GarryB wrote:Generally the second most powerful party is the communist party in eastern europe because the liberal pro western parties have sullied the name to the extent that most people are sick of them.
Most of their prominent alternative politicians are bitches of the west and speak english when they shout slogans at protests... because they are pandering to the people that pay their wages... in the west.
Prominent is a strong word for them.
They are simply foreign agents. Sobol, Navalny, the rest. They are not popular at all in Russia. These protests, the ones that are actually sanctioned by Moscow authorities are simply groupies. People who are all projecting their own demands and or wants and other bullshit to get media attention.
Communists, Ultra Lib morons, LGBT fags, Ukrainians (Yes, there were Ukrainian flags at the protest), Anarchist Youth failed abortions, so called Rappers who rap about raping grandmothers, and media from the west and others - all attended. These are people that Russians hate. A lot of them were not from Moscow. Many of them were on lookers. Many others were drunk morons. Ukrainians chanting slogans (they should be kicked out of hte country and black listed from ever entering again). LGBT acting like their usual self wherever they go. Etc.
What was funny is that not many even know what or who they were demanding for or what was exactly happening.
Now, the so called opposition the west portrays in Russia (Sobol, Navalny, etc), its their little games they play that should be watched. Its them who hold the unregistered rallies. Those rallies only attract about 1,500 people. Maybe 3,000 max. This is of course in a city of 13M people. Moscow area proper is larger. Many people are bussed in. Many were journalists.
What is interesting of course is the end results of all of this. This actually is going to get worst not for the Russian authorities but the foreign handlers who provide funds to these groups. Apparently Russian authorities are now going to crack down on NGO's and media who have been supporting the protests and inciting people to partake. As well, they froze the accounts of the protest leaders and their groups (Navalny particularly) and is pushing an audit to find out exactly where his funds come from.
In the end, these charades is twisting the authorities arms in a way that gives them proper sight to act harshly. Which by statistics, most people of Moscow are sick of and demanded the authorities clamp down on them. Many even demand of their authorities to act against them like France does against Yellow Vest but that is rather very improper. Regardless what west says, the protests in Moscow are a cake walk for authorities and protestors alike compared to events in Paris and elsewhere.
Hole wrote:15.000 people in a city of 10+ million isn´t huge. There are larger block parties or barbecues in Moscow. And this was no demonstration of one party or one "cause", there were people from the very far left to the very far right.
Authorities says 20,000. Protests of course claim 50,000. This is based upon absolutely nothing but some group who is popular in apparently ticker taping people, claim. Although, that is clearly bullshit cause some small group wont be able to ticker tape everyone and or not just over exaggerate on numbers. The real numbers are inbetween. My guess about ~30,000. Of course, the protestors and supporters, including bots will say its all a lie. But thats actually the safest bet because authorities knows exactly how many and even who partook (cameras with face recognition software is rather very much in use in Moscow or Russia as a whole. Plus they export such tech to many countries including the west). But they will also fudge some numbers as well because its easier to keep people guessing.