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		mikeyouse on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russia is persecuting dissenters by taking away th... There have been many internal reform attempts in Russia, almost universally the leaders of each have been assassinated or imprisoned. It’s a very dangerous place to protest, especially now that they’ve invaded Ukraine and legalized mobilization.

jnsaff2 on April 5, 2023 [–]

I have a suspicion that the siloviki insiders are okay with the system as is. Plenty of stealing to be done at all levels.

The others still take it without doing anything about it.

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