On 17 May, 18:25, Vladimir Makarenko <vmak...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Dmitry wrote:
> > On 17 May, 15:20, Mikhail Medved <mikhail_b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Pig men in Latvian government realized it would be too much.
>
> >>http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/24467
>
> >> -----------------START OF QUOTE
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> Latvian Pig Man won=92t spoil Victory Day
>
> >> A controversial anti-litter initiative in Latvia has been delayed
> >> after criticism that it was an affront to Russians and their
> >> commemoration of Victory Day.
>
> >> The Latvian government are using a mascot called Pig Man, who is
meant
> >> to symbolise litter louts, in a bid to help clean up their streets.
>
> >> But the end of the campaign was to coincide with Victory Day, on May
> >> 8.
>
> >> Earlier a Latvian Russian-language daily, The Telegraph, had labelled
> >> the move to hold the so-called =91Day of Victory over plastic bags=92
a=
> >> provocation.
>
> >> Several politicians also called the campaign an insult to veterans of
> >> the war and to the Soviet soldiers who gave their lives to liberate
> >> Latvia from Nazi occupation.
>
> >> If it had gone ahead, there were fears that it could have led to
> >> resentment among Latvia=92s large Russian minority, or even a repeat
of=
> >> last year=92s Estonian riots.
> >> -----------------END OF QUOTE
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> > What is their problem with environmental campaigns? =A0How exactly is
it=
> > spoiling their Victory Day? =A0How on earth does this insult Soviet
> > soldiers? Nobody stops Soviet war veterans to celebrate their victory
> > day in Latvia.
>
> Next your question will be "Why is it wrong to play with fire at the gas
> station?"
It would be: -why is it wrong to eat an apple on the train?
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