Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:10 pm  

Listening to them sing they should have copied Madonna and mimed. They might have been found not guilty.

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:25 pm  

Personally I find the whole thing depressing and terribly sad.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:50 pm  

Ovavoo wrote:

Listening to them sing they should have copied Madonna and mimed. They might have been found not guilty.

You obviously never heard early punk in this country then and your knowledge of Russian must be pretty good to be able to diss the lyrics.

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:58 pm  

They're a band? I just assumed it was the new name for the Hull-Rotterdam ferry.

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:13 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

You obviously never heard early punk in this country then and your knowledge of Russian must be pretty good to be able to diss the lyrics.

Heard plenty mate and watched loads live. This lot is contrived fashionist punk, 30 odd years after the event.

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:28 pm  

Is there another thread on this somewhere?

If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction.

It's a fundamental question of human rights.

Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Pussy Riot : Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:00 pm  

Ovavoo wrote:

Heard plenty mate and watched loads live. This lot is contrived fashionist punk, 30 odd years after the event.

so if it did not happen in 76 it isnt Punk

Re: Pussy Riot : Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:41 am  

XBrettKennyX wrote: Is there another thread on this somewhere? If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction. It's a fundamental question of human rights. Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia. There'd have to be democracy in Russia to start with. Pride marches also banned for a century. Still, the nutters at Christian Voice are apparently happy with the verdict. My (brief) comments on the former here.

XBrettKennyX wrote: Is there another thread on this somewhere? If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction. It's a fundamental question of human rights. Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia. There'd have to be democracy in Russia to start with. Pride marches also banned for a century. Still, the nutters at Christian Voice are apparently happy with the verdict. My (brief) comments on the former here.

Re: Pussy Riot : Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:00 am  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Is there another thread on this somewhere?

If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction.

It's a fundamental question of human rights.

Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia.

You try visiting a mosque next Friday and in the middle of prayers, sing "Allah is a c**t", then you'll soon find out just how free and democratic this country is too

Re: Pussy Riot : Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:21 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Is there another thread on this somewhere?

If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction.

It's a fundamental question of human rights.

Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia.

I'm not condoning or condemning but the same thing happens over here all the time. Charlie Gilmour got 18mnths for something that would probably have got him an on the spot fine, had there been no political connection.