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applegrove

(131,985 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:46 PM 16 hrs ago

400,000 March in Prague against fraudster:

Prague streets are FULL right now. Up to 400,000 Czechs are rallying against PM Babiš’s government: pushing a foreign agent law, gutting public media, & shielding him from fraud charges. They’ve seen what happened in Hungary. They’re not waiting to find out what comes next. Democracy fights back. 🇨🇿

Jennifer C (@thejenniwren.teamlh.social) 2026-03-21T20:26:03.109Z
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400,000 March in Prague against fraudster: (Original Post) applegrove 16 hrs ago OP
We visited Prague in October mcar 16 hrs ago #1
NIP IT IN THE BUD. BurnDoubt 14 hrs ago #2
I'm old enough to remember blue-wave 13 hrs ago #3
I'm sure the Europeans have learnt from what is happening applegrove 13 hrs ago #5
On March 28th we need to show the world who the real American patriots are. flashman13 13 hrs ago #4
Bingo c-rational 13 hrs ago #6

mcar

(45,961 posts)
1. We visited Prague in October
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:52 PM
16 hrs ago

An amazing place. Our tour guide, A young woman, talked to us about this guy - the Czech Trump, she called him.

I salute them for standing up!

blue-wave

(4,969 posts)
3. I'm old enough to remember
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:15 PM
13 hrs ago

scenes of people in the streets of Poland, Czechoslovakia (at the time), Romania and yes, even Hungary. Solidarnosc (Solidarity) https://www.thecollector.com/poland-solidarity-movement/(Polish_trade_union) started it all and it grew. They and others were fighting the world over for freedom from Soviet (Russian) imperial tyranny. Many were fighting and yes, dying. I don't believe for a moment that people have forgotten the horrible conditions of life under tyrannical rule. Maybe they've grown comfortable but somewhere in their souls they remember and never again want to experience those chains locked around their ankles. The final nail in the coffin for Russian imperialism needs to be forged. This scene from Czechia is very encouraging.

On Edit: I changed the Wikipedia link to a different site. The Wiki link wasn't working properly.

applegrove

(131,985 posts)
5. I'm sure the Europeans have learnt from what is happening
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:22 PM
13 hrs ago

in the US swell. And Hungary.

Everyone knows this now:

"They counted on people's general unwillingness to face unpleasant facts until it's too late..."



flashman13

(2,372 posts)
4. On March 28th we need to show the world who the real American patriots are.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:17 PM
13 hrs ago

Rally your family and friends. 12,000,000 would be the magic 3.5%. 15M would be better.

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