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VanGoghRocks

(621 posts)
12. "In Russia I felt for the first time like
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 04:11 AM
Aug 2014

a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being."

~Paul Robeson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson

Cue the "But Robeson was a Communist" red-baiting in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

it's happening around the world, many are doing it to take attention away from their own JI7 Aug 2014 #1
"Ferguson is America's selfie!" ~Chris Williams, RT.com VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #2
RT is a joke JI7 Aug 2014 #3
If you say so. Are the students outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow also a joke? VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #4
not if they agree russia sucks when it comes to rights also JI7 Aug 2014 #5
Sigh. So sorry they don't meet your standards of moral purity. Would Jesus the VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #6
Definitely don't hold your breath on that one. nt arthritisR_US Aug 2014 #33
Wait, I thought a country didn't have to be perfect to criticize other countries. JoeyT Aug 2014 #42
I didn't say they had to be perfect JI7 Aug 2014 #43
they are far less perfect than we are treestar Aug 2014 #53
No, everyone pretty much says so--except Putin. And yes--the students ARE a joke. MADem Aug 2014 #7
It would be even better if the Russian signs were translated. Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #8
You can be damn sure those signs don't give a shit about "Equality" for all. MADem Aug 2014 #11
"In Russia I felt for the first time like VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #12
Awwww....no one took your "commie" bait. MADem Aug 2014 #24
I also remember protests against Putin policies by Russian students and some entertainers. kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #47
Of course they don't all support Putin, and they'll support him less and less as sanctions take hold MADem Aug 2014 #49
Silly me, I guess I didn't get the memo that Putin = Stalin = Hitler. (Somehow, the VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #9
You said it. Silly you--you didn't get the memo that Putin's a dictator. MADem Aug 2014 #13
Putin the evil dictator . . . with an 88% approval rating, according to VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #14
Yeah--Joe Stalin said it doesn't matter how people vote--it matters who COUNTS those votes! MADem Aug 2014 #19
Wow, thanks for the revelations.. I hadn't heard anything about racism per se in Russia but Cha Aug 2014 #27
It's HORRIBLE there--and black people are scapegoated; used as a way to vent frustrations, just like MADem Aug 2014 #36
"The Russian government doesn't give a shit about black people, and they are actively opposed to Cha Aug 2014 #38
Thank you, MADem, for addressing so well.. the putin propaganda. Cha Aug 2014 #15
More in post 19. MADem Aug 2014 #21
Thanks.. it's old hat now.. one leaves and another one pops up. We've Cha Aug 2014 #22
And egregious mimi85 Aug 2014 #34
Like our media isn't controlled by the corporate government here. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #48
You're free to start a thread on that topic and see how many bites you get. nt MADem Aug 2014 #50
good point. It's not like they have freedom of speech there treestar Aug 2014 #54
American Law Enforcement is brutal and extremely oppressive 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #17
Hey there. Thanks for posting. Well, at least we're not led by an evil Satanic dictator who VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #30
Yes, they'd do better to deal with their own problems there treestar Aug 2014 #52
Sincere or not- the point is the world is watching WestCoastLib Aug 2014 #10
"Are these really Russians supporting Brown or are these Russians mocking the USA? " Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #16
Putin the evil genius has compelled those young Russians to gather in VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #18
Where did I say Putin is behind this? Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #20
Sorry, didn't mean to suggest you were saying Putin was behind this and apologize VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #25
Russo-phobic sentiments? Whom made those comments? Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #26
I give you . . . post #7: VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #28
You apparently are confusing FACTS with "Russo-phobia." The truth is not "phobia." It's the truth. MADem Aug 2014 #31
Yes, your strawman was upped by your goalpost moving, but I don't see the relevance. Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #32
+1 n/t LarryNM Aug 2014 #35
Right On WestCoastLib Tommymac Aug 2014 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #23
Russo-phobia, anyone? VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #29
Are you fucking serious? nt mimi85 Aug 2014 #37
Those fact-free assclowns at RT are giving Russians the impression that there are riots from coast MADem Aug 2014 #44
No, it's all an elaborate global joke: VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #55
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #39
The truth hurts newfie11 Aug 2014 #46
Are you there? Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #40
I was there back in 1985 (Leningrad) but have not been back since the break-up of the USSR. The VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #51
We see them! , what do their signs & tee shirts say? Sunlei Aug 2014 #45
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