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I agree that the danger is tremendous, but that is all the more reason to participate in changing the government. If you fear such a reprisal then in being afr
by Balgair 6y ago
I agree that the danger is tremendous, but that is all the more reason to participate in changing the government.
If you fear such a reprisal then in being afraid you have only your life to save. If you try and make it succeed then you have everything to gain.
It is total gamble, but there seems to be little choice now for the Belorussian people: a chance at freedom or worse reprisals.
- rectang 6y agoLet's differentiate between the heroic individual activists striving against all odds, versus the technologists whose market-driven decisions ensure that the activists are betrayed to their oppressive governments.
- biscotti 6y agoIt's not so against the odds. The EU just implemented mass sanctions against Belarus and mobilised €53m to support agitators. Top politicians such as Varadkar tweet support. If Russia so overtly threw money at organising American riots it would be front page news. There's been a year of mass unrest and yellow vest riots in France yet Marcons junta still reigns supreme.