waiting for summer Continued thread
"In Russia, Putin’s regime has been able to develop a high counter mobilization capacity, putting large numbers of motivated supporters on the streets to neutralize or preempt opposition protesters. In Ukraine, Yanukovych and the PR never achieved anything near that. Instead, they relied on 'rent-a-crowds' of mainly apathetic young people (but with skinheads often in the mix too), who were paid to fill out regime-staged rallies. Yanukovych’s lack of a real popular-mobilization strategy left him vulnerable to the renewal of a collective challenge from below."
In Yemen they have billboards of Aaron Bushnell to honor his sacrifice.
