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Russia jails critics and worse on a frequent basis. From the Gulags to Pussy Riot to this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/russian-parliament-outl
by chimi 7y ago
Russia jails critics and worse on a frequent basis. From the Gulags to Pussy Riot to this:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/russian-parliament-outlaws-online-disrespect https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/russian-parlia...
> The law, which critics say is reminiscent of Soviet-era legislation used to target political dissidents, stipulates fines of up to 100,000 roubles (£1,155) for “indecent” online posts that demonstrate a “blatant disrespect for society, the country, Russia’s official state symbols, the constitution, or the authorities”.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoSure they do. They don't do as much to exert international pressure, though. Perhaps I should have said that, while China and Russia are both very concerned about their image inside the country (showing that they have some fear of their own population, perhaps), China is much touchier about its image outside the country.
- ethbro 7y agoThe difference is Russia (the country) is poor. While China is not. Russia's GDP is about 2017USD$ 1.7 T. China's is 2017USD$ 12.2 T. Companies traditionally aren't in the habit of doing favors for inconsequential entities. And for non-energy multinationals, Russia is generally more trouble than it's worth.
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoChina pop is 1.417 bil, Russia's population is 144 million. GDP/person: China $8,609, Russia $11,805. It's complicated to compare these two countries. China has a much larger economy so they have a bigger pool of money to spend, but then they have less per person. But both countries have huge poor groups.
- darknesszy 7y agoNevertheless, you are making a richer entity and a large pool of people butt hurt
- iamasoftwaredev 7y agobecause Russia is not as relevant internationally.