The Man from Minsk with "Elaina"

Earlier this year, Belarus, "spontaneously" , popped into centerstage on Western Media outlets. They recycled the usual comical narrative of "Pro-democracy opposition" against the "brutal dictator." I am always awed by the number of grown adults who accept very serious newspapers referring to anyone as "pro-democracy&#8221; candidates. Of course the opposition, like the incumbent, are "pro-democracy," that is why they are both participating in an election!<br/><br/>Today, we have an ordinary citizen from Belarus Elaina, who will tell us about the protesters, the platform and also what NATO has in store for Belarus in this short episode. <br/><br/>Resources:<br/><br/><a href="https://teletype.in/@historicly/5l-cQnqKj#c_79440">Leaks from the opposition:</a><br/><br/><a href="https://teletype.in/@historicly/oppositon-platform">&#8220;Platform&#8221; by the opposition that disappeared</a> <br/><br/>Get full access to Historic.ly at <a href="https://historicly.substack.com/subscribe?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjI3OTU2LCJpYXQiOjE2MjkxNjUzMzAsImV4cCI6MTYzMTc1NzMzMCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTgwNzkiLCJzdWIiOiJjaGVja291dCJ9.Sxu98W7QscBE0qqPnAJ8ygh7s4pTD-bUh5wUUCoNeBA&#38;utm_medium=podcast">historicly.substack.com/subscribe</a>