> You also supported him just by living there, which was a statement that Russia is a place worth living in. Not that people necessarily have a choice. They ne

> You also supported him just by living there, which was a statement that Russia is a place worth living in. Not that people necessarily have a choice. They need visa, working permits (qualification!), money to create a new live elsewhere and also probably have family or health related things keeping one in a place. > Also if you didn't protest, you did support him passively. In a totalitarian state demonstrating isn't as easy as in other places. You easily end up in jail. Of course it is true that a state can only exist while supported by the inhabitants, but it's not as easy as saying "leave or be loud in protest"