The Odessa fire

[luzribeiro]

Anyone surprised that there isn't much news of this, and the little that's reported at all, mostly fails to mention the people surrounded and burned alive were pro-Russians? -->

The other day, dozens of pro-Russian protesters retreated to a Trade Union building from a mob of armed right-wing extremists, and as the latter surrounded the building

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[htpcl]

Mentioning the Reichstag fire reminds me of a myth that used to be very popular around here in commie times. See, because there was a trial after the fire, some commies from around Europe were accused of the act, including Georgi Dimitrov, prominent BG commie at the time. The legend goes that he used his time in jail to prepare for the trial, learning German super-quickly and refusing a solicitor but defending himself personally instead. According to the legend, he totally pwnd the jurors in court, and to the mockery of his supposedly barbarian Bulgarian origin he responded with something to the effect of, "Excuse me, mein Herren, but at the time our Tzars were spreading the light of knowledge around Europe and were giving an alphabet to the Slavic peoples, your kings still dared speak German only to their horses" (long story). That myth was supposed to instill a sense of national pride in us, and an impression of the moral superiority of communism over the rotten Western capitalism. Or something. And for a time it really did

[htpcl]

It was something about Charlemagne.

[htpcl]

I don't know, I felt like using the word "practically". I hope it's not a big problem. ;-)

[htpcl]

That could take a lot of practice!