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Jim__

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7. I am hoping that something like the Orange Revolution in Ukraine takes place.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:58 PM
Oct 4

Demonstrations by the general population evolved into an overthrow of the government. Their rallying point was crooked elections, but our rallying point could be something like the government ignoring constitutional restraints on its power.

From wikipedia :

The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева революція, romanized: Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests that led to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general population,[7] sparked by the aftermath of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election run-off which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter intimidation and electoral fraud.[8] Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement's campaign of civil resistance, with thousands of protesters demonstrating daily.[9] Nationwide,[10] this was highlighted by a series of acts of civil disobedience, sit-ins, and general strikes organized by the opposition movement.


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