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Actually, voting in countries like Indonesia is unpatriotic, as it only legitimizes the regime, which serves foreign political and economic interests, as well as those totally prostituted 'elites'.

Andre Vltchek

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Andre Vltchek
Age: 57 †
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
Died: 2020
Died: September 22
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St. Petersburg
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