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Dying like that seems like a computer who can't avoid but to crash when it hits a single wrong bit on an ocean of memory. Why? Why choose rigid principles that
by barelyauser 3y ago
Dying like that seems like a computer who can't avoid but to crash when it hits a single wrong bit on an ocean of memory. Why? Why choose rigid principles that might lead you straight to doom? Why people think this is honorable? His enemy lost nothing, and the allies left behind have to fight with less men.
- maratc 3y agoI'm not advocating for what Navalny did, just explaining his point of view, according to which if you're not ready to die for your principles then you have no principles — just opinions. Again: his words, not mine.
- barelyauser 3y agoWhat if my principle is to survive?
- AlexAndScripts 3y agoThat may be yours (and mine), but it wasn't his.
- layer8 3y agoThen your principle would be logically unsound, according to Navalny.
- seanw444 3y agoBecause if he left, the propaganda would have easily portrayed him as a coward. Staying in Russia gave him the best chance he had to win over the populous.
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- Andrex 3y agoWe're talking about his story now. His death and the circumstances will remain in your mind (buried, perhaps) for years to come and affect your decisions and thinking. And you're not alone. In the end it's advertising for change, and we have data on advertising's usefulness. It can change minds.