A hairline crack has appeared in the authoritarian facade of Vladimir Putin's Russia. The would-be-dictator-for-life -- he recently commanded his sockpuppet, Dmitry Medvedev, to stand down from the next election so that he could run unopposed for another term as president -- was booed while attending an important political function: a mixed martial arts match that he was tapped to introduce.
To protect the thin-skinned action-hero, subsequent airings of the event edited out the boos, a fact that has been widely noted and commented upon.
And that is where the story gets really interesting because some Russians, outraged at what they saw as a suggestion that they had shown disrespect to an honourable loser, have bombarded Monson's Facebook Wall with supportive messages, many of them in English, and many of them attacking Vladimir Putin.
Denis Kir from Mezhdurechensk wrote: "You are great! Putin is just stupid and we booed Putin."
Tanya Kuu from Kolomna added: "People in Russia don't respect Putin's mode now."
Artem Dzyuba from Moscow said: "It's clearly heard the crowd was outraged by the prime minister.
"His corrupted government, muppet courts, punishers in police clothes, pocket electoral commissions and people of his clan at all the most important and profitable chairs - it all drives us crazy!"
Paul Protsenko, a student in Yaroslavl, declared that the 21st of November had been the "greatest date for our country because Putin the first time was whistled and shamed!", adding "Russia must be free".
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“Are you saying ‘Boo’ or ‘Poo-tin'”?
“BOOOOO”
“I was saying ‘Poo-tin'”
“His corrupted government, muppet courts, punishers in police clothes, pocket electoral commissions and people of his clan at all the most important and profitable chairs – it all drives us crazy!”
You could say that about any government in the US. Mock elections don’t mean ‘democracy’ when corporations are the real rulers. At least Russia has fewer oligarchs that visibly control what goes on in Russia.
There’s so much talk of freedom in the world today. We all see each other and how we could all be free. I’ve never lived through a time like this. It is amazing.
Fruit doesn’t hang much lower than that.
“Also, Jimmy Wales is looking at me.”
Always an unsettling experience, that. Makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong!
Ain’t it just the living end? And it’s only going to get faster and moreso.
Does anyone understand enough Russian to know what Putin said that perhaps prompted the commentator to say “ooh” at the 15second mark on this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?f…
Putin starts out with “Dear friends, today all fans of martial arts have a reason to celebrate…” The “ooh” comes after “fans of martial arts”, but it is also when the crowd starts booing, so I’m not sure the “ooh” comes in response to Putin’s words.
“You could say that about any government in the US. Mock elections don’t mean ‘democracy’ when corporations are the real rulers. At least Russia has fewer oligarchs that visibly control what goes on in Russia.”
Actually you can’t. If you think there’s no difference between the current “democratic” Russia and the US, just try being in the opposition party in Russia. And good luck evading the thugs, ersatz tax convictions, and Po-210.
Although I have to admit that a muppet court sounds pretty worthwhile.
Once KGB, always KGB.
Cracked.com has a really funny and somewhat informative article on why Putin is, “the World’s Craziest Badass”.
I think there’s been a terrible mistake. Clearly, the booing wasn’t censored; Putin went back in time and personally chokeslammed the boos themselves out of existence.
Those hecklers are lucky Putin didn’t jump out there and start kicking some serious buttsky.
“Are you saying ‘Boo’ or ‘Poo-tin'”?
“BOOOOO”
“I was saying ‘Poo-tin'”
“His corrupted government, muppet courts, punishers in police clothes, pocket electoral commissions and people of his clan at all the most important and profitable chairs – it all drives us crazy!”
You could say that about any government in the US. Mock elections don’t mean ‘democracy’ when corporations are the real rulers. At least Russia has fewer oligarchs that visibly control what goes on in Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes
Jeff Monson considers himself an “anarchist” and it’s quite possible that his fan base would have negative opinions of Putin.
Jeff Monson is a Tin Can set up for Fedor to beat.
Why would anyone listen to a person who takes money to fake getting beat up?
What else does he take money to lie about?
how does one say “poor widdle fee-fee’s” in Russian?
Well, I can’t say for sure who the audience is booing.
Does anyone understand enough Russian to know what Putin said that perhaps prompted the commentator to say “ooh” at the 15second mark on this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=armHReCvlP4
Also, Putin’s approval rating: 61%, Obama’s 43%.
Do you know who else had a really high approval rating?
…and we’re there, after only seven posts! Also, Jimmy Wales is looking at me.
There’s so much talk of freedom in the world today. We all see each other and how we could all be free. I’ve never lived through a time like this. It is amazing.
Fruit doesn’t hang much lower than that.
“Also, Jimmy Wales is looking at me.”
Always an unsettling experience, that. Makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong!
Ain’t it just the living end? And it’s only going to get faster and moreso.
Putin starts out with “Dear friends, today all fans of martial arts have a reason to celebrate…” The “ooh” comes after “fans of martial arts”, but it is also when the crowd starts booing, so I’m not sure the “ooh” comes in response to Putin’s words.
“You could say that about any government in the US. Mock elections don’t mean ‘democracy’ when corporations are the real rulers. At least Russia has fewer oligarchs that visibly control what goes on in Russia.”
Actually you can’t. If you think there’s no difference between the current “democratic” Russia and the US, just try being in the opposition party in Russia. And good luck evading the thugs, ersatz tax convictions, and Po-210.
Although I have to admit that a muppet court sounds pretty worthwhile.
Once KGB, always KGB.
Cracked.com has a really funny and somewhat informative article on why Putin is, “the World’s Craziest Badass”.
I think there’s been a terrible mistake. Clearly, the booing wasn’t censored; Putin went back in time and personally chokeslammed the boos themselves out of existence.
Those hecklers are lucky Putin didn’t jump out there and start kicking some serious buttsky.