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VanGoghRocks

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51. I was there back in 1985 (Leningrad) but have not been back since the break-up of the USSR. The
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 10:10 AM
Aug 2014

U.S. should erect a monument to the USSR, imo, for fighting and defeating Hitler along a 2,000-mile front. Without the Soviet Union's sacrifice, we'd probably all be goose-stepping and speaking German. Those who weren't like me sent to the camps, that is.

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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