and against russia. and there is also belarus. that s very much involved as well, because the number of political prisoners in belarus is growing just as quickly as it does in russia. but if i may, if i may, evgenia, you raised a very interesting point about what is going on inside russia. and i m very mindful that when vladimir went back, you know, in the six weeks, two months after the invasion of ukraine, he said it would be, to use his word, cowardly, not to be side by side with those brave russians who were protesting the war. and at the time, it is true that there were thousands of russians in different towns and cities who were prepared to go to the streets and voice their opposition. but we, frankly, see very little of that today. and i m just wondering whether you, as an activist yourself, who fights for democracy in russia and whether vladimir too, whether actually you are deeply
as quickly as it does in russia. but if i may, if i may, evgenia, you raised a very interesting point about what is going on inside russia. and i m very mindful that when vladimir went back, you know, in the six weeks, two months after the invasion of ukraine, he said it would be, to use his word, cowardly, not to be side by side with those brave russians who were protesting the war. and at the time, it is true that there were thousands of russians in different towns and cities who were prepared to go to the streets and voice their opposition. but we, frankly, see very little of that today. and i m just wondering whether you, as an activist yourself, who fights for democracy in russia and whether vladimir too, whether actually you are deeply disappointed with what has happened inside russia since this invasion and the failure to see consistent street opposition,
that s very much involved as well, because the number of political prisoners in belarus is growing just as quickly as it does in russia. but if i may, if i may, evgenia, you raised a very interesting point about what is going on inside russia. you know, in the six weeks, two months after the invasion of ukraine, he said it would be, to use his word, cowardly, not to be side by side with those brave russians who were protesting the war. and at the time, it is true that there were thousands of russians in different towns and cities who were prepared to go to the streets and voice their opposition. but we, frankly, see very little of that today. and i m just wondering whether you, as an activist yourself, who fights for democracy in russia and whether vladimir too, whether actually you are deeply
you raised a very interesting point about what is going on inside russia. and i m very mindful that when vladimir went back, you know, in the six weeks, two months after the invasion of ukraine, he said it would be, to use his word, cowardly, not to be side by side with those brave russians who were protesting the war. and at the time, it is true that there were thousands of russians in different towns and cities who were prepared to go to the streets and voice their opposition. but we, frankly, see very little of that today. and i m just wondering whether you, as an activist yourself, who fights for democracy in russia and whether vladimir too, whether actually you are deeply disappointed with what has happened inside russia since this invasion and the failure to see consistent street opposition, public protest, to what the putin government is doing?
people standing there calling him an uncle tom and laughing about it. when i think of the naacp, i don t think of situations like that. they want to talk about racism happening around the tea party movement, the only images that i have seen of racist action, the things that really make me think of like the bull connor stuff, everybody remembers that black and white video footage where there were people being beaten in the street. i think of the man being beaten in a parking lot. i see images of him taken to the ground and beaten on the ground. that s what i see. the naacp won t condemn that because it doesn t fit the left narrative. let s talk a little bit about the former utah senator bob bennett. he finished third at the state convention. we remember covering that a couple of months ago. now he s saying that tea party activists will actually help to elect democrats in this country. as a tea party activist yourself, what would you like to say to bob bennett. i think bob bennett is