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In reply to the discussion: Something's happening here, but you don't know what it is. Russian students are [View all]Cha
(297,802 posts)22. Thanks.. it's old hat now.. one leaves and another one pops up. We've
read about this.. and anything to stick to the USA even if It means acting like a fool for the racist, homophobic Dictator.
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VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
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it's happening around the world, many are doing it to take attention away from their own
JI7
Aug 2014
#1
If you say so. Are the students outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow also a joke?
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#4
Sigh. So sorry they don't meet your standards of moral purity. Would Jesus the
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#6
Wait, I thought a country didn't have to be perfect to criticize other countries.
JoeyT
Aug 2014
#42
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
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
Hey there. Thanks for posting. Well, at least we're not led by an evil Satanic dictator who
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#30
"Are these really Russians supporting Brown or are these Russians mocking the USA? "
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#16
Sorry, didn't mean to suggest you were saying Putin was behind this and apologize
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#25
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
Those fact-free assclowns at RT are giving Russians the impression that there are riots from coast
MADem
Aug 2014
#44
I was there back in 1985 (Leningrad) but have not been back since the break-up of the USSR. The
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#51