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> If you saw people get arrested as soon as they start protesting, what would you do? Probably move if that's anywhere near a possibility, and if not, cowardly
by vegai_ 4y ago
> If you saw people get arrested as soon as they start protesting, what would you do?
Probably move if that's anywhere near a possibility, and if not, cowardly stay as unnoticeable as possible. I know that at least in Finland Russian refugees are mostly welcome (although the border might be closed right now), even if they probably will face a lot of scrutiny from various authorities for obvious reasons. Most certainly it's nothing like the attention such people would face in Russia.
We fondly remember even the smallest acts of defiance that ordinary Germans acted out against their regime during 1933-1945. We all would like to be those people in times of crisis, but obviously most of us are not. They were probably ultimately pretty futile acts during that time, though, but put together with all the other actions that happened against the Nazis played a significant grander role. And we know that more than a few significant Jewish scientists and engineers fled from Nazi Germany and made significant contributions to the war effort. For instance, one guy called Einstein.
- martin_a 4y agoIt would probably fit better to compare "small actions" to the people of the DDR which were protesting against their regime and ultimately helped to bring it down.
- 5e92cb50239222b 4y agoMove where, exactly? I have a few friends in Russia and they sit on their asses because there's nowhere for them to go. You don't exactly qualify as a refugee unless the state is after you (which you can trigger very easily, but then you may not be able to leave the country), and even then it's not a given.