Russian Underwear Protest!

[arsenal]

This has probably run it's course now. We all think Russia is gruesome and Moses insists it's lovely. No point arguing about it.

[Nirish guy]

This has probably run it's course now. We all think Russia is gruesome and Moses insists it's lovely. No point arguing about it.

Thats not the case with me anyway, I've no real opinion that in either way. Personally i was just flagging up the apparent difference in the facts and opinion that Moses was presenting compared to what else appearing to be visible on some (western) media.

[cdnmatt]

This has probably run it's course now. We all think Russia is gruesome and Moses insists it's lovely. No point arguing about it.

And here I was all this time thinking this thread was about a bunch of young, cute Russian gay lads protesting the wearing of underwear, and frolicking the streets of Moscow butt naked for everyone to be dazzled by.

[Brad the Impala]

This has probably run it's course now. We all think Russia is gruesome and Moses insists it's lovely. No point arguing about it.

If it's run it's course people will stop posting. The fact that it may no longer of interest to you is not a determinant of its future!

[Moses]

Hmmm it seems a few more people than you suggest seem to care for him perhaps.......well if you don't do the usual and just cry "western propaganda" that is.......

So either 500 turned up if Russia authorities are to be believed or closer 3000 if Sota ( an Independent media source) reports correctly or either 4000 or 15000 in Moscow depending who you wish to believe? Along with rallies in other cities planned and lots of sharing of stuff re him on line etc too it seems ?

Not exactly "nobody cares about him" as was suggested above perhaps ?

Copied from that western propaganda rag ....the BBC ....

"Dozens of people have been detained as police try to stop nationwide protests in Russia in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Police are also breaking up groups of his supporters gathered in the capital Moscow, ahead of a protest there. Thousands of people have already taken part in rallies in Russia's Far East, where there were also arrests."

Video in the lins....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55778334

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55778334

I told yesterday, today will be protests. What's wrong?

Oh, I see. You think it is somehow linked to Navalny. It is not. Listen what crowd chanting, you will hear it even you don't know Russian. They are chanting "Putin please go out!" or just "Putin go out!" - "Pu-tin U-kho-dee!" and other such things. No one word about Navalny.

Now you see: Russian is democratic country where people are able public protests. And nobody call them "internal terrorist"... at least yet.

Do you want to know how real protests here looks like? Not these by marginals, but real crowd protest... look on the picture. It is square in front of Kremlin. That you will see when majority will protests. Compare with pictures what you see now...

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[arsenal]

"If it's run it's course people will stop posting. The fact that it may no longer of interest to you is not a determinant of its future! "

You are of course absolutely right. Any member can trudge back to the start and slalom down the piste as many times as they like. But the course won't change, it goes to the same place and through the same gates.

[StevieWonders]

You think it is somehow linked to Navalny. It is not. Listen what crowd chanting, you will hear it even you don't know Russian. They are chanting "Putin please go out!" or just "Putin go out!" - "Pu-tin U-kho-dee!" and other such things. No one word about Navalny.

The love that dare not speak its name?

[Brad the Impala]

Tomorrow maybe will be some protests against quarantines, so Navalny maybe will use them.

Oh, I see. You think it is somehow linked to Navalny. It is not. Listen what crowd chanting, you will hear it even you don't know Russian. They are chanting "Putin please go out!" or just "Putin go out!" - "Pu-tin U-kho-dee!" and other such things. No one word about Navalny.

Russian police have detained more than 3,000 people in a crackdown on protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, monitors say.
Tens of thousands of people defied a heavy police presence to join some of the largest rallies against President Vladimir Putin in years.
In Moscow, riot police were seen beating and dragging away protesters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55778334

[Moses]

Russian police have detained more than 3,000 people in a crackdown on protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, monitors say.

This is propaganda. Navalny doesn't worth mass protests, nobody will gather for him in masses. You may search for thousands videos from protest and you will see only "Putin" on banners and hear only "Putin" in chanting. Nobody care about freedom of criminal Navalny.

Tens of thousands of people defied a heavy police presence to join some of the largest rallies against President Vladimir Putin in years.

This is correct. Some says what it is most big protest since 2017, some says what it is most big protest since 2013.

You may ask "why now"? Govt lifted restrictions for mass gathering since Jan 22. Yesterday was first day off after lifting. Why it is biggets since 2013? COVID. People are pissed off by restrictions, quarantine, job loss.

In Moscow, riot police were seen beating and dragging away protesters.

this is correct also

[Moses]

This picture is from Moscow - protesters near isolator, where is Navalny now.

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Isolator - special place where arrested are waiting for court.
As per news there were only about 300 people, more half of them were journalists and TV. This shows how much people care about Navalny's destiny here.