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> In the eyes of Russian public opinion, a politician who fled abroad - opposition or not - is not a politician anymore Public gives no shit where politician s
by bvrmn 3y ago
> In the eyes of Russian public opinion, a politician who fled abroad - opposition or not - is not a politician anymore
Public gives no shit where politician sits unless they have influence on politics.
- culebron21 3y agoI confirm the previous poster: in the eyes of even oppositional public those who fled loose credibility -- at least that they can't call people to the streets under SWAT batons; and also living abroad they lose sense of what matters and events are important.
- bvrmn 3y agoIt could be an argument, but no politician inside Russia call people to the streets either. Navalny abroad had more influence than all other opposition personas in sum.