I'm in the process of buying a house in Minsk to get a long term visa. No hassle from the covid brigade, no government trying hard to ruin independent people's business, and it's a very safe country.
Nice post! Belarus has always been based af, I went on vacation there several times. The worry of course is what happens when Lukashenko is gone? And it's not like they can't repeat the "color revolution" thing - they did it twice in Ukraine too.
But generally a potentially viable option as well. Might be a good call to just get ahead of the COVID takeover - going to Belarus now, and when/if it catches up on the restrictions head somehwere else where there are no restrictions yet, maybe say Nigeria. Once the reptilians get to Nigeria, head off somehwere even more remote. A lot of moving, but could easily postpone worldwide biometric surveillance and medical terror on your doorstep by at least 5 years!
Hi Edward. I applaud your intelligent and under stated posts. I dwell in the outback of Wisconsin so am very little oppressed by the covid mafia but the oppresive propaganda is is a little difficult with those that swallow it whole. I read carefully the following site's post just recently. You will likely find it in many ways good if you have not already consumed it.
In this land it seems that the covidians are retreating and media is somewhat loosening it's overwhelming stream of info. Perhaps they see that those escaping self-lobotomy number more than they had hoped, so fear of the people may be setting in. That fear instilled into politicians and their lackeys is super important in any society that espouses even somewhat remote freedom of choice.
entertaining video of Belarus prez dressing down ‘mini me authoritarian wannabes’ ... reminds me of some long time ago advertisement for mattress store featuring ceo stating ‘I AM the king’... anyhow, seems like a safe place, for now.
Hi Riley. Just found this little gem of an article.
I can't agree more with Daniel Altreides' view, particularly where he quite funnily says: "Vegan/Hipster bars and cafes continue to metastasize like cancer". Recently I've spent two months in Belarus and got the same feeling: Western cultural colonization goes rampant there, which is a shame. I am not sure what to think of Lukashenko, except that he is an astute guy, trying to get the most $$$ from Russia and from the EU at the same time. My intuition (and I might be absolutely wrong here) is that he would not mind to have stronger social and economic ties with the EU, but can't do so because of the present ties with Russia.
Anyway, I can say three things for sure:
One, Belarus is speedily walking towards the "digital revolution" in economy (i.e., promoting plastic money). I'd say most transactions are done cashless (to the point that businesses are often short of change).
Two, Belarusian real economy is EUR/USD based. Contracts for goods more expensive than a refrigerator are signed in dollars or euros. You can't dream of buying a house if you can't pay in any of those currencies. As a matter of fact, whenever you go to a bank to open an account the first thing they invariably ask you is: "In which currency?" Virtually nobody in Belarus wants BYN.
Three: Leaving aside the relaxed domestic covid policy (which is a merit, I admit), Lukashenko did not hesitate in shutting his country's borders (nov. 1st, 2020), and was among the last in reopening them without restrictions (mid 2022). I am not sure if that can give him much credit as an anti-vax champion.
I just subscribed thanks to dumb leftist trolls on Telegram slagging off Luka, and leading me to the wonderful writing and thinking here. I recommend the technique!
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Daniel: "This has probably something to do with him being the autocrat of Belarus and therefore invested with actual political power, unlike the puppets supposedly in “power” all over the rest of the world. If the example of Belarus isn't the most resounding argument for Authoritarianism, I don't know what is."
I'm not a fan of Right vs Left nonsense. Usually, Conservatives complaining about leftists are complaining about the Left in their own Right wing. That's 'usually', as in 99% of the time. Democrat/leftwinger Obama, for example, was as fascist (rightwing) as they come. As for the gay comment, it's disgusting. (No I'm not gay. I do believe that homosexuality is a deviation from the Architect's blueprint for man. But there are other issues and judgmentalism is wrong. We are 'all' imperfect. It manifests in different ways. My brother has Down syndrome. Some are born as hermaphrodites. Should they be hated and persecuted for that? What about those who 'choose' the homosexual lifestyle? That's a mistake, but it's between them and Jehovah God. I don't know that one can 'not' be actually gay. Does anyone? But I do know that we are all imperfect. I'll take a gay friend who practices 'live and let live' over a 'friend' who wants to rob me of my freedom, any day.)
All politicians are gangsters, and that's 'not' a good thing. This toilet world, and every single gangster within it, has to go. And for those who like authoritarianism, You're in luck. You're going to get one world government and one King, soon enough. That King's name is Jesus Christ (and he's a deputy King within Jehovah God's greater Kingdom).
J.D. Rockefeller, may he rot in pieces, thanks Lukashenko for his support.
Didn’t Luka end up taking that IMF $$$ after initially refusing it while claiming that it came with strings attached to impose all the corona-fascist restrictions?
I'm in the process of buying a house in Minsk to get a long term visa. No hassle from the covid brigade, no government trying hard to ruin independent people's business, and it's a very safe country.
Nice post! Belarus has always been based af, I went on vacation there several times. The worry of course is what happens when Lukashenko is gone? And it's not like they can't repeat the "color revolution" thing - they did it twice in Ukraine too.
But generally a potentially viable option as well. Might be a good call to just get ahead of the COVID takeover - going to Belarus now, and when/if it catches up on the restrictions head somehwere else where there are no restrictions yet, maybe say Nigeria. Once the reptilians get to Nigeria, head off somehwere even more remote. A lot of moving, but could easily postpone worldwide biometric surveillance and medical terror on your doorstep by at least 5 years!
Hi Edward. I applaud your intelligent and under stated posts. I dwell in the outback of Wisconsin so am very little oppressed by the covid mafia but the oppresive propaganda is is a little difficult with those that swallow it whole. I read carefully the following site's post just recently. You will likely find it in many ways good if you have not already consumed it.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-01-17-david-martin-the-great-reset-and-covid-19-vaccines.html
In this land it seems that the covidians are retreating and media is somewhat loosening it's overwhelming stream of info. Perhaps they see that those escaping self-lobotomy number more than they had hoped, so fear of the people may be setting in. That fear instilled into politicians and their lackeys is super important in any society that espouses even somewhat remote freedom of choice.
Thank you for a good read from Russia. john
An argument for authoritarianizm....
As opposed to Nothoritarianizm....where no one is visible to be responsible for anything anywhere else?
Funny times, ironic and sad
I'm sure they're all vaxxholes...but the Minsk hipsters do look fucking great!
Nothing like a color revolution attempt to make one see through all the covid B.S.
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OTOH, 53% of Belarusians have taken at least one dose of the vaxx? That's more than the Russians' 52%.
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
entertaining video of Belarus prez dressing down ‘mini me authoritarian wannabes’ ... reminds me of some long time ago advertisement for mattress store featuring ceo stating ‘I AM the king’... anyhow, seems like a safe place, for now.
Hi Riley. Just found this little gem of an article.
I can't agree more with Daniel Altreides' view, particularly where he quite funnily says: "Vegan/Hipster bars and cafes continue to metastasize like cancer". Recently I've spent two months in Belarus and got the same feeling: Western cultural colonization goes rampant there, which is a shame. I am not sure what to think of Lukashenko, except that he is an astute guy, trying to get the most $$$ from Russia and from the EU at the same time. My intuition (and I might be absolutely wrong here) is that he would not mind to have stronger social and economic ties with the EU, but can't do so because of the present ties with Russia.
Anyway, I can say three things for sure:
One, Belarus is speedily walking towards the "digital revolution" in economy (i.e., promoting plastic money). I'd say most transactions are done cashless (to the point that businesses are often short of change).
Two, Belarusian real economy is EUR/USD based. Contracts for goods more expensive than a refrigerator are signed in dollars or euros. You can't dream of buying a house if you can't pay in any of those currencies. As a matter of fact, whenever you go to a bank to open an account the first thing they invariably ask you is: "In which currency?" Virtually nobody in Belarus wants BYN.
Three: Leaving aside the relaxed domestic covid policy (which is a merit, I admit), Lukashenko did not hesitate in shutting his country's borders (nov. 1st, 2020), and was among the last in reopening them without restrictions (mid 2022). I am not sure if that can give him much credit as an anti-vax champion.
I just subscribed thanks to dumb leftist trolls on Telegram slagging off Luka, and leading me to the wonderful writing and thinking here. I recommend the technique!
*Log in with password? I try to but I'm never presented with a field for the password. I don't think I've ever used one, but I'd be happy to simplify this annoying routine.
Daniel: "This has probably something to do with him being the autocrat of Belarus and therefore invested with actual political power, unlike the puppets supposedly in “power” all over the rest of the world. If the example of Belarus isn't the most resounding argument for Authoritarianism, I don't know what is."
I'm not a fan of Right vs Left nonsense. Usually, Conservatives complaining about leftists are complaining about the Left in their own Right wing. That's 'usually', as in 99% of the time. Democrat/leftwinger Obama, for example, was as fascist (rightwing) as they come. As for the gay comment, it's disgusting. (No I'm not gay. I do believe that homosexuality is a deviation from the Architect's blueprint for man. But there are other issues and judgmentalism is wrong. We are 'all' imperfect. It manifests in different ways. My brother has Down syndrome. Some are born as hermaphrodites. Should they be hated and persecuted for that? What about those who 'choose' the homosexual lifestyle? That's a mistake, but it's between them and Jehovah God. I don't know that one can 'not' be actually gay. Does anyone? But I do know that we are all imperfect. I'll take a gay friend who practices 'live and let live' over a 'friend' who wants to rob me of my freedom, any day.)
All politicians are gangsters, and that's 'not' a good thing. This toilet world, and every single gangster within it, has to go. And for those who like authoritarianism, You're in luck. You're going to get one world government and one King, soon enough. That King's name is Jesus Christ (and he's a deputy King within Jehovah God's greater Kingdom).
J.D. Rockefeller, may he rot in pieces, thanks Lukashenko for his support.
Didn’t Luka end up taking that IMF $$$ after initially refusing it while claiming that it came with strings attached to impose all the corona-fascist restrictions?