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Arawn-ap-Hywel · Nov 24, 2007, 05:27 pm

Russian police detain opposition leaders | World | Reuters

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on Saturday when they broke up an anti-Kremlin protest eight days before Russia's parliamentary election.

No surprises here then
liberation, freedom, democarcy

words of horror for those in power in the Kremlin

Praxius · Nov 25, 2007, 10:14 pm

Notice how this has happened in mutiple countries just in recent months?

Chavez, Pakistan, Putin, and I have a funny feeling about that new president of France.... something about him is just too transparently untrusting.

another day · Nov 25, 2007, 10:50 pm

Hah.. Fools. Has nobody learned anything from the US? The american system of corruption is so successful because it operates on a much more subtle level then this. Countries that wish to oppress their people need to learn that they must go about squashing opposition and disent in covert, indirect ways if they wish to maintain the public's support.

Not that it would be a good thing...

Phocus · Nov 26, 2007, 10:14 am

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Quote by: another day

Hah.. Fools. Has nobody learned anything from the US? The american system of corruption is so successful because it operates on a much more subtle level then this. Countries that wish to oppress their people need to learn that they must go about squashing opposition and disent in covert, indirect ways if they wish to maintain the public's support.

Not that it would be a good thing...

Usually I don't really support America bashing campaigns, however I'm forced to agree with you. One major part of this that I'm seeing is my government keeping me "safe" by taking away my ability to defend myself from oppression, tyranny, and other cliche forms of political suppression. Burocrates really played their cards right in gun control.

Back on topic though, one would think when 3,000 people are protesting outside your office, you might listen to them.

Nov 25, 2007, 10:50 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
another day slipping sand Posts: 1,802	Hah.. Fools. Has nobody learned anything from the US? The american system of corruption is so successful because it operates on a much more subtle level then this. Countries that wish to oppress their people need to learn that they must go about squashing opposition and disent in covert, indirect ways if they wish to maintain the public's support. Not that it would be a good thing... What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! The paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me; no, nor woman neither..

Nov 25, 2007, 10:14 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Praxius Mass'Debator Posts: 4,724	Notice how this has happened in mutiple countries just in recent months? Chavez, Pakistan, Putin, and I have a funny feeling about that new president of France.... something about him is just too transparently untrusting.