🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi

[riversedge]

whow.




🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi against the russian violations and law infiltrating the Georgian government! Please watch, share, stand with the brave people of Georgia!🇬🇪 #NoToRussianlaw

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The Tbilisi anti-russian protests, just incredible numbers now.

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This anti-Russian protest in Tbilisi is huge.

Estimated 500,000 people in a country of 3.7 million.

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[BoRaGard]

1. Countries who know Russia, abhor Russia

No one in the world wants to live under that kind of hate and state control.

Except the Republicans. They are on their knees to fugging Russia. What a disgrace.

[PatSeg]

3. If those same republicans

had to live in Russia under Putin, they'd feel much differently. It is easy to be pro-Putin thousands of miles away in a democracy.

[erronis]

20. Most of them would have met the sidewalk from 5 stories up,

or a slower death through nerve agents.

Putie has no use for these clowns once he's taken control of the US levers of power.

He already dispatches many of his "favorite" oligarchs and generals. Doesn't need more boot-licking toadies.

And Hair Trump? Fell out of his "Freedom Aeroflot" in an unfortunate accident. All of his children and sidekicks also. Strangely Melania was welcome in Moscow and given a Medal Of Honor .

[PatSeg]

25. Oh yes, I agree

Once all those useful idiots are no longer useful, they become disposable.

As for Trump, I don't think Putin could tolerate him for very long. Yeah, lots of unfortunate accidents for the Trump family.

Ha, ha, Melania getting the Medal of Honor!!!

[flying_wahini]

43. And oh how I wish they did live there....

Every damn one of them.

[PatSeg]

46. Oh yes!

[area51]

35. Is that Liz Cheney in purple on the left?

[oldsoftie]

44. It IS. I guess this is an old picture.

[tornado34jh]

38. Remember, Georgia was the first post-Soviet country to have its territory occupied by Russia

So it should come as no surprise that Georgians know what Russia is, just as the Polish and Ukrainians do.

[Scrivener7]

2. Wow! And at the same time Israelis are marching against Netanyahu!

[Danmel]

5. And everyone is paying attention therebut

But no other oppression in the world matter. I wonder why?

[Scrivener7]

30. I assume you are doing work to end those oppressions,

given that you seem to be chastising others for not doing such things.

Why don't you share with us the things you are doing to end those oppressions so we can all follow your lead?

[erronis]

34. Very good point. There are probably 100+ nations that practice oppression in some form.

The US media concentrates on what it thinks its clientele might actually care about.

Depending on the media, some of their clients won't even know the bordering countries to the US - other than they are full of vermin, etc.

Some other media may a several second segment on something if it is titillating, horrible, cute animals/babies.

Very few will dig into an international story long enough to explore multiple perspectives on the issues. And even this description I just made will cause Joe The Plumber to fall asleep.

[NBachers]

37. ?

that's a question mark

[SupportSanity]

4. Beautiful. Yes we're watching and cheering! Good Luck!

[bdamomma]

6. And

protests don't do anything??? think again.

Hmm...... visions of our future????

[Alliepoo]

7. I posted on FB

Helping to get out the word.

[ancianita]

11. Me, too.

This needs to get on the news immediately.

[Warpy]

8. Wow. It's a small country and it looks like at least 50% of it is out in the street

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and screaming mad. If Russia tries a repeat of sending troops in, it looks like Geortians are about ready to take a page out of the Ukrainian playbook and start throwing rocks, bricks, and pavement at them.

The tighter Putin's grip gets, the more things start to slip through his fingers.

ETAL: Natasha (Natasha's Adventures) hasn't posted about this, although she does mention it halfway through this video:

[cilla4progress]

9. How do we

support?

[AZ8theist]

23. Vote Democratic up and down the ballot.

The Reich Wing Repukes will never lift a finger to oppose the murderous war criminal in the Kremlin.

Only Democrats will support democracy. It is now a given.

[riversedge]

10. 🔥The scale of the protest march in Tbilisi Local media reports about communication and internet access problems in the

🔥The scale of the protest march in Tbilisi

Local media reports about communication and internet access problems in the place where the rally is held.

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[cilla4progress]

12. More media

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240511-georgia-protest-against-russian-law-draws-tens-of-thousands-on-tbilisi-streets

[DoBW]

13. Spectacular

one has to commend such spirit of liberty

[electric_blue68]

14. THAT is one Kick Ass Rally!!! Wow! ✊

Good Luck, Georgians! 🤞

Kick Out Putin Stooges!

[surfered]

15. It's estimated that 50,000 marched in protest in heavy rain in Tbilisi.

[SunSeeker]

16. K & R & Retweeted

[Cheezoholic]

17. Been rooting for this for years, these protests could very easily spill into southern Russia

The non Russian coalition of Georgia is the largest non western supporter of Ukraine with boots on the ground there fighting the Russians side by side with the Ukrainians. As we all know the caucuses have been and are still an ethnic tinderbox. But unlike the 90's when the Russian lid was just lifted off the steaming pot and the west fucked up and under estimated the vacuum that created the genocidal cruelty that had been checked with an ever heavier hand of decades of Soviet cruelty there may be opportunity for these countries to unite against a common foe now that they've tasted the possibilities of democracy before it was pounded underground by Putin and his puppets. As has been through history these areas are once again going to play very important roles as the geopolitical power flux that began in the 90's with the fall of the Soviet Union (and our complete and total fucked up response) continues to rearrange itself like the continental plates drifting across the globe.

[wryter2000]

18. Not another country!

Putin has his hands full with Ukraine. How in hell is he going to take over another country?

Hooray for the Georgians. I hope they are successful in turning him back.

[oldsoftie]

45. I've been hoping GA & Moldova would attack russian held territory.

Russia has its hands full with UKR. If there were 2-3 NEW fronts they'd be stretched even thinner. Although our resources have been exposed as being very thin as well. It takes time to rebuild the production capacity we USED to have.

[Takket]

19. what exactly did Russia do to spark these protests?

I gather Putin cronies in their government are trying to turn the country over to Russia?

[AZ8theist]

27. The puppet Rusky government tried to implement a law restricting freedom....

They want to silence Georgians in much the same way Russians are silenced:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cle0j5we2pno

[AllaN01Bear]

21. a lot of activities arnt being reported in main stream news . thanks for covering this

[ZZenith]

22. Damn, that's beautiful.

May the will of The People prevail.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Why is this not everywhere in the news is right. As Sen. McCain said: "We're all Georgians now."

[prodigitalson]

26. good for them!

[Torchlight]

28. I think if Putin plays this as he's played before, he potentially opens another front.

Insurgents, gueriilas, and local militias in Georgia could make for a very sticky front on the coast of the Black Sea. With Sevastopol and the whole of the Crimean penn. between the two, going north becomes the only entry/exit to Sevastopol should that come to pas, creating very easy, obvious supply/resupply targets for Kiev.

[surfered]

29. Stop it! All this praise for Georgian protesters will upset Moscow Margerie.

[AllaN01Bear]

31. typical reaction from pigs.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. I've actually been to Tbilisi and they truly do hate the Russians

When I was in Georgia, it was then Soviet Georgia. I noticed there were a number of statues of Stalin, which confused me, since at the time I thought he was in dishonor. So I asked and was told that Stalin was Georgian, not Russian, and he was venerated there because "he killed so many Russians."

[enid602]

33. Tidal Wave

This is just the beginning. Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Chechnya, , , they all want to break loose. All of the '-istans.' And when the Russian Army is brought west and south to meet these challenges, who will be protecting the north and east of Russia? You now, China still disputes Russian control of Siberia, which was annexed from China.

[republianmushroom]

36. Awesome .

[et tu]

39. yes totally awesome

and may roevember be as a tremendous outpouring
for democracy because not only do we need it but
also the rest of the world! protect human rights~
unite and vote

[Celerity]

40. Georgia swells with protests under the boot of a billionaire

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218941931

[oasis]

41. Pushing back against Putin.

Power to the people.

[BradBo]

42. Putin might be done. If he starts busting heads this will get interesting.