Pussy Riot Star Breaks Down The Similarities Between Trump And Putin

[DonViejo]

In an interview on MSNBC, Nadya Tolokonnikova also explained how she thinks the president plays into the Russian leader’s hands.

By Lee Moran

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova says President Donald Trump is not so different from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

In an interview Friday night with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, the founder of the Russian punk rock group, which often criticizes Putin, said both leaders were intent on “eroding” their respective nations’ institutions.

“I think they make us forget that citizenship is not just using things that your government is giving to you but giving back to your government and protecting those institutions like democracy,” Tolokonnikova said.

The two presidents also share similar views about their critics and the media, she added.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. I saw her last night on Lawrence.

She didn't mind going to jail for two years...it is part of the territory if you want to rebel against dictatorship and fascism. She said her favorite year is 1968 in the US due to all the protests and activism.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

2. Love PUSSY RIOT - how come we can't collude with them? n/m

[BigmanPigman]

4. They are rerunning the Lawrence episode right now on MSNBC.

Pussy Riot will be on in about 15 min.

[rzemanfl]

3. A little bit of me questions this. Is Pussy Riot the Monkees of Russian punk rock and part of the

disinformation we are being fed?

[BigmanPigman]

5. Nope, they are the real thing.

They have been around since 2011 and they are punk, not pop. You don't go to jail in Russia for two years as part of a disinformation campaign.

[rzemanfl]

9. I am being educated tonight. All I knew about them was one video I saw and

what was on O'Donnell last night. I cannot imagine a young woman spending two years in any prison system and coming out as calm as she seemed about it. I am also surprised she is free to travel.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

6. Think they were jailed by Putin so unless you're an infowars conspiracy-minded

guy probably not n/m

[rzemanfl]

10. Read up a bit. It appears they are the real deal. n/t

[Blue_true]

7. Have you read anything at all about Pussy Riot?

If the world had not been watching, Putin would have killed every one of them. Instead, he put three in jail on trumped up charges. The jailed women refused to bend, ultimately world pressure caused Putin's rigged system to free them.

[rzemanfl]

8. I have not. I know they were incarcerated for "hooliganism" which is the Russian version of

"night prowling" or "vagrancy" a charge for people the authorities just don't like. Is world pressure why they are allowed to travel?