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Related: About this forumMoscow protests after opposition leader's guilty verdict
President Vladimir Putin's chief political foe was convicted along with his brother on Tuesday in a fraud case widely seen as a vendetta by the Kremlin, triggering one of Russia's boldest anti-government demonstrations in years.
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Moscow protests after opposition leader's guilty verdict (Original Post)
uhnope
Dec 2014
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The boldest anti-government protests in years...is a dozen people in toques shouting in the night?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#1
That is no way to talk about America, although it may be true in some folks minds.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#6
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)1. The boldest anti-government protests in years...is a dozen people in toques shouting in the night?
uhnope
(6,419 posts)2. are you snickering at the crushing of dissent in Russia?
that would be par for the course.
BTW, "toques"? who uses that word? You Canuck?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)3. Who uses "Canuck" without a conjunction, are you American?
uhnope
(6,419 posts)5. do you always answer questions with more questions?
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)4. Kind of hard to protest
in a totalitarian police state run by what is effectively a dictator.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)6. That is no way to talk about America, although it may be true in some folks minds.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)7. I know like yours
In America, we can, just look at NYC and many other cities. Try that in Russia.
uhnope
(6,419 posts)8. wow. you just called the USA a "totalitarian police state run by what is effectively a dictator"
that's the second insane post by the Putin explainers in the last hour: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=977670
You guys sharing talking points/drugs/RT binge viewing?