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No, they still didn't understand
Judging by the fact that the United Russia deputies did not abandon their suicidal intention to pass a draconian law on rallies with some exorbitant fines, we have to conclude that they did not understand the good advice. By good advice I mean the “Control Walk” on May 13th.
Please note, gentlemen, deputies: if you do this stupid thing, you can consider the “Control Walk” an easy and uncrowded warm-up. My writing instinct tells me that from now on many street actions will become unauthorized, and the authorities will not be able to do anything about it. There will be no applicants or organizers at all. Writers, artists and musicians will also not invite anyone anywhere. There will be absolutely no one to be fined or sentenced to community service.
It’s just that suddenly - after another surge of public indignation, no matter for what reason - some completely non-criminal repost will sweep across the Internet. For example: “I’ll go for a walk along Tverskaya on Sunday at seven o’clock in the evening. If Tverskaya suddenly turns out to be inaccessible for some reason, use the boulevard ring.”
And next Sunday there will suddenly be an unusually large number of passers-by in the designated place. It will be completely unclear which of them should not be allowed onto Tverskaya: people are just like people, of an exceptionally decent appearance. But at exactly seven o'clock, most of them will take out a white ribbon, tie it on their chest - and the whole street will suddenly turn white. Passers-by with a strange attachment to the color white will stand in groups and groups, talking and having fun. They will be good together.
Edita Piekha. “And the evening will be white and white” (I. Kornelyuk / E. Piekha)
And then this whole company of thousands suddenly starts moving - they want to take a walk. To Lubyanka. Or to Red Square. Or somewhere else. And your police are rushing to put up barriers. After all, the devil knows where an unorganized crowd of thirty, fifty or one hundred thousand people might move.
Is this what you want, gentlemen legislators?
No problem. Muscovites will arrange this for you with great pleasure. And more than once. I do not rule out that the new form of street activity, in gratitude to the author of the wise bill, will be called “Sidyakin festivities.”