Those pussies who riot to appear at a NYC concert. - Polidicks

[quote]Two members of Russian protest punk rock act Pussy Riot will appear at a concert promoting human rights in New York City, its organiser has said. Amnesty International says Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will appear at a 5 February concert in New York's Brooklyn borough. The two spent 16 months in prison after their arrest in August 2012 for singing a protest song in a Moscow cathedral. They were freed last month in what they derided as a publicity stunt. "A month ago, we were freed from Russian prison camps," Ms Tolokonnikova and Ms Alyokhina said in a joint statement. "We will never forget what it's like to be in prison after a political conviction. We have vowed to continue helping those who remain behind bars." It is not clear whether they will perform at the concert at the Barclay's Center, which will feature The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Lauryn Hill and Tegan and Sara, among others, according to promotional material released by Amnesty International. Last month, Ms Tolokonnikova called for foreign countries to boycott February's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, hours after she was freed from jail.[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25831557[/url]

i can't tell if this is good or bad

[quote]They were freed last month in what they derided as a publicity stunt.[/quote] I can't help myself but first they claimed they are being jailed unfairly and when they get out, they say it's a publicity stunt. Make up your damn mind! Either you had a fair trial and fair punishment and should acknowledge you [I]should[/I] spend the time behind the bars and then letting you go is a publicity stunt, or you have been in there unfairly as you are claiming, and in this case letting you go is the only proper decision and you should hail it as that, no?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;43623181]I can't help myself but first they claimed they are being jailed unfairly and when they get out, they say it's a publicity stunt. Make up your damn mind! Either you had a fair trial and fair punishment and should acknowledge you [I]should[/I] spend the time behind the bars and then letting you go is a publicity stunt, or you have been in there unfairly as you are claiming, and in this case letting you go is the only proper decision and you should hail it as that, no?[/QUOTE] No because they were let out just before the Sochi Olympics to make Russia seem progressive and friendly when everyone's watching them

[QUOTE=smurfy;43623212]No because they were let out just before the Sochi Olympics to make Russia seem progressive and friendly when everyone's watching them[/QUOTE] It's not like it wasn't publicly known that the next olympics are going to happen there, was it.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;43623181]I can't help myself but first they claimed they are being jailed unfairly and when they get out, they say it's a publicity stunt. Make up your damn mind! Either you had a fair trial and fair punishment and should acknowledge you [I]should[/I] spend the time behind the bars and then letting you go is a publicity stunt, or you have been in there unfairly as you are claiming, and in this case letting you go is the only proper decision and you should hail it as that, no?[/QUOTE] It really shouldn't be that confusing. They were jailed unfairly and only released because Russia wanted to look good in the eyes of other countries and not because they realised that they were wrong in jailing them.

we should arrest them and throw them in jail just to show them how much more progressive our American jails are (no they are awesome, we should defiantly not do that)

Good, now people can see them in person, get disgusted with their behavior, and suddenly understand why they were put in jail.

I still think protesting inside a freaking church was a very stupid and nonsensical move

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;43623269]It's not like it wasn't publicly known that the next olympics are going to happen there, was it.[/QUOTE] It's pretty well agreed upon that it was a PR move.

[QUOTE=T553412;43623858]I still think protesting inside a freaking church was a very stupid and nonsensical move[/QUOTE] DURR who cares! christians are evil nazi bigot opressor cis scum!!!

[QUOTE=Rofl my Waff;43623893]It's pretty well agreed upon that it was a PR move.[/QUOTE] Because judging an intent of someone is so much easier when it fits your idea of them, isn't it? Not like that prejudice might be at play or something.

Not my kind of music, but good for them.

They should just stay in a civilized nation from now on.

That lineup looks good. I love the Flaming Lips. Even if the message falls on deaf ears (too many people are apathetic to gross human rights violations like what's happening in Russia), the people going are still in for a good show.

Fuck yeah, I would love to go see a show if they came by Illinois. Their music is pretty good imo.

[QUOTE=kurva;43624057]DURR who cares! christians are evil nazi bigot opressor cis scum!!![/QUOTE] The Church is though