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Garry Kasparov arrested during the tiral of Pussy Riot in Russia

10 points by S4M 14y ago

AhtiK 14y ago
Here's the video of the arrest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149
- Irishsteve 14y ago
  Is he being arrested for being there or some other reason?
  - AhtiK 14y ago
    No reason given.
  - greenyoda 14y ago
    He's a pro-democracy activist, and democracy doesn't seem to be very popular with the Putin regime. Wikipedia says: "After his retirement from chess in 2005, Kasparov turned to politics and created the United Civil Front, a social movement whose main goal is to 'work to preserve electoral democracy in Russia.' He has vowed to 'restore democracy' to Russia by toppling the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, of whom he is an outspoken critic." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Politics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Politics
    - S4M 14y ago
      I think he's pretty courageous (or just stubborn) to stay in Russia after publicly declaring his opposition to Putin. I hope he will be free soon.
mladenkovacevic 14y ago
Why isn't Madonna or these other outraged people protesting over the 32 miners killed in South Africa? I understand 3 years (or is it 2?) is a tough punishment for what is basically vandalism by western standards (although I'm sure we can find examples or worse injustices in any of the western judicial systems). The organized and overblown reaction to all of this is much more about ruining Russia's reputation as a democratic nation than anything else. I've actually heard the nightly news-anchor here in Canada report on "International condemnation" of the sentencing. Are you fucking kidding me? Miners being gunned down for protesting in South Africa, Omahr Khadr still sitting in Guantanamo for something he might've been involved when he was 16, all the wikileaks shit from Iraq Afghanistan... and the Pussy Riot going for a 2 year stint for vandalism is causing "international condemnation"?! If anything's made me aware of how alive the cold war is, this is it.
- mladenkovacevic 14y ago
  I don't want to be misunderstood.. I'm in favour of Kasparov and the Pussy Riot doing what they're doing and fighting for a better government in Russia.. as anyone should be doing for their country! But I am just irritated by the "better than thou" indignations echoed in media channels of the equally unjust western world that tends to ignore massive wrongdoings that are too inconvenient to the larger narrative.

10 points by S4M 14y ago

AhtiK 14y ago

Here's the video of the arrest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149

Irishsteve 14y ago
Is he being arrested for being there or some other reason?
- AhtiK 14y ago
  No reason given.
- greenyoda 14y ago
  He's a pro-democracy activist, and democracy doesn't seem to be very popular with the Putin regime. Wikipedia says: "After his retirement from chess in 2005, Kasparov turned to politics and created the United Civil Front, a social movement whose main goal is to 'work to preserve electoral democracy in Russia.' He has vowed to 'restore democracy' to Russia by toppling the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, of whom he is an outspoken critic." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Politics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Politics
  - S4M 14y ago
    I think he's pretty courageous (or just stubborn) to stay in Russia after publicly declaring his opposition to Putin. I hope he will be free soon.

mladenkovacevic 14y ago

Why isn't Madonna or these other outraged people protesting over the 32 miners killed in South Africa? I understand 3 years (or is it 2?) is a tough punishment for what is basically vandalism by western standards (although I'm sure we can find examples or worse injustices in any of the western judicial systems). The organized and overblown reaction to all of this is much more about ruining Russia's reputation as a democratic nation than anything else. I've actually heard the nightly news-anchor here in Canada report on "International condemnation" of the sentencing. Are you fucking kidding me? Miners being gunned down for protesting in South Africa, Omahr Khadr still sitting in Guantanamo for something he might've been involved when he was 16, all the wikileaks shit from Iraq Afghanistan... and the Pussy Riot going for a 2 year stint for vandalism is causing "international condemnation"?! If anything's made me aware of how alive the cold war is, this is it.

mladenkovacevic 14y ago
I don't want to be misunderstood.. I'm in favour of Kasparov and the Pussy Riot doing what they're doing and fighting for a better government in Russia.. as anyone should be doing for their country! But I am just irritated by the "better than thou" indignations echoed in media channels of the equally unjust western world that tends to ignore massive wrongdoings that are too inconvenient to the larger narrative.