State Department Tweets About “Democratic Values” and is Promptly Trolled

The US Department of State posted a Tweet that makes one wonder if they are A) being sarcastic, B) trolling everyone, C) oblivious, or D) all of the above.

The Tweet is in reference to the arrest of protesters at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow. Some 8,000 people protested the alleged corruption of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, which had been reported weeks earlier by opposition activist Aleksey Navalny.

Around 500 protesters, including Navalny, were arrested at the rally on Sunday, reports RT.

U.S. condemns detention of 100s of peaceful protesters in #Russia today. Detaining peaceful protesters is an affront to democratic values.

— Department of State (@StateDept) March 27, 2017

It didn’t take long for Twitter users to point out the hypocrisy.

@StateDept A healthy dose of democratic values right there pic.twitter.com/VDTQiMKzOr

— Andrey (@Andreyp_p) March 27, 2017

@StateDept lol ok #DemocraticValues pic.twitter.com/1uEgt6Xogi

— Andrey (@Andreyp_p) March 27, 2017

@StateDept pic.twitter.com/mOPCstnklN

— Andrey (@Andreyp_p) March 27, 2017

uhh @StateDept did you forget the hundreds of people (including journalists and veterans) that police arrested at Standing Rock? pic.twitter.com/zVzPqS1NZw

— Brian Lis (@filmlis) March 27, 2017

@StateDept you mean like the Occupy Wall Street protests? I agree. pic.twitter.com/sbycrr9ctT

— Ed (@DowdEdward) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Kinda like violating the democratic values of the peaceful, unarmed water protectors of Standing Rock? #NoDAPL

— JungLvr2u (@FedUPwNarcissts) March 27, 2017

Speaking of protestors, here’s how U.S. treats own citizens when they protest. Militarized police that doesn’t give shit about human rights. pic.twitter.com/fYlKcmezmb

— Hassan| #SaveSomalia (@HassanPRG) March 27, 2017

#NoDAPL #BlackLivesMatter #OWS@StateDept pic.twitter.com/gULs9KWi0I

— kiran (@KiranOpal) March 27, 2017

Russia arresting peaceful protesters is bad, and should be condemned.

But the US State Dept is not the best entity to do that. pic.twitter.com/Wx2ubaynIe

— Sam Sacks (@SamSacks) March 27, 2017

@StateDept So what about laws being passed in this country limiting protesters’ rights? But do as I say, not as I do amiright?

— Gregory Marullo (@gt_marullo) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Oh, ok, you condemn it abroad but not in your own country? #StandingRock #NoDAPL #Istandwithstandingrock

— Sarah May Grunwald (@AntiquaTours) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Has this Tweet been authorised by Secretary Tillerson and/or President Trump? My money says not.

— Michelle Parlett (@muppetwoman) March 27, 2017

.@ThePeoriaKid From what we’ve witnessed with the #NoDAPL protests, it already is @HassanPRG pic.twitter.com/FY2HR0HRjN

— Tammy Kosiancic ? (@TammyKosiancic) March 27, 2017

@StateDept peaceful protestors are detained & assaulted in the United States. Standing Rock & the water protectors at #NODAPL are examples

— Timmy Sullivan ✌️ (@TimmySull1van) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Kent State, Ohio and Dr. King’s marches are less current but nonetheless fairly recent additional examples on US soil

— Timmy Sullivan ✌️ (@TimmySull1van) March 27, 2017

@The_Known_Sea @StateDept I’m just glad someine ussued it. Probably will get in trouble, tho. Brave of whoever it was.

— Kathy NJ (@ecclesias) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Warrantless, coerced searches of cell phones at borders are an affront to our democratic values.

— Fummijen (@fummijen) March 27, 2017

@StateDept You have to be quite delusional to make such an ignorant statement. #StandingRock #FreedomOfSpeech #WokeAF pic.twitter.com/qGnacYM7nM

— Ed Higgins (@ehiggins3rd) March 27, 2017

Sure. #ferguson #inauguration @StateDept pic.twitter.com/BRRXHwaW2Y

— Tim (@miratim) March 27, 2017

@MattselectionN @StateDept he was a foreign journalist. Being a journalist.

— Tim (@miratim) March 27, 2017

@StateDept Who hacked your twitter?

— #resist it works. (@hyperlocavore) March 27, 2017

@StateDept And what about that North Dakota law that it’s OK to RUN DOWN protesters? Not a word about that? Hmmm???

— Marie CryingBear (@BadponyMedicine) March 27, 2017

.@StateDept Pouring one out for the brave civil servant who tweeted this, knowing they’ll likely be fired by Trump tomorrow morning.

— TProphet (@TProphet) March 27, 2017

By the way, the photo at the top of this article is of former cop John Pike pepper spraying peaceful Occupy protesters who were obviously not a threat to anyone.