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"Russia is an occupier", protest against Russian tourists in a Georgian coastal city ended with their cruise ship leaving ahead of schedule (meduza.io)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Protesters held signs with messages like “Russian warship, go fuck yourself,” “Abkhazia is Georgia,” “Russia is an occupier,” and “Go back to your fucking country.” Additionally, they carried photos of Abkhazia and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, and played the Georgian national anthem, according to the outlet Batumelebi.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What can these tourists realistically do, though? It's not like Russians haven't been protesting against the war and I'm pretty sure most people living in a dictatorship don't have much of an option anyway

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago

They could start with not visiting a country their country invaded some years ago.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Although that's true, in that case I guess the issue is that exactly these tourists appear to be pro-war. For example, one Russian tourist said to a Georgian protester, "We are the Soviet Union. We are a single country".

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

I would bet any of the ones taking a cruise aren't using much (if any) of their resources to protest the war. Fuck them. If the bourgeoisie wants to be welcomed somewhere, they shouldn't let their nation become an enemy.