What RT won't mention in their fake outrage re Ferguson: Racism, blood and tear gas in Moscow

[uhnope]

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And PutinTV wants to talk about racism? Let's not forget this

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/06/russia-racist-laser-obama_n_5656732.html

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First Black Elected Official Defies Racism In Russia
Because the police and justice system are riddled with corruption, there's a feeling that if something happens to you on the street, you have no place to turn.

I was especially worried about two gay friends who came to visit me in Moscow. The city has a history of harassment against openly gay men. And the same goes for blacks.

Even though for decades the Soviet Union recruited African students to come to universities and learn about communism, there are very few black faces in Russia today.

Skinheads are active in the capital and elsewhere, and blacks have been harassed on the street and beaten on trains and the subway.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130102777

[jakeXT]

1. Hey, the Russians lost a car

http://rt.com/usa/209251-ferguson-journalists-attacked-police/

[DeSwiss]

2. HEY!!! You noticed!

[center]The whole world is in a

[font size=10]REVOLUTION!!![/font][/center]

- The rest of the world couldn't wait for us. They know we're kinda slow. They've seen us on the teevee.....

[tom_kelly]

3. RT doesn't cover Russia

I think they cover news that affect the US

[Fred Sanders]

4. They broadcast in English. So they cover the rest of world and their audience is English speakers

in the world, few of of those in Russia.

Also Arabic and Spanish broadcasts.

[MattSh]

5. And US media cares about Ferguson?

They're just using Ferguson as another reason to sow fear about "uppity" minorities.

Other than that, US media has no use for Ferguson and the riots.

[newthinking]

6. Some clarification for those who did not go to youtube. This video is May 2012. Description here:

The OP likes to post older material and sometimes misrepresents what he has posted. The description from the video post itself. Note this is from May 2012. It is not recent news.

Published on May 6, 2012

It is May the 6th 2012, the day before Putin's third term as Russian president begins. A 'march of the millions' has been planned which actually turned out to be only some tens of thousands strong, but still bigger than many expected. When a point of tension developed around a sit in started by Russian activist and blogger Alexei Navalny and Left wing opposition figure Sergei Udaltsov, some protesters broke through police lines after a scuffle started. The response was baton charges, tear gas and mass arrests. Younger protesters did provoke police by throwing stones but police themselves faced many accusations of beating protesters and use of excessive force.

[uhnope]

7. lol--because the Russian gov has gotten so much better since 2012, right?

[rustydad]

8. Swinging the bash putin hammer

Why all the negative posts concerning Russia and Putin I wonder? Especially here at DU, which on this subject reminds me more of Fox. Could it be because Russia supports two of Israel's arch enemies, Iran and Syria? Just asking......

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Wow!

That was just...amazing.

[uhnope]

10. interesting theory, please go on.