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Michael McFaul @McFaul

I wrote my PhD about nationalist liberation movements in southern Africa. I protested for years to free Mandela. I'll do the same for Navalny. Apartheid was much worse than Putin's dictatorship. But in the fight between autocrats & democrats, Mandela & Navalny are on same side. — PolitiTweet.org

@McFaul Mandela was literally fighting an apartheid state. It’s not the same as Putin’s Russia. You’re suggesting t… https://t.co/N3LSufxkLZ

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Glad to see you have rethought your views on Navalny. I respect who are willing to learn an update their assessments. — PolitiTweet.org

Very true. Much to praise about this man. He has chosen a life of suffering and fighting for his country. It’s rema… https://t.co/vqCC6DhY3X

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

& no, as I argued during apartheid, even if I personally don't support violence or alliances with regimes that killed millions, who the hell am I to pass judgement on Mandela, when I was sitting in CA and he in a prison cell. Analogy seems apt for Americans judging Navalny today. — PolitiTweet.org

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