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Unfortunately public protests are soon going to become illegal in Ukraine as the president have just signed a set of laws the basically turns the country into police state [1] [2]

[1] http://citizenjournal.info/?id=14710

[2] http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/welcome-to-little-russ...

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I guess the "Orange Revolution" didn't work out in the long run.

Not really. The 'heroes' of the Orange Revolution turned against each other (see Yushchenko vs Tymoshenko drama) , raided the country's coffers, ruined its economy, and lost badly in the most recent elections.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Well... The new one is not exactly the same. He's a former felon with multiple convictions for violent crimes who, judging by the people he installed in key positions all over the country, still has connections with the organized crime.

Makes quite a difference.

Nah, it's a privilege not a right. /sarc

Driving a car is a right.

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