alcinoe, 10 months ago

@fulelo It's their Vietnam, but they don't seem willing or able to protest.

fulelo, 10 months ago

@alcinoe somewhat willing they were at the start until nearly 20K got detained

alcinoe, 10 months ago

@fulelo That's why I said able.

fulelo, 10 months ago

@alcinoe yes. 15 years is a horrible threat in exchange

alcinoe, 10 months ago

@fulelo I'm not blaming anyone. My husband's cousin came to us in the early 80s after having been tortured as a teen under the dergue regime. He tried to fight. But it ruined his life.

fulelo, 10 months ago

@alcinoe yes i hear you. One needs to be in the situation to decide for oneself

fulelo, 10 months ago

@alcinoe so sorry to hear about your husband's cousin. I have seen bery many brave and principled people there - and as you say it is an individual choice for each and every one of them

alcinoe, 10 months ago

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alcinoe, 10 months ago

@fulelo He drank himself to death 2 years ago.

fulelo, 10 months ago

@alcinoe oh, god. So sorry to hear.

apemantus, 10 months ago

@fulelo 20K were detained, fined and released the same night, not jailed for 15 years, as Russian economic emigrants like to spin it, making themselves out to be victims of the regime. And so ended the entire Russian anti-war protest from a nation of 140 million people.