On 17 May, 20:11, Vladimir Makarenko <vmak...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Dmitry wrote:
> > 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
mean=
t
> >>>> 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
ga=
s
> >> station?"
>
> > It would be: -why is it wrong to eat an apple on the train?
>
> If you in a bathroom, even on the train, it is very unhealthy to consume
> any food.
It depends on how long your train journey is.
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