narrowly avoided  ending up in one of the Lukashenko's prisons and have plenty of stories to share about Belarus. If you are interested, let me know and I'll dedicate an entire episode to this topic because the Lukashenko regime is really a sleeping monster filled with hatred towards democracy,  obsessed with a Soviet past, and now armed with Russian nuclear bombs. And this mon

Episode Transcript

(00:03):
It is January 24.
If you think the American electionsweren't enough, well in just a couple
of days you are in for another one.
This Sunday, Belarus willbe electing its president.
Most likely you have not heardanything about it, even in Ukraine,
where the common border withBelarus is almost a thousand miles

(00:25):
long few people know about it.
Why?
Because these are electionswith a predetermined outcome.
Everyone already knows who the presidentwill be, even if no one votes for him.
Under any circumstances,Alexander Lukashenko will
remain the ahead of a state.

(00:46):
This mentally ill man and he trulyis ill, having undergone treatment in
the 1980s without success has helpedBelarus hostage for 30 years and plans
to secure another five year term.
He's a true maniac, willing todo anything to clink, to power.
What's more, he despisesthe country he governs.

(01:09):
He has no respect for Belarusianhistory, culture, or language.
To give you an idea, there is nocomplete version of the Belarusian
constitution in the national language.
It exists only in Russian.
The country's official symbols are notthe national flag and code of arms,
but slightly modified Soviet ones.

(01:32):
All talented artists, writers andmusicians have either been exiled
from Belarus or are behind bars.
Today as it was in the USSR,creativity is only allowed with state's
permission and under its control.
Lukashenko uses violence to stayin power, killing and torturing

(01:52):
war who seek freedom and democracy.
He's been doing this for 30years and plans to continue.
Despite all these many in Ukraine.
Just a few years ago, consideredBelarus an ideal state and
Lukashenko the best leader.
Why this happened and what it ledto, I won't explain here better yet,

(02:12):
I'll give you a link to my substack.
I recently published apiece there about Belarus.
If you find it interesting, pleaseshare it and if you are not interested,
you can check my other articles.
There is one about Christmas in theMiddle East, another about the founder
of World's First anarchist republicone about Bethlehem and much more.

(02:34):
Writing this pieces is incrediblyimportant to me, not only to stay
connected to my main profession,but also because your donations
for them literally keep me going.
If you enjoy my stories, you can alwayssupport me and also you can follow me on
Blue Sky, all links in the description.
By the way, Belarus isnot a foreign land to me.

(02:55):
My last name likelyhas a Belarusian roots.
I've worked there, narrowlyavoided ending up in one of the
Lukashenko's prisons and have plentyof stories to share about Belarus.
If you are interested, let me knowand I'll dedicate an entire episode
to this topic because the Lukashenkoregime is really a sleeping monster

(03:15):
filled with hatred towards democracy,obsessed with a Soviet past, and now
armed with Russian nuclear bombs.
And this monster is rightin the center of Europe.