- Joined
- Jul 28, 2003
In case people haven't heard, last week Russia held parliamentary elections which were 100% falsified. There was not even an attempt to pretend the results had anything to do with reality. Not only were there widespread irregularities in the polling booths, but the results as officially reported were very different from what the official observers actually reported. This past Saturday, demonstrations were held all over the country (and the world, actually) to protest this farce. Here is what Ilya Averbukh said about the demonstrations:
"I consider this a provocation, and would like people who are not bent on destruction to likewise ignore this nonconstructive event. I hope that our country has already formed a class of people who are used to only demanding things of themselves, and who want to improve the areas they work in as opposed to expecting handouts from the government. Destroying is easier than constructing. I understand there are a lot of bored lazy-bones who will come to the demonstration to scream, yell, and show themselves; they cannot present anything constructive."
:disapp:
"I consider this a provocation, and would like people who are not bent on destruction to likewise ignore this nonconstructive event. I hope that our country has already formed a class of people who are used to only demanding things of themselves, and who want to improve the areas they work in as opposed to expecting handouts from the government. Destroying is easier than constructing. I understand there are a lot of bored lazy-bones who will come to the demonstration to scream, yell, and show themselves; they cannot present anything constructive."
:disapp: