[Kazan]

So, you support Zelensky shutting down churches, banning opposition parties and media outlets and imprisoning opposition leaders all while pretending we're defending freedom and democracy in Ukraine? What a hypocritical bitch you are.

If Russia were doing all that, you'd be going bonkers here.

[MeganC]

I support shutting down the KGB spy stations that masquerade as churches.

If that chafes you then good. You need chafing.

[freeandfreezing]

If Russia were doing all that, you'd be going bonkers here.

So Kazan, will you condemn the actions the USA took against ISIS and other Islamic groups operating in the USA? If it is wrong for a government to shut down religious groups involved in an attempt to destroy the country isn't it also wrong for the USA to arrest people like Omar Abdel-Rahman?

By your twisted logic it is. Unlike those of us who think there is nothing wrong with banning a church whose members are planning and assisting in terror attacks on civilians.

[ansel12]

“””If Russia were doing all that, you’d be going bonkers here.”””

In April 2017, the Russian Federation banned Jehovah’s Witnesses as an “extremist” organization. In the five years since that designation, law enforcement authorities across Russia have made it a regular practice to raid, detain, and arrest Jehovah’s Witnesses on “extremism” charges directly related to their peaceful religious activities. According to statistics published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, approximately 643 Witnesses have been charged with “organizing the activities of an extremist organization,” and nearly 350 individuals have been detained or arrested at some point in time. As of early October, 100 Witnesses are imprisoned in Russia for their beliefs.
https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/uscirf-spotlight/russias-persecution-jehovahs-witnesses

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Russia Seizes Property From Jehovah’s Witnesses After Banning Group
Action follows imprisonment of Danish Jehovah’s Witness and allegations that group’s members have been detained and tortured
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-seizes-property-from-jehovahs-witnesses-after-banning-group-11551885978

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[Update: On April 20, Russia’s high court banned Jehovah’s Witnesses as extremists.]

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Russia: Sweeping Arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/28/russia-sweeping-arrests-jehovahs-witnesses

[Republican Wildcat]

If Russia were doing all that, you'd be going bonkers here.

Are you living in another world? They are and have been doing that...for many years.

So (assuming this article is accurate) given your gushing support for Russia and Putin, you should be applauding Zelensky's moves. It should make you happy that the people of Ukraine can live under this same tyranny even if Putin fails to take over.