BBC has an interview with a Moscow woman who was filmed being taken away by enough police to subdue Hulk Hogan. They must have been afraid of something other than this woman because she was not very aggressive or physically threatening. BBC says there were "tens of thousands" of people in Moscow Square to protest corruption. This relates to my post yesterday on the potential for instability in Russia, where standing on the street on the wrong day can be a life-changing event.
After seeing real radicals on both sides in our national election, it was amazing to see a woman so much like a normal person caught up in political intrigue. She did not look or speak like the type, but she also knew what words to say to try to stay out of jail in a trial. Up to 1000 such people were arrested, not all of them of her type. Some will get convicted and reduce their chances of ever getting anywhere in life after that. It is a politically corrupt system kept afloat by police and FSB officers who don't play nice with their own citizens. It is a sure pressure cooker of an environment to hold a national election.
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