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It sounds like you believe life in western democracy is exactly the same as life in modern imperial Russia, like if you could choose, you would have no preferen

It sounds like you believe life in western democracy is exactly the same as life in modern imperial Russia, like if you could choose, you would have no preference whatsoever?

anonym29 11mo ago
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- crooked-v 11mo ago
  Russia, because just by existing there as a male in a certain age bracket you have a realistic chance of being tasered and beaten until you sign "voluntary" military service papers so that they can send you to die on the front lines of a war of conquest (https://theins.ru/en/society/277452 https://theins.ru/en/society/277452).
  - anonym29 11mo ago
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    - K0balt 11mo ago
      You seem to be forgetting that Russia is clearly the aggressor, and Ukraine clearly the defender. None of this would be happening if Russia simply abided by international law and common decency. It’s simple. Don’t invade your neighbors. While it’s all reprehensible, I’ll give a pass to horrific recruitment practices in a nation fighting for its survival. Not so much to a nation working to commit genocide on their neighbor in an adventuristic invasion. I’d be saying the same thing about Ukraine if they had been the ones to invade Russia. Russia chose to be the bully here. This “both sides” rhetoric is just gaslighting and victim blaming BS.
- fifilura 11mo ago
  Housing is cheap in Somalia too. Freedom is not prices of rent - it’s whether the police can arrest you for criticizing the government.
  - jasonvorhe 11mo ago
    You're also describing Germany and most of Europe will follow suit. Political elites wanting war will make it so that being against the government will be punishable by law. See UK, see Germany where posts on social media will get you visits by police. Everything the media has been hammering Russia for is being setup right here in Europe.
    - fifilura 11mo ago
      No it is not comparable. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/22/russia-hands-down-criminal-charges-following-rare-large-protest https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/22/russia-hands-down-c...
- xanderlewis 11mo ago
  > The UK locks up more people for speech crimes than Russia does. Do you think there might be a fairly obvious reason for that?

It sounds like you believe life in western democracy is exactly the same as life in modern imperial Russia, like if you could choose, you would have no preference whatsoever?

anonym29 11mo ago

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crooked-v 11mo ago
Russia, because just by existing there as a male in a certain age bracket you have a realistic chance of being tasered and beaten until you sign "voluntary" military service papers so that they can send you to die on the front lines of a war of conquest (https://theins.ru/en/society/277452 https://theins.ru/en/society/277452).
- anonym29 11mo ago
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  - K0balt 11mo ago
    You seem to be forgetting that Russia is clearly the aggressor, and Ukraine clearly the defender. None of this would be happening if Russia simply abided by international law and common decency. It’s simple. Don’t invade your neighbors. While it’s all reprehensible, I’ll give a pass to horrific recruitment practices in a nation fighting for its survival. Not so much to a nation working to commit genocide on their neighbor in an adventuristic invasion. I’d be saying the same thing about Ukraine if they had been the ones to invade Russia. Russia chose to be the bully here. This “both sides” rhetoric is just gaslighting and victim blaming BS.
fifilura 11mo ago
Housing is cheap in Somalia too. Freedom is not prices of rent - it’s whether the police can arrest you for criticizing the government.
- jasonvorhe 11mo ago
  You're also describing Germany and most of Europe will follow suit. Political elites wanting war will make it so that being against the government will be punishable by law. See UK, see Germany where posts on social media will get you visits by police. Everything the media has been hammering Russia for is being setup right here in Europe.
  - fifilura 11mo ago
    No it is not comparable. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/22/russia-hands-down-criminal-charges-following-rare-large-protest https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/22/russia-hands-down-c...
xanderlewis 11mo ago
> The UK locks up more people for speech crimes than Russia does. Do you think there might be a fairly obvious reason for that?