In the opposition

Who is against?

October 7, 2011 Anatoly Bershtein

On March 10, 2010, on the Internet, the collection of signatures began under the demand for Putin - Resignation, today the number of signed has exceeded the mark of 100 thousand. Pavlov Igor Petrovich from Yekaterinburg, the head of the supply department, became a hundred thousandth signator. In the commentary, he wrote: "For corruption, oil needle, the collapse of education and medicine."

So, for a year and a half - one hundred thousand. Kurochka according to the grain. Each for his own.

Round figure. Like a round date. Information occasion. You can summarize the intermediate results. Although so far people collected signatures for the resignation of Putin from the post of chairman of the government, he became the president without five months.

What do these 100 thousand mean - against Putin? Is it a lot or little? Let's just say - not densely. Some Internet users in our country are 50 millions or already 60.

In addition, it is important to take into account that those who are against Putin against him from different sides: some scold on the right, others on the left. And on all other issues they will not agree with each other. And someone against too far is far away.

Of course, there is a reserve. Many of those who traditionally do not vote and do not sign - just in case. As before, on the contrary, they went to vote for the Supreme Soviet of the USSR - so that they would not rewrite the surnames and then do not come home with questions. The fright of many Soviet people remained, he did not disappear. The draft did not walk for long - they were afraid to catch a cold. And these people will never become active outside their own cuisine.

The other day, my acquaintance, to whom I showed how many votes were collected and for what time, began to resent: what kind of people we have, everyone hid in the cracks, nobody needs anything and nothing worries anyone. I asked him: "Have you signed the appeal?" Of course not. It is difficult after that not to recall a classic joke with an unclosed tap, near which a person stands for many hours and is indignant: "Well, at least one bastard turned off the water."

I am sure that they voted against Putin, mainly people, as they say, at the age. Many young people who seemed to be freed inside with fear, the emptiness was filled with indifferent, indifferent for politics and fan patriotism. True, this is, as they say, a swamp. At the edges, moreover, I repeat, different edges, everything is seething ...

Here is an approximately alignment of forces for today. True, the stream flows and flows. Not the Volga, of course. But every day the water arrives in it.

... I honestly admit, among these 100 thousand there are no signatures - I do not like to participate in many thousands of events. And such, therefore, the reasons can be found in an excuse.

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