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Pussy Riot had the audacity to criticize Vladimir Putin. I suppose they should feel lucky that they are still alive. Still, it seems somewhat excessive in a "modern democracy" for citizens to be jailed for doing nothing more than freely speaking their minds. What are international observers left to think? Does this mean that Putin's Russia might not be a democratic panacea? Heaven forfend!

Putin’s Pussy Problem: From America with Love

On Friday, August 17, three female members of the band, Pussy Riot, were sentenced to two years in prison for staging a piece of political theater. In February, 2012, The Pussy Rioteers had–if you will pardon the expression–the balls to perform a song containing an anti-Vladimir Putin message (see the entire lyric below) at the [...]

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