It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Russia

You should know by now that the reason why Russians drink so heavily … Putin. You should also know by now that the reason the USA is in such dire straights … Trumpstein. You may not know, however, that the reason for hope these days … Pussy Riot and all that’s going in that antifascist direction.

Now say it with me. Pussy Riot! They are a punky-style gurl band from Russia whose mere name makes Rachel Maddow blush. They asked her, Why won’t the Americans wake-up?

To be sure, they’re referring to the GOP-MAGA cult, primarily, but they’re also referring to the rest of us Americans. There were only 8 million at No Kings III? That was 8 million out of 348 million Americans, the largest protest in American history yet less than one percent of us participated? Not good.

I agree with Pussy Riot. They are brave Russians. And, like them, I’m starting to say, It’s beginning to look a lot like Russia. The dear leader puts his image up everywhere, gold all over the place, increasingly poor qualify of life for his people, corruption all over government bodies, and bold steps to squash all dissenters and perceived enemies everywhere, including killing people.

A few years ago, Pussy Riot published a video called Putin’s Ashes, which Putin apparently watched. As you might guess, lil Vlad despises them with all of his black heart, whilst Trumpstein has no idea who they are. They speak, sing and punk-out in truth to power, and they’ve announced that they are at war with him.

They came to the USA earlier in the year. For the most part, the press ignored them. But they truly are the most cultural force to come out of Russia in a long time.