A wave of May Day demonstrations

A wave of May Day demonstrations swept through the country. Judging by the television picture, thousands of joyful people together and with undisguised optimism walked through the streets and squares of dozens of cities, declared their wishes and demands, and then quickly diverged the houses and estates, where the appetite barbecue and the “white” in the decanter were already in anticipation.

So showed the TV. And what really?

In our Kirov, everything was wrong. Rather, I will not say about barbecue and glasses, but about the thousands of thousands and joyful citizens - judge for yourself.

To call the past events rallies, which were two, and then you can with a stretch. First, local trade unions gathered in the main square of the city, diluted by United Russia. This combination, which is essentially not combined, speaks only about one thing. Those who allegedly protect the rights of the workers, and the political party, which gathered under their "banners" of the main exploiters of these very working people, united and act as a united front. Well, since such a front was headed by the latter, it becomes clear who these guys "will be friends" against.

As you know, such "defenders", loudly speaking about the rights of workers, but completely corrupt and faithfully serving the owner, are called stryich -breigers. And of course, usually there are not many of them - 300 people, no more. Still, the matter is ungrateful.

The head of the city of Kirova Vladimir Bykov (on the right) is a little tired.

They brought to the rally and now take away:

The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (business industry) congratulates those on whom this business earns.

The second rally was organized by the Communists. And the people at this rally were no less, and the speeches sounded angry, and stamped power in the tail and mane, and called for a rebuff. And the people listened to everything carefully and most importantly, supported the speakers. A rally was good for everyone.

But he had a huge and, most likely, an unleasable drawback - it was not a rally of workers and it was not a rally where the main slogan sounded a powerful call - "proletarians of all countries, unite."

There was no proletarians at this rally, nor working people, nor employees, nor peasantry. No one to unite.

There were only pensioners.

That is why they stigmatized and scolded power for high housing and communal services tariffs and bad roads. For theft and mess. For poor education and poor -quality medicine.

But they did not call anywhere. And even in the resolution they called on citizens to unite in public councils to control power.
What are the tips? What control?

Something similar sounded repeatedly in the so-called non-systemic opposition.

All the covenants of Ilyich forgot. Pensioners, in a word. Sclerosis.

Near the protesters of both those and others, a car car was modestly stood modestly. Just in case.

All photos of the author.