Get Real! wrote:Londonrake wrote:Witness what’s been happening on Russian streets this week and at the airports. The joys of dictatorship.
When 70,000 citizens marched in (I forget which city now) against the West’s suicidal policies (one of dozens of protests EU-wide), it never occurred to you that it may be the result of dictatorships in both Brussels and Washington, who care not for the public’s opinion… yet you see Moscow’s 1,500 odd protesters as resistance to a dictatorship!
Like I said you desperately need to get your head OUT of the West’s arse and smell some fresh air.
The inevitable cherry pick.
I know, we all do it.
Well, I think it’s 1500 arrests actually, with protests taking place in 38 cities, not just Moscow. Protests, particularly against the war in Ukraine, are of course a much more serious and potentially consequential thing in Russia than the West.
I take it as resistance to Putin’s war and illusory goals, rather than the man himself. Hopefully that will come later, when the cost of his war becomes more generally known.
It seems you can’t get an airline ticket out of Moscow or St Petersburg for love nor money at the moment.
I thoroughly agree with you about the Brussels dictatorship. The US though? Well, they got rid of Trump of course, thankfully. I wouldn’t be surprised if Biden suffers a similar fate. Putin though - like good ole Idi Amin - is President for life (which hopefully won’t be too long).
As far as head up asses goes. I admire your tenacious idolatry for Putin but suggest you’re being a bit hypocritical. There surely can’t be anybody on this (small) forum with his head more up somebody’s butt than your good self.
Thank you for all the links. It’s good to see - daily - that, as ever, Putin’s cunning plan is going exactly as the grand chess master expected.
Any comment on the Defence Minister’s claim yesterday that Russian war dead are around 6000? Seems a reasonable question.