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Updated: Guilty Verdict, Protests Loom for Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot

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SanFranciscoZionist8/17/2012 7:55:41 pm PDT

re: #8 Destro

Why did you ignore how American police broke Occupy Wall Street up with methods much more violently when they did nothing close to hooliganism? I acually get why the Russians would want to prevent religious institutions from being used in protests in a nation that has religious extremists waging war. What if a mosque or temple were targeted by extremists for protest next? Germany outlaws Scientology for example.

On top of that I am seeing more press about this Pussy Riot than I did about the Occupy Wall Street trial. That is what is baffeling to me about the state of the American mind. Americans act all superior when in fact they are no better or inferior.

PS: Just because I don’t want religion used as a basis for making laws, etc does not mean I want religious people to be persecuted with certain exceptions like when a religion affects children who can’t make a choice - like religion denying a child medical help, etc.

Let me paraphrase your above: “Why wasn’t I allowed to change the subject to one I care about? And also, screw freedom and democracy anywhere that I’m not interested in.”