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Originally Posted by Elkyiv
There must be a reason why the Libyans were more brave to find out than the russians. I don't buy that that it's apathy. It's cowardice.
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Gaddafi was in power for decades. He wasn't overthrown until he was almost 70 years old and his power was slipping. The revolutionist also had actual military support from outside forces, including Canada and the USA. By the time Gaddafi was actually overthrown, NATO had a full scall military operation going.
Gaddafi was only overthrow due to a series of events, which started with protests. Unless Putin's own generals start turning against him and you get NATO intervention, it's not really a comparable situation.