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The way I read the GP is "As usual, if you're Jewish, be careful because they're going to deflect blame towards you. Expect lynch mobs." (feel free to replace
by Yoric 5y ago
The way I read the GP is "As usual, if you're Jewish, be careful because they're going to deflect blame towards you. Expect lynch mobs."
(feel free to replace Jewish with another minority, it's probably also true)
If my understanding is correct, I agree with GP. My understanding of Russian history suggests that Russian politics 101, throughout the regimes, has been to pick (and murder) scapegoats during crises. If you feel that you're a potential target, now is a very good time to make sure that you have a way to survive this.
- mkr-hn 5y agoYep. I've had Berlin on mind and the way it was fairly tolerant pre-WW2. It had the era's equivalent of a queer center. All burned in that famous book burning photo that, until recently, rarely had that context.[0] The person who ran it was Jewish and gay, so he probably gave people at his institute this same warning early on. I know Russia has some nasty laws on the books, but I assume international cities there are like international cities anywhere. And that can turn real quick when people start looking for someone to blame. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_f%C3%BCr_Sexualwissenschaft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_f%C3%BCr_Sexualwissen...