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If the parent comment wasn't clear enough, the consequence for openly criticizing the government in Russia is death. Demanding that others be a martyr while you
by soraminazuki 3y ago
If the parent comment wasn't clear enough, the consequence for openly criticizing the government in Russia is death. Demanding that others be a martyr while you stay safe from harm is a bit too much, don't you think?
- monetus 3y agoIirc, the sentence is more like 5 years in prison than death.
- soraminazuki 3y agoGet too much attention and it'll turn into extrajudicial killing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_deaths_of_Russian_businesspeople_(2022–2023) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_deaths_of_Russian_b...
- monetus 3y agoAh, indeed - can't be too high-profile. I watch candid interviews of random Russians on the street fairly frequently, and the fear of the sentence is nearly ubiquitous.