I guess Russia will have to "defend itself" from Georgia too

@kendalson7100

Ай бұрын

You know it. Russia isn't even bright enough to switch their propaganda up.

@Soberfuzz

Ай бұрын

If it joins NATO , they will be cautious. Now, is Georgia really European?

@globuscola

Ай бұрын

It already "did" - Abkhazia and South Ossetia are the results.

@Gobber04

Ай бұрын

@@Soberfuzz ye

@sandro3796

Ай бұрын

@@Soberfuzzhopefully

Georgia is one of my favorite countries. The food, geography, and people are all wonderful. I hope the political situation gets sorted out for this great nation

@dianawanderlust

22 күн бұрын

❤

@george_davituri

17 күн бұрын

👍

@Egill2011

16 күн бұрын

Many thanks.

@kwari1120

16 күн бұрын

❤

@shzarmai

14 күн бұрын

Same here, Georgia 🇬🇪 is my favourite Caucasus country

Guess which country was able to apply this rule for the 1st try.... Hunagry.

@ireminmon

Ай бұрын

Well the US has had very similar law for several decades now. But I guess their colonies are not allowed to have one.

@gidanITA

Ай бұрын

@@ireminmon The US is not a member of the EU

@ireminmon

Ай бұрын

@@gidanITA But it is a thriving NATO democracy that Georgia aspires to be, right?

@gidanITA

Ай бұрын

@@ireminmon By watching the video and looking through the internet I would say they want to become an EU member. I also didn't see many NATO or US flags in the protests pictures but many more european ones

@user-jz8po2eu2d

Ай бұрын

@@ireminmon their law is similar only in the name, every authoritarian regime keeps saying this line as an excuse but the substance of that law and the consequences are different

4:49: One correction: Giorgi Margvelashvili was never pro-Russian or Eurosceptic. He had disagreements with Ivanishvili and eventually endorsed the opposition. He's often out on the protests today, just like an ordinary Georgian.

@nanadjaochvili9599

17 күн бұрын

Today yes ( as many others!), but please find any speeches of G.Margvelashvili during his election in 2012 … very pro- russia , unfortunately…

@alanscott6005

6 күн бұрын

@@nanadjaochvili9599 but fortunately after the election he soon became anti Russian and opposed government dozens of times

@jukamerabishvili178

4 күн бұрын

Yes agree 💯, Margvelashvilo never was pro russian.

As a Georgian, I find myself in an incredibly difficult position. On one side, We have a terrorist neighbor - Russia which occupies 20% of our territory and constantly terrorizes (by constantly kidnapping and killing Georgians) our population to comply with their demands, or else face severe consequences. On the other hand, while we appreciate the support from Western countries (especially from USA, UK, Netherlands, Scandinavian nations and Eastern Europe), we cannot forget that the German government (Angela Merkel) has stopped our accession to NATO, leaving us in a precarious position. We were promised NATO membership without any present security guarantees, contributing to the vulnerabilities that sparked the 2008 war. To truly grasp our situation, we must recognize that we have implemented more reforms and developed our nation faster than many EU member states. We achieved the first democratic transition of power in our region this century, had significant economic growth, and have the most active civil societies in the region. To put it simply we have transitioned from the failed state into a functional society that has all the potential in terms of human capital to succeed into the stratosphere. IF WE DID NOT HAVE A TERRORIST STATE AS A NEIGHBOUR. We’ve mostly taken the right steps, but unfortunately, in 2008, we witnessed how Germany and France underestimated the severity of our situation. Their actions effectively gave Russia the green light to start a war. Even during and after the conflict, there were attempts (by both Germany and France) to portray it as if Georgia had initiated the hostilities, which is absurd considering the conflict occurred on our internationally recognized territory. Today, we are still terrorized daily by Russian forces, while vividly recalling how Germany and France turned a blind eye to our existential threats and even pointed us as provocators of war. The Future looks dark and grey but we have been here and fought for our liberty for 3000 years and will continue to do so. P.S. Thanks for all the support, especially from people in Eastern Europe and, most notably, from Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Long live Georgia, Long live Ukraine and all independent and proud nations of post-soviet countries who are being pressed, threatened, tortured, and harassed by the imperial claws of the Russian Empire. Carthago delenda est

@thefpvlife7785

Ай бұрын

Then the only question you have may answer all of your concerns and that is, is the fight worth your freedom?

@lydiazielinski

Ай бұрын

Yes, Yes Jerry....

@sergicheishvili6082

Ай бұрын

@@thefpvlife7785

@sergicheishvili6082

Ай бұрын

@@thefpvlife7785 My people are braver than I am, and they are the only reason I have confidence that the fight for freedom is worthwhile.

@huquui8789

Ай бұрын

We hear you but why should OTAN accept countries that are sympathetic towards Russia ? There are already enough problems with Hungary and Turkey. How can a pro-russian billionaire be your head of state !?

Thank you for covering this! 🇪🇺🇬🇪

@kmjsjeheh1417

29 күн бұрын

Yes FORY Nice 🇬🇪🇪🇺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I don't think that a government that passes such an unpopular bill is planning of having a free and fair elections. My heart goes out to Georgians. I know you dreamed of EU life, but I doubt you had specifically Hungary in mind . :(

@nox5555

Ай бұрын

yeah what with goergias and stealing elections?

@kaboonali5466

Ай бұрын

Why is this law good for the west but bad for Georgia? Can you please explain it to us otherwise we consider these comments to be made by the US state departments’s troll farms

@dshaw8356

Ай бұрын

Maybe your interpretation of free and fair is different.

@Rude_i_Wredne

Ай бұрын

@@kaboonali5466 I'm not affiliated with the US in any way, I'm an EU citizen. US might have a problem and truth be told, doesn't have its democracy up to the european standards, but in the EU there is no such law (with possibly some exceptions in the more authoritarian EU countries, I've heard that Hungary has some version of that, I can't say for sure though). And in terms of the law itself, from what I understand it has several issues and all of them boil to the central point that with designing a "foreign agent" status, you open up a legal avenue to punish certain objects and individuals purely on a basis of having access to the foreign capital. The obvious problem, which would be consider a part of "democratic backsliding" is that the ruling party might easily use that law to stop the key opposition forces from equally participating in the elections. (This is especially obvious to me as a Pole, as our local authoritarians - the Law and Justice party, were intending on enacting a similar bill with the sole purpose of posing legal challenges for the then opposition leader Donald Tusk, midway the parliamentary election season. Luckily, they backed out after hundreds of thousands of people went to the streets. And mind you, it's not like Donald Tusk is funded by Russia, as they were trying to claim, but he would still have to go to courts and prove that he was not, which would severely interfere in his parliamentary campaign, so don't say that your opposition parties don't cross the threshold, so it's fine.) The slightly less obvious one, and not really related to the health of the democracy, but possibly even more impactful for Georgian lives is that this law discourages foreign investors, as they now won't be playing on an even field and might fear getting "the russian treatment" (where this law was used to basically take over a lot of the assets of foreign investors who wanted to scale down their operations following the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war). Less foreign investment means weaker economy and a drop in life quality.

@sandrogzirishvili6800

Ай бұрын

​@@kaboonali5466if you think they are gonna apply this against russia our main enemy you are gullible. This is against only the west. Best proof of that is that the oligarch bidzina ivanishvili has money coming in from gazprom but that company will be exempt from this law and he wont be branded as a foreign agent. See the double standard? The law should have been directed towards your strategic enemies not allies.

I don't see why countries shouldn't try to prevent foreign influence? Shouldn't the media be funded by the people within the country?

To the Westerners who are commenting in favor of transparency: Yes in a country where there is the rule of law and independent courts, having this kind of bill is not an issue, because you can get justice if you are wrongly labeled as a foreign agent. But in post Soviet countries this law has been consistently used as a tool to crack down on dissent! Context matters!

@awellculturedmanofanime1246

Ай бұрын

Exactly

@jennyjessop576

Ай бұрын

I can see why the Georgian people are so against this becoming law. They feel the tentacles of Russia coming to get them in its grip once again.

@jirislavicek9954

29 күн бұрын

I understand. We need this law in Europe

@hus390

29 күн бұрын

@@awellculturedmanofanime1246 Rubbish! So your entire excuse of opposing this bill is that you are afraid some will be mislabelled? Then this law helps you not being mislabelled. What stops anyone from lying and saying today that you are a foreign agent? It’s fine to have FARA law in 🇺🇸(Foreign Agents Registration Act), and jail those who violate it. But when Georgia and other countries do that, it’s a threat to freedoms and democracy?🧐

@EZIC_Official

29 күн бұрын

​@@jirislavicek9954 no government lies it's this law in reality they are doing other law

Somehow its always still a billionaire who is just helping billionaires whichever side

@MC-yt1uv

Ай бұрын

It is a good daily reminder that Class Struggle is real and that throughout history the majority of crimes have been committed by the wealthy and powerful against the poor and weak.

@ratitsiklauri1468

29 күн бұрын

we have only one billionaire in whole country lol

@uapnewdiscoveryimages

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely fucking true… normal people who just want to live their lives dictated by the wants of greedy, power hungry Psychopaths. If all of the world’s citizens just refused to play their games, the majority would guide humanity down a sane path towards unity amongst mankind. Psychopaths need to be weeded out from society by some form of screening to ensure they don’t end up holding any position where they can perpetuate their insane, self motivated plans. Putin for example, only really cares about himself. He has no real thoughts to the mothers, fathers and children killed by his actions. The same applies to all the other war mongers and weapons industry complex foxes. Relishing the prospect of making more money at the expense of innocent lives. They make me sick.

@vktengizik9916

27 күн бұрын

classic

@caad5258

12 күн бұрын

Capital is international. Its eager to fuck over all people, regardless of nationality.

Dude totally skipped Georgias first president Zbiad Gamsakhurdia.

@lashanadirashvili6362

22 күн бұрын

hi does not know anything about real history. video is misinformation

@thewitheringproduction1761

20 күн бұрын

@@lashanadirashvili6362 ბატონო ლაშა, ჩაიჯვით.

@BOB-oe7zd

20 күн бұрын

​@@lashanadirashvili6362 ბატონო ლაშა, დაიჯვით

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

​@@lashanadirashvili6362ბატონო ლაშა, ჩაიჯვით

@PapaFeo

17 күн бұрын

​@thewitheringproduction1761 so you agree with this video making sakashvili a badass?

I have sincere question. What is controversial in that bill? Shouldn't disclosing foreign NGO funding be a standard in any democratic country?

@JimJimWACA

Ай бұрын

I believe the worry is that with this the Georgian government can just label anything against their interests "foreign agents". I'm not too knowledgeable about this but I know Russia uses similar tactics like this in labeling certain groups as "foreign agents"

@Nolego

Ай бұрын

The law has unnecessary negative effects on civil society because it automatically categorizes any NGO, or media company receiving more than 20% of their funds from abroad as having "foreign influence". This makes no sense, as lots of developmental NGOs receive funding from abroad through tenders but still make their own decisions. The real intent behind the law itself is to stigmatize pro-west NGOs and delegitimize them further. If it was truly about transparency, this sort of automatic categorization would not be needed.

@robertaugustijn1157

Ай бұрын

I'm curious too. I would like to know if let's say a Russian funded NGO is buying influencing in my country. Or an Hungarian/ American one for that matter.

@rando4065

Ай бұрын

@@robertaugustijn1157 It's not directed to Russia, you can clearly see from their rhetoric. They blame every single problem on western NGO's, and smaller openly pro-Russian politicians and Russia itself loves this law.

@eldrago19

Ай бұрын

The US has a very similar law (Foreign Agents Registration Act) though it applies to NGOs acting 'on the behalf of' foreign individuals and governments not funded by them.

Europe is living in quite difficult times.

@RabbitShirak

Ай бұрын

Europe is living quite Russian times

@patlotpotlot6154

Ай бұрын

That is what you get when you intervened on a third world countries affair

@puraLusa

Ай бұрын

​@@patlotpotlot6154my dude that very infantile propaganda had it's time, it's dead. U really need to try something original.

@jkr648

Ай бұрын

@@patlotpotlot6154georgia is second world

@cugeltheclever3766

Ай бұрын

​@@puraLusakeep intervening in other countries problems and see where it leads.

Georgia is Europe. As an Irishman, we support Georgian determination. 🇮🇪❤️🇬🇪

@novak7970

Ай бұрын

Just like the Brits did in nth Ireland. This bill is the same USA has adopted.

@jossiesh7649

Ай бұрын

Mind your own business.

@meso8848

Ай бұрын

haha like everything is Europe for you ? lol. what a joke... You don't even know what's going on there

@jirislavicek9954

29 күн бұрын

Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan all lie in Asia. Irish people should worry about their country being invaded by illegal immigrants and don't stick nose in other countries affairs.

@dzonikg28

29 күн бұрын

You don't need to support anything, Georgians will decide them self on elections and not western that want war and chaos anywhere they can't control

We the people of the great state of Georgia in America stand by our friends in the caucuses in Georgia 🇬🇪

@nox5555

Ай бұрын

i doubt anyone in the country of georgia wants political trials and incredible badly run elections... that election would have been redone and everyone involved fired in any european country. Berlin had to vote again because of much smaller issues.

@corenwalts

Ай бұрын

​@temoffon8226 Go read about why not. რა ვეღარ გაიგეთ რომ რუსეთში ზუსტად ეს კანონი( ამ ფორმით და არა FARA-ს როგორიც აქ, გამოიყენეს ოპოზიციური მედიის, არასამთავრობო ორგანიზაციების და ბოლოს ხალხის შევიწროებისთვის! პროტესტებზე რომ აპატიმრებენ ეგრევე და ვერავინ ცხვირს ვერ ჰოფს გარეთ, ამ კანონის დამსახურებაა! 2012 წლიდან დღემდე გაართულეს და ჩაკლეს ოპოზიცია! ამას რომ თავი დაანებო შეხედე მედიებს შორის პარალელს, იმედი როგორ აშუქებს ამ ამბებს და TV pirveli მაგალითად. არ აჩვენებენ როგორ თელავენ პოლიციელები ხალხს, ბავშვებს. ეს არ გადარდებს? ქართველი თუ ხარ და კარგი მომავალი გინდა, დიანტერესდი რატომ დგას შენი ხალხი გარეთ კვირები და რატომ ამწარებს მთავრობა ასე. მთავრობა რომაა კორუმპირებული ისე არავინაა დღეს აქ.

@corenwalts

Ай бұрын

Thanks to the EU and USA we developed faster and our government tries to disrespect everything they've done and go on having private businesses linked with Russia. The only thing that concerns them is money! Nothing new here, it happens when people aren't on guard and have the same government for more than a decade! These elections are our responsibility and by this I also mean ppl who are currently either honestly confused about this law(in which case I can personally send you links where it's very well explained) or just has personally gained sth from the government and is choosing to be blind. If you're the first case, I can help

@hus390

29 күн бұрын

It’s fine to have FARA law in 🇺🇸(Foreign Agents Registration Act), and jail those who violate it. But when Georgia and other countries do that, it’s a threat to freedoms and democracy?🧐

@corenwalts

29 күн бұрын

@@hus390 This law is significantly different from FARA and its intentions, it's not as simple as you think! I don't know if u're Georgian, but I am and based on all the prolong reading, it's crystal clear that Georgiam government is corrupt and receives orders from Russia! No patriot would dear destroying our future and partnership to the EU after centuries of trying to build that bond!

This guy portrayed Saakashvili like a hero, but the reason why he is in the prison is that he and his controlled government tortured humans, business was under constant attack and there was no freedom of speech at all , citizens were scared to share anything bad about government. So, he was building "pro-EU" image (just like in this video), while he was having fun with women, doing cocaine and torturing Georgian people.

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

I dont know how a georgian (by your name) supports ivanishvili. SAAKASHVILI build batumi greater and made remonts to nearly everything. He rebuilt the country. The thing you are talking is pure propaganda. (Aa a geoegian myself)

@cedricvogt2576

19 күн бұрын

u can copy paste this on many Ukrainian politicians.. ah oh wait, he was there too 😂

@cedricvogt2576

19 күн бұрын

@@Georgianmapping19283maybe the future of prosperity lies more with Russia China and the east instead of the crippling European Union.. why as a Georgian who truly loves his country would u want to join the EU? First, they just play with you and use u s a pawn when attacked (see Ukraine), second, all eastern european countries who joined EU are in even more shambles now as they have no more youth left as all young people try to move to Europe (see Croatia). The problem is that if u come to Western Europe as someone who got educated in Georgia, nobody will hire you, as the competition is too high… unless u like to be a cleaner with a ph.d. As a Swiss I can honestly tell u that even locals in Western European countries like Italy etc. struggle to make ends meet and survive … see fertility crisis

@PapaFeo

17 күн бұрын

Yep he lost all credibility to me when he started talking about saakashvili. bro is a yepper that simply looked at things on surface level

@hermaeusmora2945

16 күн бұрын

AND ol' Saakashvili was a US agent that just so happened to get a nice cushy job in UKRAINE when he fled Georgia (prior to arrest).

I think this answers the question of who Russia’s next target will be

@Trolligi

Ай бұрын

@@meteorknight999Georgia has had a western commitment for like 20 years now stop pretending that this is new

@Revokefarleft

Ай бұрын

But still Georgia isn’t part of NATO so nato members have no responsibility on protecting them the same way as the Ukraine

@mrbad3036

Ай бұрын

@@meteorknight999 The difference is NATO is a voluntary alliance, they don't annex soverign countries.

@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500

Ай бұрын

​@@Revokefarleftukraine isnt a nato member either

@lsd310

Ай бұрын

​@@mrbad3036then why did it bomb Yugoslavia for Kosovo?

Oh hey I remember this from Gattsu

@Dan_The_Man0-0

Ай бұрын

Gattsu Mentioned 💪 💪 💪 🇬🇪 🇬🇪 🇬🇪

@jemalajemalai552

Ай бұрын

Gattsu is Armenian

@skymakker313

Ай бұрын

​@jemalajemalai552 A lot of Georgians have some armenian mixed in here and there. Doesn't mean he ain't mostly georgian.

@jemalajemalai552

Ай бұрын

@@skymakker313 Yeah, but he's straight up Armenian. He looks Armenian, acts like an Armenian and loves Armenians. He is just some random ass Armenian who larps as Georgian patriot and shills for gay and black people. I know it because I had same experience with that kind of Armenians multiple times

@MegrelMamba

Ай бұрын

@@skymakker313 *South-east Georgians

Yesterday Ivanishvili made political statements naming the West (The Global War Party) as the N1 enemy. He blamed everything from the past 20 years on the west and their financed NGOs, saying that they hate him because he declined to open a second front on Russia. He also named this law as the mechanism of defending country from a second Revolution led by NGOs. He also announced mass persecution of “Collective UNM” (meaning every opposition party)… In other words, he has announced a new Foreign Policy, Mass persecutions to follow, the wiping out of NGOs… A total Dictatorship… So things got a lot worse yesterday and there’s an increasing sentiment of civil unrest/Revolution/civil war coming our way. All of this is made worse by the fact that we don’t know what will Russia do if things get ugly here.

@mand4lex

Ай бұрын

Blitzkrieg to Tbilisi to 'save democratically elected government from western agents, radicals' ?

@YN-ot9jk

Ай бұрын

Don't you think it would be stupid to open the second front against Russia, given Georgia's size and resources? That would be guaranteed disaster for tye country.

@Castiel667

Ай бұрын

@@YN-ot9jk Don’t you think it is stupid to believe that anyone expects a second front from Georgia?

@Darkseidsolosfiction

Ай бұрын

​@@YN-ot9jkstupid ruzzian bot

@YN-ot9jk

Ай бұрын

@Castiel667 i do, but many expected, including some Georgians

Does anything good ever come from being close to Russia?

@jossiesh7649

Ай бұрын

Why are you blaming Russia? This happening in Georgia

@tttuu3309

Ай бұрын

It’s not a Russian problem but clearly the west making sure Russia focus on defending thr countries against neighboring countries to halt thr rise and support of other small nations around the world

@diversified170

29 күн бұрын

@@jossiesh7649 because georgian government is controlled by russia :) you know this but you act its not like that.

@kieragard

29 күн бұрын

​@@jossiesh7649 are you completely ignorant of what's happening in Europe😂

@LAZISH

28 күн бұрын

Nope:))))) Being Russia's neighbor deeply sucks:)))) As Georgian I testify this:)))))))

the video is a good summary but it should have also underlined the connections between russian church and georgian church, powerful and influential orthodox institutions. Georgia's strong traditionalism is still a huge factor helping "georgian dream" win elections. I remember a nice graphic where Georgia was seen as the most conservative country in the christian sphere. Russia is also clearly exploiting these cultural aspects and residual nostalgia despite young people not caring.

@khvichakuprashvili6338

Ай бұрын

Nope, they win elections because they bribe or threaten people. Public sector is almost always voting for the government because they have this idea of being fired if a new government comes in power. Then there are people who are dependent on the government subsidies and welfare checks, especially in rural areas and they are threatened to be cut off of these incomes. At least half of the voters for the ruling party wouldn't really vote for them if there were really free and fair elections. Vast majority of Georgians are pro-EU and pro-NATO (especially NATO because of the security reasons) no matter who they vote. The last parliamentary election in 2020 was rigged and there was a crisis, no opposition party acknowledged the results and entered the parliament. For some time, it stayed like this, there were protests too, but the west didn't support the boycott and tried to arrange an agreement between the opposition and the government, even Charles Michel visited Georgia and personally involved in some of the talks.

@rocketsfan05

Ай бұрын

Spot on analysis. The same is happening with Russia and religious conservatives in the West

@NewsGuyFred

Ай бұрын

That is an excellent comment! I’ll have to look further into but that was my observation too

@ryanthreesix

28 күн бұрын

Georgian here, can confirm. The church here does have a habit of backing the Pro-Russian parties. Also they are consistently seen riding around in very expensive cars in a country where the average salary is ~600 USD (Most people still don't get paid this much, it's offset by the horrendous wealth inequality.) It's hard not to believe that they're on that Kremlin payroll.

@chikirikiiasona4958

28 күн бұрын

@@ryanthreesix 600$? where do you live you are overrating xD

If you are a dispassionate observer from anywhere in the world other than the West (or Europe), this bill doesn't sound particularly crazy. Why wouldn't you support the disclosure of every organization that receives a significant portion of its funding from foreign sources? What would the USA say if it were the Chinese who funded certain media outlets that, curiously, seem overly interested in news that encourages public protest? What if it's a media outlet or organization promoting agendas aimed at selling or buying things that don't align with national interests? Why would it be wrong for these NGOs to disclose the origin of their funds and provide annual financial statements? Understanding their activities can improve transparency and accountability. This can help in assessing the extent of foreign influence and funding in domestic organizations and media outlets, thereby ensuring transparency in their operations. As for the potential influence of European funds instead of Russian ones, why would it be beneficial for Georgia (or any country) to conceal another 'master', instead of disclosing any funds, regardless of their origin, that have foreign backing (whether Russian, Chinese, European, or American)? Wouldn't it be right for Georgians to know who is influencing discussions regarding their national interests? If an NGO (etc.) is financed by Russia or China, or any other entity, and strongly advocates agendas that diverge from national interests, wouldn't it be better to understand why such funds are being directed towards them? Such interference could also undermine democratic processes. If you don't know who is supporting certain agendas in a small and economically disadvantaged country, what can a small politician do against another politician who, indirectly, through support from a favorable NGO with its media, receives substantial financial backing for interests originating abroad? Finally, Georgians fear the Russian threat, which is understandable given the historical context of Russia's annexation of parts of their country under the guise of ethnic differences. However, the EU offers no guarantees other than potentially draining the country of its youth (as has already happened in countries like Bulgaria), who see better prospects for work and life in EU countries, leaving the country to stagnate with an aging population, mounting debts, and a perpetual dependence on the EU for survival each passing year.

@i34g5jj5ssx

Ай бұрын

It does not sound crazy because it is not crazy at all. This law is a measure against foreign influence (including Russia), so if someone is against it, that means that someone is prioritising foreign interests instead of Georgian ones. In these protests we see how Western funded NGOs have severe problem with this law just because it does not allow them to impersonate as Georgian organisations.

@randomjake1488

Ай бұрын

This is just a ChatGPT Russian bot trying in very possible way to make a bill that 75% of the population doesn’t want popular when it will never be because European or American funded institutions aren’t the issues, really because there aren’t any. But the pro Russian organizations that ultimately want to succeed and continue the 2008 war are.

@bussesandtrains1218

16 күн бұрын

it will be used by the government to brand the opposition as traitors. same shit happened in russia

Smells like Victoria Nuland is here 😢

@ro--M

26 күн бұрын

What does she smell like?

@crkn8771

15 күн бұрын

@@ro--M cookies

@ro--M

15 күн бұрын

@@crkn8771 Which ones?

@pacivalmuller9333

8 күн бұрын

@@ro--M the maidan ones

Good video. Just one thing - calling Saakashvili liberal is absurd. Half the nation was in prison and the rest were being beaten up and businessmen had to give up most of their money to government. This is why Georgian Dream came to power. The situation is tense now and 5 months seems very long till election. If either side does not back down, it's not looking good unfortunately.

@nonradicalnationalist6608

Ай бұрын

That sounds liberal to me i mean they were the ones who nuked the japan, liberal is just some one who's socially leftist and he was that

@LAZISH

28 күн бұрын

Ja, ja, ha. ProRussian propaganda. If you still believe in this bullshit then you are stupid af. If you purposefully distribute this false info than you are an agent of Russian aka Georgian Dream influence.

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

What about rebuilding Georgia? Didnt saakashvili do that? Look on the good side, not bad

@nonradicalnationalist6608

19 күн бұрын

Far as i know that's how liberals run the country

@alekhandro89

15 күн бұрын

​@Georgianmapping19283 by those standards, Shevardnadze was the most pro-western politician and had the best ratio in terms of rebuilding from what he inherited and what he left behind. Saakashvili is the one who sold all strategic companies and facilities to Ruzzia (GWE), his foreign minister in 2008 was Grigol Vashadze who at the time held Ruzzian citizenship and was (?) previously KGB member. He then ran for presidency, where his PR campaign was run by Russian company and his wife same year took a medal from Putin, while thanking him to be "the best president in the world". Saakashvili aslo agreed on UN resolution that hindered Georgia for 2008 war with Ruzzia claiming that Georgia initiated the fire in Samachablo. He also greeted Ruzzians on the boarder and his ministers kept selling companies and receiving investments from Ruzzian state actors, while Merabishvili and Bendukidze stated in the Parliament that "Money does not smell, whether its Ruzzian or not". These are just facts and you can call him pro-western as much as you want, but reality is different

Good luck to Georgia fighting against this madness 🙏🇬🇪🇪🇺

@citizenoftheworld6868

Ай бұрын

Georgia should join Iranian union, not the EUROPEAN union.

@Sopushynskyi

Ай бұрын

US has betrayed Georgia in 2008 and now wandering why they are “pro-russian”

@schwarzarbyter

Ай бұрын

are you living under a rock? EU already has exactly the same law

@awellculturedmanofanime1246

Ай бұрын

​@schwarzarbyter the eu doesn't decide countries laws you clown some eu countries have that law but the difference is Georgias president Russian coward wants it only to crack down on eu accession etc

@losingmymind111

Ай бұрын

@@citizenoftheworld6868huh?😂

Saakashvili is in prison. You didn’t think it necessary to say why?

@WSCGoat23

Ай бұрын

Why would he, its not like he has stolen hundreds of millions from Georgian citizens or caused Georgia to have the highest incarceration rate in the world. Maybe we should ask one of his (publicly funded) prostitutes if all of this is true.

@SlabtheKiller89

Ай бұрын

Would it cost you much to mention why?

@nickkhutsishvili89

Ай бұрын

He needs to be in prison

@marseldagistani1989

Ай бұрын

​@@nickkhutsishvili89 For what? Being pro Europe and Anti Russian?

@SlabtheKiller89

Ай бұрын

@@marseldagistani1989 wikipedia says charges of abuse of power and organizing the beating of an opposing politician.

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT US! 🇬🇪🇪🇺

It's up for us to speed up ascension to the European Union for Georgia, Moldova and Armenia, as well as include new members like Norway.

@nenasiek

24 күн бұрын

Norway dont wanna join last tine i checked, and if we dont get the tier system i will be for my country (sweden) leaving. I dont want other countries deciding everything (laws and regulations)

@bussesandtrains1218

16 күн бұрын

georgia isn't going to join any time soon sadly

It must be a difficult decision for Georgians. Do they join the EU and undergo gigantic economic growth like other Eastern European countries, receive huge EU infrastructure investment and reduce corruption, OR, seek closer ties with Russia who have tanks on their soil, are building a naval base on Georgian territory and are bankrupting themselves through a disastrous military blunder?

@boarfaceswinejaw4516

Ай бұрын

but if they do that the EU will poison the georgian water supply and turn them all gay.

@andrewrogers3067

Ай бұрын

Hungary, Bulgaria and numerous EU Eastern European nations experienced a horrible demographic crisis after they joined the EU since freedom of movement caused a brain drain of skilled workers. So while I do think the EU is preferable it isn’t perfect.

@ShubhamMishrabro

Ай бұрын

​@@andrewrogers3067it's not eu fault. Workers want better wages. They would still immigrate even though they will face more hurdles

@lydiazielinski

Ай бұрын

​@@ShubhamMishrabro 😅

@danielutriabrooks477

Ай бұрын

​@ShubhamMishrabroThe benefits are entirely thanks to you, but the downsides are not your fault. Got it

“Georgia has developed into a two party state” so essentially what the UK and USA is

@cgt3704

29 күн бұрын

Which is amusing since the USA already has a state called Georgia

@Cannon952

29 күн бұрын

@@cgt3704 hilarious

@nodarikirtadze8220

29 күн бұрын

Yeah, but there are independent democratic institutions in US and UK, like the free court which make sure a single party doesn't take the initative to create an authoritarian regime. This is not true for Georgia, therefore we only had 2 changes of government in the last 30 years. Both UNM and Georgian Dream ruled the country according to their leaders wishes and financial intrest while capitalizing all power into a single hand.

@kmjsjeheh1417

29 күн бұрын

Yes FORY Nice 🇬🇪🇪🇺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@iraklitchigladze9729

27 күн бұрын

Couldn't be further from the truth. There's GD, which uses administrative resources to get a solid 40% (+ or - 10%, hopefully it will be minus come this election). The rest of the vote is pretty fragmented, there is no one large opposition party. And that's how it should be to be honest

Damn, watching this kind of videos about my country, while being on these protests, hits hard ...

საქართველოს კი!! 🇬🇪 ❤️

@kmjsjeheh1417

29 күн бұрын

Yes FORY Nice 🇬🇪🇪🇺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@user-xd4dk5kd2r

17 күн бұрын

love philippines, ❤ respect from georgia

Oh my?? Is this history doomed to repeat itself all over again

@adampgrm

Ай бұрын

"Pro-Russian" law is when you want people receiving 20%+ of their income from foreign governments to disclose that fact. The pro-EU political opposition is now in the streets rioting. I wonder why?

@meso8848

Ай бұрын

it will yes... US loves to meddle in ex Soviet Republics!!

Ah so at the end you admit NGOs get involved in internal politics of a country. Why shouldnt they be considered foreign agents ?

@Lewa500

23 күн бұрын

Because that's not what the law is intended for, as seen in Russia. It's intended to suppress dissent by cracking down on those that have been labeled as such, even if they've done nothing wrong.

WEST TRYING TO INITIATE MAIDAN IN GEORGIA

Perfect analysis 👍❤👌

TLDR, you can't say that the war in Georgia was in part a result of their Nato bid and not mention that the main reason for the war in Georgia was ruzzian imperialism!!!

@hughjass1044

Ай бұрын

Well, I would say the two are rather linked together, are they not?

@mrboxheadd748

Ай бұрын

GEORGIAN PRESIDENT ATTACKED RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN SOUTH OSSETIA IN ORDER TO BRING NATO INTO THE CONFLICT AND JOIN IT AND RECOVER THE SEPARATIST STATES THIS IS WHAT STARTED THE RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR IN 2008

@lydiazielinski

Ай бұрын

A nie amerykański?

@apr0l

Ай бұрын

@@lydiazielinski bot moment

@MC-yt1uv

Ай бұрын

I feel like that was implied.

Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA - US act

@NBer0

20 күн бұрын

Don't make false claims if u aren't Informed. 1. The Georgian law differs from the US law in its requirements for local grant recipients, lacking the stipulation of control by or acting on behalf of a foreign power. 2. In contrast to the US law, which does not automatically designate recipients of foreign funds as foreign agents, the Georgian law assumes such designation solely based on receiving foreign funds, even for organizations acting in the interest of Georgia. 3. Under the US FARA, exemptions are granted to various entities, including humanitarian aid organizations, religious, academic, and media organizations with foreign ownership not directed by a foreign power, allies of the United States, and legal representatives in legal proceedings. However, the Georgian law does not provide exemptions for these entities or activities. . . . I can go on forever.

@TakoGoksadze

19 күн бұрын

whom do you think you are lying to? we are familiar with all this propaganda already, say something new :D

@OPPER_HAMMER

15 күн бұрын

yes in 20th century you are funny ivan

@jron20r51

15 күн бұрын

Yes funny how the US can havea bill like this, but Georgia can't?

The first half of the video focuses on clandestine Russian influence in Georgia. The second half states that a law requiring transparency of ngos to disclose foreign influence is a bad thing. Weird

Georgian here 👋 Thank you for bringing attention to the political developments in Georgia. Your coverage is incredibly important to keep the international community informed. Unfortunately, the law you discussed has already been passed by the Georgian government. It’s concerning to see this happening, and I appreciate you highlighting these issues. Keep up the great work!

I watched Wikipedia i searched Georgian dream theres no russophila as ideology

@Onkelkjell.

16 күн бұрын

Props to you man if your information source is Wikipedia😂

@OPPER_HAMMER

15 күн бұрын

becuse they are pro russia but peole hates russia just like me

@caad5258

12 күн бұрын

Yeah because Politicians are typically honest about what they believe in their Wikipedia pages.

@vitapavacllp999

4 күн бұрын

in RUSSIA there are more than 300 000 georgian in commerce and vary business... georgian wine has replaced in teh ;ast years italian's wine as the most imported in Russia.......as soon as the GEORGIA becomes a threat ( NATO memebr for example ) to RUSSIA..there are going to give their wine to the sheeps... or georgian think REALLY that france and italy will buy their wine ??

@OPPER_HAMMER

4 күн бұрын

@@vitapavacllp999 they will and i am an georgian im rgian we are not scared of russian occupants even we are small listen here buddy whe you are saiyng rusia rusia is for me an laughing stock i dont care aenemy is an enemy they can cry i we eill join nato we have our choices and we decide where we jon russia can cry and russians too we georgians are people welcoming and warriors we are not and we become "threat" we dont care we just geniuently dont care its our choice like you scardy cats "oh no russia is nuceliar country" and so what? so what? are you triyng scare us or some ? i dont care really dont care its my country w we decide whre we join buddy russians are scared of united georgia we georgians figthed agaisnt big empires and we always were surviving and still being in our homes defending bddy we can survive this too i aint scared of drunk vanya russia for us i is not big they are like russia is not big for us they are just bunch people they are more we will still survive and neer disapiar we wont stop we willl defend our country from ooscovites we decide where we join or not join its not your country its ours we decide our fate and our fate is europe and anto you can cry your head off becuse we have many heroes many good georgians we are nt scarty cats like YOU descrigbing russia ad "big strong being" for us strong being is GOD we are scared only GOD and russia and russians or putin is not GOD so nice try

Really poorly explained video. If the majority of Georgians want to be closer to the EU you should explain better how a pro Russia party was elected...

@meso8848

Ай бұрын

Europe should mind their own business rather than trying to destroy Georgia just like they are destroying Ukraine

@hus390

29 күн бұрын

@@meso8848 It’s fine to have FARA law in 🇺🇸(Foreign Agents Registration Act), and jail those who violate it. But when Georgia and other countries do that, it’s a threat to freedoms and democracy?🧐

@meso8848

29 күн бұрын

@@hus390 👏 well said .. unfortunately less people see it this way (the FARA thing).. the worst thing is that on news they blame Russia by saying it’s Russian law while originally it’s US 🤦‍♂️

@giorgilobzhanidze1095

29 күн бұрын

at the time when they were elected they were posing as pro Western and the relations with the west the did prosper and deepen, it just until recently they decided to copy the best practice for authoritarian regimes and use it here. Until then there were not many signs of treason.

@mariamhgg

29 күн бұрын

The leader of that pro Russian party is still calming that they will lead Georgia to join EU by 2030. It's not just the bill honestly past few weeks also leaders of this same party are holding meetings with people, mostly in rural areas of Georgia with very open anti-LGBT agenda, started talking about banning/restricting abortions and questioned woman's capabilities of parenthood as single mothers as a way to envision EU as an enemy. Up untill now they managed to mask their pro Rusaian interests, but now it's clear for everyone with two braincells what values they have...

So why is this bill unpopular? Surely it’s a good thing to know about foreign influence and involvement in your own country. If NGOs have nothing to hide then why should they fear this law.

I'll just remind you how this law works in Russia. There is a civil activist and blogger Ilya Pigalkin in the Russian city of Ivanovo. He is not affiliated with any foreign organization. He was just an observer at the local elections. Once his female neighbor borrowed 2,000 rubles ($25) from him, and then her husband repaid the debt with a transfer from his bank card. The husband at that time was a citizen of Afghanistan, then he obtained Russian citizenship. And this bank transfer became the reason for declaring Pigalkin a "foreign agent". This is no joke: a neighbor paid back a debt and the man was declared a foreign agent. All because the ruling party doesn't need honest election observers.

@Silver_Prussian

29 күн бұрын

What a nice story how much time did it took you to make it ? It must have taken you like 20 minutes to think about, the names the scenario, the countries. The law is very simple and very clear any ngo or person recieving money from a foreign government or foreign government backed organisations must declare themselves as foreign agents (in a sense they are) they receive money to spread a certain narrative and agenda that most likely serves foreign interests so its only fair that they state their funding.

@Silver_Prussian

29 күн бұрын

What a nice story how much time did it took you to make it ? It must have taken you like 20 minutes to think about, the names the scenario, the countries. The law is very simple and very clear any ngo or person recieving money from a foreign government or foreign government backed organisations must declare themselves as foreign agents (in a sense they are) they receive money to spread a certain narrative and agenda that most likely serves foreign interests so its only fair that they state their funding.

You gloss over the bit where Georgia started the war, eh?

@nutsabenidze581

22 күн бұрын

Because Georgia didn’t?

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

When did georgia start the war? In 2008? Thats when Russia did. Maybe, you are talkking about old ages.

@jdg9999

19 күн бұрын

@@Georgianmapping19283 Lol, even the EU report on the war, not exactly pro Russian, says that Georgia was responsible, which caused many Georgian politicians to accuse the EU of "betraying them". And before you play dumb, there's a story on it in Reuters (a British, utterly establishment, pro Western source that is never pro Russian) about it: "Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report" is the headline. To some extent I sympathize with Georgian anger over the war, because they did in fact think America had given them tacit approval to attack, and then when they did it the Americans failed to back them up. But it is nonetheless established fact that Georgia started the war.

@jdg9999

19 күн бұрын

@@nutsabenidze581 Reuters headline; "Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report" The most pro neoliberal news source, and a report from the most pro neoliberal, anti Russian insitution in the world. Don't let facts get in the way of your neocon brainwashing though.

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

@jdg9999 what is your proof of Georgia starting the war except brlieving in unreliable sources? Probably, south ossetia bombing Georgian houses.

Hopefully Georgia doesn't drift too much further west. I don't think it's a good idea to fully submerge the country in the Black Sea.

@voice.of.reason

27 күн бұрын

Classic example of people not knowing anything about Georgia like 99% of comments here

@Onkelkjell.

16 күн бұрын

We got a jokster here

@OPPER_HAMMER

15 күн бұрын

you dont decide where my country goes buddy

Honestly the law seems quite sensible… If a media outlet is sponsored 20% or more by foreign player, i would like to know

@caad5258

12 күн бұрын

Yeah a failure in TLDRs reporting for not detailing why the Protestors and the EU are critical of the law. The devil is always in the detail. From what i've read, the main problem is that this law will enable the ruling party to crack down on civil society, and consolidate power. This is what happened in 2012 when Russia passed its own NGO law. It was enforced selectively to target orgs and people that were critical of the ruling government. Journalists, activists and aid workers.

Are we in 2008?

@Ceiteach.O.Duibhir

Ай бұрын

If time travel were possible i'd go back to that year I'd jump at the chance to give my younger self a well needed reality check on what's to come in the future😂

@danielutriabrooks477

Ай бұрын

​@@Ceiteach.O.Duibhir"Hey, kid. Buy crypto now"

@mamuka815

22 күн бұрын

November 2003, Roses with minor changes. Pretty similar.

I wish my country had a law like this. I dont see a problem with it

But what is so bad and undemocratic about funds disclosure?

@gringo6362

28 күн бұрын

In russia they just made everyone who doesn't support Putin "a foreign agent"

We Georgians need peace this hard situation around us!! So no matter what we need right now, no NATO if we have to die ✊ we survived until now and we will continue it with god, as always

Hope Georgia finally passes this law and stops these paid rioters from the S0ros Foundaion.

Very well said and contextualised. Thank you. Very sick of news outlets regurgitating Russian narratives as if there were any validity to them, without serious framing. Poor Georgia. They deserve a lot better.

@hus390

29 күн бұрын

Not really!! It’s fine to have FARA law in 🇺🇸(Foreign Agents Registration Act), and jail those who violate it. But when Georgia and other countries do that, it’s a threat to freedoms and democracy?🧐

@voice.of.reason

27 күн бұрын

@@hus390 Yes, this law is good for Georgia, it protects it against foreign interference - including from Russia! People are happy,, apart from the EU paid protesters

@dirckthedork-knight1201

22 күн бұрын

​@@hus390 Its almost as if the West only cares about maintaining its hegemony and doesn't actually care about democracy or something

As an Armenian i know what they are going through. Pro Russian goverment is even worse than Russia.

@JmKrokY

28 күн бұрын

Sad

@vespercore8882

27 күн бұрын

As an British we support georgian lgbt freedom! They need more trans genders rights! Freedom to georgia! Freedom to georgia gays!

@NewFortniteEvent

27 күн бұрын

​@@vespercore8882mf in one of the comments you mentioned that you were american and now ur a brit?

@dirckthedork-knight1201

22 күн бұрын

You've been brainwashed

@pacivalmuller9333

8 күн бұрын

As a Russian any non-western goverment is better then a western one. The amount of blood westerners have on their hands is insane, and they are keeping it up. Americans forgot that they killed millions of civilians in the last 70 years and sponsored terrorism. Classical "russians are bad" just like that austrian guy.

The only undeniable fact stated in this video is that the majority of the Georgian population wants to join the EU, and consequently, that’s the exact reason why opposition is not supported by the same majority of the population.

Portraying Saakashvili as democratic and pro-Western is the exact problem of all this. His party have grew several smaller branches; his political leaders established most powerful NGOs in the country who now are advocating against the rulling party and labeling everything they do as Ruzzian. Saakashvili is the one who sold all strategic companies and facilities to Ruzzia (GWE), his foreign minister in 2008 was Grigol Vashadze who at the time held Ruzzian citizenship and was (?) previously KGB member. He then ran for presidency (2018), where his PR campaign was run by Russian company and his wife same year took a medal from Putin, while thanking him to be "the best president in the world". Saakashvili aslo agreed on UN resolution that hindered Georgia for 2008 war with Ruzzia claiming that Georgia initiated the fire in Samachablo. He also greeted Ruzzians on the boarder (literally month after the war), while removing visa-requirements for them in 2010. His ministers kept selling state-companies and receiving investments from Ruzzian state actors, while Merabishvili (Internal affairs minister) and Bendukidze (minister of economy, who previously was in charge of Putin's state economical board) stated in the Parliament that "Money does not smell, whether its Ruzzian or not". He surpressed every independent media by force (Imedi, Maestro TV, Kavkasia TV, Channel 9, Iberia TV, etc). It was a police state, where 99% of court cases were decided in favour of the state. These are just facts and you can call him pro-western as much as you want, but reality is different.

NGO abbreviation is never explained and one needs to google it

"or the support of NGOs"... kind of reveals the truth right there.

Salome Zourabichvili: French J$w! So, how come she is president of Georgia! She is a disciple of Zbigniew Brzezinski now you know what time it is!

@OPPER_HAMMER

15 күн бұрын

stop making up some fantasy shit bro

We have a day of family strength in Georgia and we go out in every Citys to protect our nation 🇬🇪🙏🙏🙏

I love TLDR for calling them what they are - ‘pro-Russian’. Thanks for the great reporting x

@mrboxheadd748

Ай бұрын

REPORTING BS THESE PRO-NATO THUGS DON'T WANT TRANSPARENCY THEY WANT TO HIDE NATO FUNDED RIOTERS AND CHAOS

@RUTHLESSambition5

Ай бұрын

Pro Russian?? This is an American law😂😂This law is word for word copied from the American law. This channel counts on people like you that are uneducated about subjects like this

@user-yg4nl2ex5r

Ай бұрын

@@RUTHLESSambition5That's why you here😅

@RUTHLESSambition5

Ай бұрын

@@user-yg4nl2ex5r great comeback😂😂 These fools are protesting a law the west has😂😂😂😂😂😂 Good lord this is cringe

@elljay13

Ай бұрын

@@RUTHLESSambition5​​⁠Read the laws first. This law is a quite literally a direct translation from the Russian one. The American law you’re talking about, FARA, does not concern media and NGOs. FARA is meant to control actual propaganda, and to this day doesn’t have any media companies registered, or NGOs that do get funding from other countries. There’s a similar law in Australia, which, like the US, directly states that it applies to people/organizations working under and for the good of other countries’ political parties, for example. All these countries also have a list of possible ‘threat countries’, like Canada adopting this law after Chinese attempts of election interference. This law meanwhile, is aimed towards the EU member countries or the US, the funding from which is crucial for most organizations in Georgia. None of these laws restrict the free functioning of media or NGOs in these countries, but the Russian law does. That’s why us Georgians don’t like or agree with this law, which is directly taken from the Russian one. It’s repressive and directly contradicts our wishes for eurointegration and halts our democratic processes.

Can some explain to me why they are protesting AGAINST transparency!?

@cynthiaherbst3909

Ай бұрын

The law is ironically transparently not in good faith and only meant to be used selectively to suppress political dissent.

@alexandersamsonidze4026

Ай бұрын

Cuz the law is not for transparency... Duh.

@cynthiaherbst3909

Ай бұрын

@@ND-yc7ij as you are only a 2 week account that (likely from a disinformation unit) does not see exactly how this law will be abused to suppress dissenting voices I shall simply remind you that their government itself has not been aublt about how they will selectively enforce it.

@kevChess

Ай бұрын

@@cynthiaherbst3909 But if it was applied to everyone you admit no one should have a problem with it right? In principle it seems like a pretty good law...

@cynthiaherbst3909

Ай бұрын

@@kevChess I wouldn't, but we know they won't, you know they won't, they know you know they won't and that is the point.

The problem is that Saakashvili's term as a president was filled with authoritarian policies. Violating freedom of press, strict and violent prison system, ignorging property rights and spending government budget on personal needs. So they, even though being pro-western, are quite unpopular among Georgians. Other huge problem is the depolitisation of citizens. Most of them claim to be apolitical, not intrested in "dirty politics" and beliving conspiracy theories. This makes a large number of Georgians unable to act adequatly in a given situation. Also, the foundation of Georgia's western political direction was laid by Shevardnadze, president before Saakashvili.

@LAZISH

28 күн бұрын

Misha spent the government budget on personal needs? What are you blurbing about. The corruption level and misuse of state funds have reache alarming levels under Bidzina's and Georgian Dream's leadership.

Overall very good reporting, but its missing nuance as to why Saakashvili was ousted. Even though he reformed the country in many ways, the human rights situation under him deteriorated significantly in Georgia with him establishing a de-facto torture and rape system in the prisons.

Please fight for your freedom Georgia. Russia is a dictatorship so fight back.

@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection

Ай бұрын

I say the same thing about my American government.

@AgentHigh5

Ай бұрын

Sure thing """@@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection""". In fact, I think I too am an American today ;)

@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection

Ай бұрын

@@AgentHigh5 go away echo chamber person

@vespercore8882

27 күн бұрын

As an British we support georgian lgbt freedom! They need more trans genders rights! Freedom to georgia! Freedom to georgia gays!

@Georgianmapping19283

19 күн бұрын

​@@vespercore8882troll

I was in Georgia (Armenia border-Tbilisi-Gori-Sighnaghi) over the past weekend and saw absolutely nothing.

@loserstuff4346

Ай бұрын

well you obviously missed a massive protest in central streets of Tbilisi on Sunday evening, the attendance was at least very impressive

It would be interesting to know, if people like Bidzina Ivanishvili and media that support him would have to report the funds they have received from outside Georgia under the proposed law, or if only the opposition would be targeted.

From the very early days of Georgia, way back from the ancient times the country strove towards Europe and had an outstanding political and trade relationship with the western civilized world. Being an integral part of Europe along with many other countries is not a wish of the present, but a mission and legacy which our ancestors left us to achieve and fulfil.

USA-NATO and USA-CIA action after Ukraine..

As Georgian, I wish peace to my country and EU membership asap 🇬🇪🇪🇺

@GEZ_Inkasso

Ай бұрын

EU already has exactly the same law as you are fighting against. When joining EU you gain some peace in exchange for your freedom. EU Politcal elite in Bruxelles will oppress their laws and rules onto your country and your own government will lose more and more of its power every single day. Do you really want this?

@kmjsjeheh1417

29 күн бұрын

Yes FORY Nice 🇬🇪🇪🇺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@Nezalezhnyi

28 күн бұрын

Georgians are strong, I believe you will end up in the EU soon. Much love from Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️🇬🇪

@kart_velian18_91

28 күн бұрын

@@Nezalezhnyi You are strong people too, Ukraine. I hope we will both become an EU member 🇪🇺 and defeat our common enemy! (🇬🇪🇺🇦)🤜🇷🇺

@vespercore8882

27 күн бұрын

As an american, wish you lgbt freedom! There is no democracy without love! You need more gays in goverment, to free from bloody russian aggression!

Very well laid out 👍🏻

There is no democratic backsliding and Government is not pro-Russian. That perception comes from opposition

Man I don't get it. I'm American and this bill sounds great! All NGOs should have to reveal their source of income, and many, if not most, are foreign agents.

@cynthiaherbst3909

Ай бұрын

If it were in good faith. It won't be. You see when authoritarian leaning or outright authoritarian promise transparency, it is to maximize the identification and suppression of any and all political opposition by labeling them as "foreign agents". What's more, not a single Pro Russian government is even subtle about exactly what they really intend to do with said laws.

@jirislavicek9954

29 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍 Every country on the planet desperately needs this law! NGOs are mercenaries for the global elite a the biggest force that subverts democracy.

@dzonikg28

29 күн бұрын

At least one men for USA that is honest, I am from ex Yugoslavia and in 1989 I first time listen to radio call " Radio free europe" on local station,, I was listening how communism sucks, how people off Yugoslavia should be free, I was then how is this even allowed. In just 2 years we had war. I only learned 30 years after that radio station is Actually US government and has nothing to do with Europe at all like I thought and they were paying local station money for emitting they well prepared crap to make a chaos

@user-xw3vi4nk2y

29 күн бұрын

Yes. But those with nefarious intentions prefer secrecy.

@nodarikirtadze8220

29 күн бұрын

You had a war because Yugoslavia is an artificial state created by the European empires as a buffer zone in XIX century and Serbs just couldn't get over the fact that their little empire was to fall apart due to different nationalities living there, demanding their own state which was fully deserved

Maidan 2.0

@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection

Ай бұрын

AKA Insurrection and Coup

@ZviadiZviadauriVelox

Ай бұрын

Wrong. Ukraine is way behind Georgia in many ways, including that. We already had wars with Russia and ‘Maidan’ in 2003. Maidan was the Rose Revolution 2.0

@pacivalmuller9333

8 күн бұрын

@@ZviadiZviadauriVelox Then Maidan 3.0

@ZviadiZviadauriVelox

8 күн бұрын

@@pacivalmuller9333 Is that your idea of European democracy? This government will be replaced by elections

@pacivalmuller9333

8 күн бұрын

@@ZviadiZviadauriVelox It is the idea of European democracy at its core. Look at Ukraine, did somebody from EU speak out against Maidan 2.0?

US also has similar law under national security.

5:50 "independent NGO... receiving more than 20% of it's funding from abroad" More like "innocent murderers" or "dry rain"

how can anyone pretend like transparency is bad, especially when its about funding from foreign nations

@deadboy9955

23 күн бұрын

In western countries, such laws would be applied in a fair and just way. In post soviet countries, such laws are generally used to suppress opposition and monopolize power. We call it "The Ruzzian law" because in Russia there are many cases of such "foreign agents" being persecuted, restricted from participating as political parties and many more.

@TurtleTurtle-ii3lq

18 күн бұрын

@@deadboy9955 Especially those who want to introduce GMO's (banned in Russia), transfer farmland from farmers to agrobusiness companies, or LGBTP crap ideology and similar westerner "achievements".

@hermaeusmora2945

16 күн бұрын

@@deadboy9955 No, it's just slandered as "Russian" to get people to oppose it. Do your research, it's through NGOs that people like Soros and the CIA infiltrate countries and reak havoc. All Color Revolutions have CIA finger prints on them, look it up!!

@bussesandtrains1218

16 күн бұрын

because it gives the government the power to declare anyone with foreign ties as an enemy of the state

@hermaeusmora2945

16 күн бұрын

@@bussesandtrains1218 Why is that necessarily a bad thing? The CIA and George Soros are two people that have used NGO's to undermine the national sovereignty of people. Exposing these type of people BEFORE they can ruin a country is a good thing, don't you think?

გავიმარჯვებთ სახელოვნად! არა რუსულ კანონს!

@bug4099

Ай бұрын

ყველა ერთობით ევროპისკენ ✊🇪🇺🇬🇪

@catalinaros641

Ай бұрын

​@temoffon8226არა დედაშენის ტრიპერიანი მუტლიდან გამომძვრალ ბრმა მატლებს, such as yourself

@dagotauri

Ай бұрын

@temoffon8226 დედისტყვნა რუსულ კანონს

@bug4099

Ай бұрын

@temoffon8226 აუ აქაც ხართ ტროლები? 😓😭😂

@MrIkaGeo

27 күн бұрын

@temoffon8226 იმ კანონს, რომელსაც ოცნება აწვება, რომ მოვუტყან მაგ პარტიას დამსხმელი დედისმუტელი

Has anyone else complained to you that the shaky grid background on your graphics is somewhat triggering?

Good on Georgia 🇬🇪. Keep standing your ground against Vladimir Hitler..

@kmjsjeheh1417

29 күн бұрын

Yes FORY Nice 🇬🇪🇪🇺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I think that law makes perfect sense. Any instuition that is operating in a country while being funded by foreign institutions should have to declare it. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. A free press shouldn't become a vehicle for foreign institutions to basically buy up the media and spread chaos or manipulate democracy.

@P4NT5U

Ай бұрын

Are you drunk or what? This law is used in Russia and if we use this law, we will literally become Russia

@MWBFurlong

Ай бұрын

@@P4NT5U That's a rediculous argument. If Russia has a law saying murder is illegal should we also campaign to not adopt that law too? If the law is used to only attack EU/US funded NGOs then yes, that would push Georgia towards Russia, but the law could just as easily be used against NGOs funded by Russia. All in all, if there are politically active organisations, particularly in the media, that are largely owned or funded by foreign countries then that should be made clear . . . . whether those organisations are funded by Russia, China, the US, EU, or Saudi Arabia. I'm British, not Georgian, and I 100% support any law that would force all organisations to disclose the sources of their funding.

@Memphis-15bs

29 күн бұрын

​@@MWBFurlong Truth is the real reason for this law is to reduce US influence in Georgia. US and EU are funding NGOs and Medias to further their geopolitical and ideological interests. By this law NGOs will be forced to declare who really funds them as there been cases where they lied and also a way to control pro westerners aka homosexuals

ah, the next US-EU putsch is in the making. But it will fail. Not every time a Maidan works.... the pattern is too well known by now....

@OPPER_HAMMER

15 күн бұрын

dont compare our protests to maidan please nobody dies here lil bro

@riccardodececco4404

13 күн бұрын

@@OPPER_HAMMER an "Activist" like your assholes in Georgia just shot the Prime Minister of Slovakia. You are just vassals of the US.

1:27 incorrect map

No mention of the US law, Foreign Agents Registration Act. The US congress some years ago split the non-military part of the CIA to form the NED, which in turn funds NGOs. When these NGOs operate in democratic countries, they are some of the best at election meddling. Look at what NGOs brought to Ukraine.

“Hi yes i am western, i love you Europe and What you stand for, now, let me vote In this extremely Anti-Europe party which discriminates against minorities and people who aren’t at fault for Their background. Now Then let me proceed to do the exact thing our government does and get angry when you reject me!” Georgia is confusing to me, on one hand i love Them and want to see the best for Them, But on the other i have No fucking clue What Their plan is.

@VakhtangBerikashvili

Ай бұрын

We don't know either. Nobody understands what is happening inside our paranoiac rulers mind.

@VakhtangBerikashvili

Ай бұрын

Thus, we have (as a society) the plan to NOT GIVE UP our Independence, Liberty and Western values.

@BernasLL

Ай бұрын

Rigged elections are "very confusing." Voter intimidation, and use of government power and resources in service of the ruling party's campaign. Particularly to get old people to vote, raised in pro-russian authoritarianism and comfortably subsidized by the ruling party as the young struggle and lack opportunity.

@Brown95P

Ай бұрын

Well yes, that is populism in a shellnut, indeed. Then again, it could also be genuinely rigged elections; wouldn't be the first in the region.

@datdumbguy1067

Ай бұрын

@@VakhtangBerikashvili 💪Good to know!

I don't understand the problem with NGOs having to be transparent with what they're funded by. On paper this sounds like it should be a thing everywhere including the west. I feel like people oppose this law just because they know those hidden fund sources help their cause. I'd appreciate if someone could enlighten me with a non-partisan point why influential NGO's shouldn't declare where their funding comes from.

@sandromdivani9935

Ай бұрын

NGO already are displaying who are they founded by right now and people can see it freely, but with this law as a know they will be Lebbeld as "foreign agents" And government will use this law not in "American way" but in "Russian way"(suppresing AGO, suppress opposition groups, control elections, )

@dzonikg28

29 күн бұрын

​​@@sandromdivani9935Because they are foregeint agents, I had female friend from secondary school, one fat girl who no one liked, while I was learning hard and studing university she start working at one NGO and it was here only job, every day she would say and write trash about my own country, when I finish university she allready bought 2 new appartments and new German car with 0 working anywhere gb

@ratitsiklauri1468

29 күн бұрын

NGOs, as any other comercial and non-comercial organizations already have to disclose their finances and funding. We have a law for that since forever. Problems with new law are: 1.)Allows government to shut down any NGO or news media for months just based on anonymous tip without any court procedure (they will come to you for 'checkup' take all the equipment and servers and you need to wait until they decide if the tip was correct or not... again outside of court, just some government department). 2.)Government can take and publish any personal information stored by those organizations and media. (again, if someone, for example, went to the media anonymously and said anything against government they will have right to find out who the person was). 3.)It makes no distinction between friendly and unfriendly countries and doesn't require for government to prove that you are being influenced from outside. (in FARA and europan versions prosecution needs to prove that you are a foreign agent in the court to be on the list but in Russian and new Georgian law there are no such demands). 4.) In Russia they soon used this law as blacklist and added more and more restrictions, our government will do the same for sure.

Fight for your FREEDOM!

TLDR, i just want to say i appreciate the content. In todays world your media is almost the most nuanced out there. Hard to find unweaponized media nowadays.

@Xiquinhodasilva99

7 күн бұрын

Don't fool yourself please.

This is Good! The UK needs a similar law disclosing funding of NGO's ThinkTanks and Media Organisations.

@jirislavicek9954

29 күн бұрын

Every country on the planet needs this 👍 There is enough American / Russian / Chinese / globalist agenda and interference pushed through these harmful NGOs.

I seem to recall that for a while Adjara was also at risk of being lost but ultimately stayed with Georgia.

@Los_Altos_Mapper_89

Ай бұрын

isnt that where erdogan is from?

@user-si1bb4zj5o

Ай бұрын

Аджария не граничила с Россией. Россия не могла туда отправлять своих наемников как в Абхазию и южную Осетию и на донбасс

@Naviamold

Ай бұрын

That was an attempt made by the living piece of shit named “Aslan Abashidze”. He didn’t like that the pro-Russian president Shevardnadze was overthrown by pro-Western Saakashvili. Thus he declared mobilization of troops. Unfortunately for that garbage, noone in Adjara sided with him and thus he was ousted and fled to Russia with bunch of stolen money from Adjarian state.

As a Georgian you missed or didnt cover a lot of signifficant events and details.Wouldnt say your video is too relible but still some facts that you stated are very true

Thank you for reviewing it ❤ make it more public ❤❤❤

Georgia is being prepper for a Russian SMO. Originally Russian time schedule would dictate full control of Ukraine and Moldavië already but that didn't pan out. Currently Russia is holding back some of its arms production to invade Georgia under similar reasons as Ukraine. I am pretty certain Russia will launch this invasion in a few years from now regardless of the Ukraine war. The Russian delusional dreams of grandure must endure! (I am being sarcastic in that last line) Lets see if Russia will stick its paw in that bear trap.

@krashme997

Ай бұрын

Russia already had its own SMO in Georgia in 2008, and then declared two new "independent" republics in Georgia, the exact same as it did in Ukraine. Guess there might have been nazis hiding in the Geogian bushes, or it posed "security concerns" for Russia /s

@franciscoduarte2190

Ай бұрын

It does seem to be the case. Russia was already crumbling three years ago, the smo was a way to attempt to halt that process like all autocracies do. At this point it's either keep feeding its own population to the grinder or feed it the leadership. Thus, the population it is, sadly.

@Gerrard_Pike2008

Ай бұрын

The georgian problem was already resolved in 2008 there is no need to invade again

@NKillBruh

Ай бұрын

I think you mean Transnistria

@cultural-and-historical

Ай бұрын

@@franciscoduarte2190 how??

The madness is that Georgia are hell bent on joining the EU, but nobody told them the damage the EU will do to their country and how it will make the country worse. They are proud Georgians who love their country. It is mad that they do not know how they will be run by an unelected foreign power, that they can't remove, that will damage the country just as the EU have screwed over Ireland

@LancesArmorStriking

26 күн бұрын

Georgians cannot comprehend neutrality because they don't believe a word the Russians say. They think their only choice is between Brussels and Moscow. Never have they considered that Russia would leave them alone if they vowed to keep American political influence out of their country

Georgian rulers bent their knee to Russia as an act of survival, a vow to be held in perpetuity. Honor the the pledge your ancestors made!

What's wrong with this law the usa got a similar law do the Georgians want foreign interference

So you're against transparency? Wow.

Question: are revolutions harder to achieve these days? Because governments have access to better military and surveillance technology than ever.

@close_all_tabs

Ай бұрын

I think technology has nothing to do with it. It depends more on the level of dissatisfaction with the standards of living in such places. Most of the time, you need to have a military backed movement in a large city or even the capital city to achieve a successful revolution. To get the military to have your back, there are two factors that could lead to this; - People protesting are in the vast majority (for example Bucharest, Romania '89, or Berlin, East-/West-Germany '89, or Iran '23 - now) - Police/military are acting for own motives (example Sudan '19- now, or Myanmar '21- now, or Iran '79)

@hannibal7533

Ай бұрын

revolution is harder these days not because government has better military and surveillance, it is harder because there are not the leaders who can actually lead and unite people

@CaptainCobbler

Ай бұрын

Not in Africa apparently, their governments don't have any money and that's why there are so many.

@dzonikg28

29 күн бұрын

So why revolution if you lose elections??

@pacivalmuller9333

8 күн бұрын

Revolutions are easily archieved if you have USA that organizes them. COUPS.

Maybe we should just copy & paste France's foreign agent law.

From one Georgia to another bless your fight for freedom!

@kaboonali5466

Ай бұрын

Tell us why you are not fighting the same law in the US? Why are foreign agents banned but you want another nation to allow your NGOs to run a mock

@NewsGuyFred

Ай бұрын

@@kaboonali5466 ​​⁠you offer nothing to back your argument- that’s typically the work of a Beijing or Moscow “worker”. But please do expand on your point. What US law is the same and how the situations the same?

@Cheattoe

Ай бұрын

@@NewsGuyFred I know right?! What’s this bot trying say lmao 😂

@dzonikg28

29 күн бұрын

So foregeint NGOs that want chaos in country is freedom lol

@namelessking8905

16 күн бұрын

What in the bill will take their freedom away? How is disclosing foreign funding any danger to them? Unless they have an ulterior motive?