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Turmoil in Georgia Could Draw in Russia
Foreign Policy ^ | May 3, 2024 | Luke Coffey

Posted on 05/03/2024 1:32:05 PM PDT by Loyalist

In recent days, hundreds of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of their country’s capital, Tbilisi, to protest a controversial draft law being debated in the Georgian Parliament. The government, led by the Georgian Dream party, calls the draft law the “Transparency of Foreign Influence” bill. Opponents refer to it as the “Russian law” because it mirrors a Kremlin law designed to silence, stifle, and shut down political opposition. In the latest escalation overnight, Georgian police used water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets to break up continuing protests against the law.

If passed, the law would require all nongovernmental organizations to declare if they receive a certain amount of their funding from abroad. Opponents of the bill argue that these measures will weaken civil society and threaten freedom of speech. If the experience in Russia is anything to go by, their concerns are well founded.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: georgia; georgiaonmymind; riots; russiancolonialism; ruzzia; ruzzians
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1 posted on 05/03/2024 1:32:05 PM PDT by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist

It’s a CIA op to overthrow the elected government of Georgia. All over a FARA law modeled after our FARA law.

Requires NGO’s [and in Georgia, there’s 20k of them -> that’s 1 NGO for every 180 people!!!] to publically disclose their foreign funding. In response, the western/CIA NGO’s now threaten to shut off the money spigot unless their georgian locals go out and riot.

That’s our government, folks. Just like they did in Uke-land 10 years ago.


2 posted on 05/03/2024 1:43:00 PM PDT by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate a reasoned opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: Loyalist

The “protesters” want to hide the fact that they are receiving subversive money from George Soros and Puppet Biden’s globohomo State Department.

What is wrong with transparency?


3 posted on 05/03/2024 1:43:36 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Loyalist

What a disappointment. From the title, I thought Russia was going to get involved in the Georgia election case against Trump.

That would have been interesting.


4 posted on 05/03/2024 1:45:04 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: TonyinLA

You are a kook.


5 posted on 05/03/2024 2:02:20 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

The globohomos again? Are you people insane?

Maybe Russia just sucks. Duh


6 posted on 05/03/2024 2:03:21 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Loyalist

So Russia is dominating Georgia, duh. And our kooks are lining up about the “globohomos”?

It’s absurd.

Yeah the homos are taking over Georgia, good thing dictator Putin is riding to the rescue.

/s


7 posted on 05/03/2024 2:05:23 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: TonyinLA

Completely correct.


8 posted on 05/03/2024 2:10:26 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Loyalist

The new law in the country of Georgia is VERY SIMILAR to US and Canadian laws that require the identification of FOREIGN ENTITIES funding organizations in their countries (in the US, it’s called FARA, and every spook and politician in the US is trained to understand it).

If it is being opposed in Georgia, then it becomes OBVIOUS that the politics of Georgia is already controlled by these entities, which only goes to further require the imposition of these laws...which will soon be done.

Any other claim regarding this law is TOTAL BS.


9 posted on 05/03/2024 2:20:52 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Loyalist

Atlanta is gonna earn that “Hot” nickname!


10 posted on 05/03/2024 2:21:12 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: Williams

None is so blind as he who will not see.


11 posted on 05/03/2024 2:21:44 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: TonyinLA

“It’s a CIA op to overthrow the elected government of Georgia.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

No.

The Georgian citizens/patriots are simply opposing a pro-russian law and are demonstrating against it.
May God preserve Georgia’s freedom against Russian imperialism and Neo-soviet savagery.


12 posted on 05/03/2024 2:23:00 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (The only thing needed for Evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: TonyinLA

“That’s our government, folks. Just like they did in Uke-land 10 years ago.”

Had it not been for that bunch (the US & Soros sponsored NGOs), there would be 500,000 or so more Ukrainians alive today.


13 posted on 05/03/2024 2:24:05 PM PDT by BobL
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To: TonyinLA

The Operatives are out in full force DEFENDING foreign influence in Georgia...sickening to see. Eventually, they’ll have to find PRODUCTIVE employment in the real world if they want to feed their families.


14 posted on 05/03/2024 2:26:04 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Loyalist; TonyinLA; Flavious_Maximus; Mariner; BobL; who_would_fardels_bear
Opponents refer to it as the “Russian law” because it mirrors a Kremlin law designed to silence, stifle, and shut down political opposition CIA color revolutions.

Color revolutionists don't like-a da sunshine...

I suspect those opposed to this on this thread have their faces glued to CNN & PMSNBC all day, getting the latest "straight dope" on the situation in eastern Europe...  

15 posted on 05/03/2024 2:26:56 PM PDT by kiryandil (Democrat Party operatives! Attack Rudy to avenge the laptop!)
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To: BobL; TonyinLA
The Operatives are out in full force DEFENDING foreign influence in Georgia...sickening to see.

Yep - another one just floated to the top of the bowl...

16 posted on 05/03/2024 2:28:06 PM PDT by kiryandil (Democrat Party operatives! Attack Rudy to avenge the laptop!)
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To: kiryandil

“I suspect those opposed to this on this thread have their faces glued to CNN & PMSNBC all day, getting the latest “straight dope” on the situation in eastern Europe...”

One would think the Operatives be happy enough in DESTROYING Ukraine, after DESTROYING Syria and Libya, and almost doing the same to Egypt...but I guess they NEVER stop...until someone actually does stop them.

That’s why I support Trump.


17 posted on 05/03/2024 2:30:28 PM PDT by BobL
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To: TonyinLA

Well, the Democrats already overthrew the winners in the other Georgia...


18 posted on 05/03/2024 2:31:56 PM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Loyalist

Vlad would be crazy to take on Fani Willis and Stacy Abrams.


19 posted on 05/03/2024 2:34:00 PM PDT by x
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To: Williams

You’re too polite.


20 posted on 05/03/2024 2:34:42 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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