Thread: Thousands protests against Putin after Russia vote

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Well, I basically meant there are people ready to serve to whatever authorities just because the latter are in power.

It's not quite so. It's just some people are satisfied the way things going on and they don't want to change it.

Originally Posted by Romik

It's not quite so. It's just some people are satisfied the way things going on and they don't want to change it.

If you have a look at some of my earlier posts (e.g. this one http://masterrussian.net/f16/%D0%B4%...49/#post223606) I kind of said there's no point to change those in power as the CPRF seems to be not a tiny bit better. But, there's difference between how the power is kept. Should the Russia United conducted fair elections and win, I'm pretty sure there would be not so many protests. Do you see my point?

Originally Posted by Crocodile

If you have a look at some of my earlier posts (e.g. this one http://masterrussian.net/f16/%D0%B4%...49/#post223606) I kind of said there's no point to change those in power as the CPRF seems to be not a tiny bit better. But, there's difference between how the power is kept. Should the Russia United conducted fair elections and win, I'm pretty sure there would be not so many protests. Do you see my point?

I think Ramil answered well on that post and I don't quite understand your point.

Originally Posted by Romik

I think Ramil answered well on that post and I don't quite understand your point.

The point is very simple - the elections should be fair. The only legal means to enforce that point is the protests. And ignoring the demands of the protesters to hold the fair elections is illegal. Regardless of how good the present party in power is and how much freedom (=to go on Egypt vacation) it allows.

Come to think of it, there's not that much similarity between the Arab Spring and the current protests in Russia. I think the protests are much more like the protests during the recent elections in Iran.