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I don't believe this will matter. United Russia, pocket party of the current government & president, has all the power to approve or reject any proposed bill. U

I don't believe this will matter. United Russia, pocket party of the current government & president, has all the power to approve or reject any proposed bill. Unfortunately, no amount of public opinion has any effect on them.

blots 14y ago
Unfortunately, the public is being continuously brainwashed by the state controlled media to share their opinion.
- simias 14y ago
  "brainwashed by the state controlled media to share their opinion"? What do you mean? Or did you mean "not to share their opinion"?
  - Kliment 14y ago
    I expect "to share their [the media's] opinion" as opposed to "to share their [the citizens'] opinion".
    - blots 14y ago
      Yes, "to share the media's/state's opinion", forgive my bad english.
mtgx 14y ago
I wouldn't say "no amount", but it's clear that Russia as a whole is not ready to get rid of Putin yet. So 100k, 200k and maybe even 500k people protesting against him probably won't have much effect, unless it's millions of them, or the vast majority of them actually votes against him in the next election.
anghyflawn 14y ago
It will probably not matter in terms of preventing the passage of the law, but this is the sort of thing that has led to the groundswell of support for Pirate Parties elsewhere in Europe. Given the current brewing of civil-society initiatives in Russia, this can well play a non-negligible role.
styts 14y ago
Public opinion has effect. It's just that government-controlled media would otherwise not report such controversial laws being considered. I sincerely thank Wikipedia for bringing public attention to this issue. Now twitter is trending with #RuWikiBlackout and all major Russian news channels are reporting the blackout.
- raquo 14y ago
  Come on. The media will report about this law and the vast majority of the population will be thankful for the government cracking down on child pornographers. Never underestimate the bullshit absorption rate of the general population.

blots 14y ago

Unfortunately, the public is being continuously brainwashed by the state controlled media to share their opinion.

simias 14y ago
"brainwashed by the state controlled media to share their opinion"? What do you mean? Or did you mean "not to share their opinion"?
- Kliment 14y ago
  I expect "to share their [the media's] opinion" as opposed to "to share their [the citizens'] opinion".
  - blots 14y ago
    Yes, "to share the media's/state's opinion", forgive my bad english.

mtgx 14y ago

I wouldn't say "no amount", but it's clear that Russia as a whole is not ready to get rid of Putin yet. So 100k, 200k and maybe even 500k people protesting against him probably won't have much effect, unless it's millions of them, or the vast majority of them actually votes against him in the next election.

anghyflawn 14y ago

It will probably not matter in terms of preventing the passage of the law, but this is the sort of thing that has led to the groundswell of support for Pirate Parties elsewhere in Europe. Given the current brewing of civil-society initiatives in Russia, this can well play a non-negligible role.

styts 14y ago

Public opinion has effect. It's just that government-controlled media would otherwise not report such controversial laws being considered. I sincerely thank Wikipedia for bringing public attention to this issue. Now twitter is trending with #RuWikiBlackout and all major Russian news channels are reporting the blackout.

raquo 14y ago
Come on. The media will report about this law and the vast majority of the population will be thankful for the government cracking down on child pornographers. Never underestimate the bullshit absorption rate of the general population.