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The West has put a lot of time and effort into reassuring the Ukrainian people, that we stand with the Ukrain. But, in Russia, there are e few brave souls that are willing to sacrifice everything, even though they really don't have to, by protesting the war. They also need to know that we see them, that we support their actions, and that we stand with them as well. Я стою с русским народом
Venfolnir
OnkelWotan
The brave Russians step outside and demonstrate for freedom! The cowards hide behind masks and use violence to defend gov propaganda.
djangojazz
I'm not against the Russian People, I'm against your dictator state and the puppet governments put in power to pretend it's real.
PDXDragon
Putin damages everybody he touches.
ciscoxing626
Russian people have NEVER BEEN FREE
Conz
I am all for helping Russians once a single certain Russian is gone.
thebomby
The revolution is starting.
TheRealR0tb3rt
It's sad to see people throw all Russians in the pod with Putin. Almost all I ever met were awesome and decent humans. :(
TeddyMoment
Putin and his administration are solely to blame for this.
Lumberjackfirefighter
It’s not and never was an administration, it always was a mafia, kleptocracy most suitably called, a big mafia head with bosses + enforcers
EnryKm
✊? If you support some people, you support all people
goforthandconquer
this is worth checking out, features some victims of the russian police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2a4ggoGK54 (subtitles are in eng)
YuliqaMadiq
It’s like the Soviet Union again.
LenzKist74
Don't hate Russia or her citizens, loathe the leader and his handful of corrupt, dangerous minions. To all Russians, I say: Будьте сильными.
babycheesehead
Scary thing is I could see this play out in the US if trump or the new GOP take over again
AAnka
the revolution is getting closer
onefoggynight11
The Power in Russia needs to be taken down and the people set free
wasitsomethingisaid
There can’t be more of them than us. There can’t be more (Jason Isbell)
FinnTrollen
Is that a child?
DenounceAll
Terrorists wear Riot Gear
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
I would kindly ask folks to please tag their posts. I'm not asking you to not post, just be considerate to those of us looking to avoid
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
I know that I can browse certain tags, but I still enjoy seeing variety of things.
Nippledeepinahorse
Same here. I've just started muting posts from users that don't tag, or worse, use fake tags deliberately to reach a wider audience.
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
I've also found myself muting a lot of people, which kind of sucks.
thepriceisleft6
It's important to remember it's not the average Russian person doing this. It's a very small amount of misled idiots
explaininggravitytochickens
Not sure if I believe this anymore
Owl2017
Having both Russian and Ukrainian friends this is obvious. But the Russian house bar was getting death threats.
OnkelWotan
Misled idiots are the Gestapo trying to stop this. Believing in freedom, peace and sovereignity of a country is only "misled" to tyrants
thepriceisleft6
I was referring to the invading soldiers. Was quite unclear. The soldiers are misled idiots or afraid.
KaraokeLemur
The ones attacking, or the ones protesting?
thepriceisleft6
Yes the attacking ones are misled idiots.
insongwhang
They are the Russians we'd want all Russians to be.
iriskaDriver
Oil autocracies don’t depend on people taxes. So they are not sensitive to protest unfortunately. 1/2
iriskaDriver
This people are afraid but still protest because they wouldn’t be able to live in peace with themselves otherwise. They are the best.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Gnoll
I have a friend in Moscow and I want to send him a message but I also don't know if it's safe to send him a message :(
JeffreyBarter
you are overthinking
insongwhang
Police are checking phones for their content on the streets, so no, sadly he/she is not overthinking=/
SmallMoistx
I just got out of russia myself, you can send the message, he might not be able to respond
insongwhang
Mind if I ask, where did you go and was there a lot of traffic leaving the country? And how does the economic sanctions affect average russ?
Jusmar
" few brave souls" Over 8000 people have been arrested in less than a week. This isn't just them picking the vocal few, it's oppression.
Ttoften
You mean conscripted to the front line?
serenityfast
FYI: These numbers of arrests ONLY COME FROM Russia gov't. There's no verification. It's very likely the arrest number is 1/10th or less!
Addrammelech
Numbers are not from government stop spreading bullshit
serenityfast
Source? Because these numbers come from Russian press branches, dude.
Addrammelech
You're spreading misinformation and downvting a person actually living in Russia.
serenityfast
Says the person who refuses to provide any sources?
Noraneko
why would you play it down? a lot of people are protesting and risking hteir lives
serenityfast
Play it down? Because it's Russia propaganda to make the police look more threatening to protesters?
Noraneko
there is no need to make it threatening through that? protestors are outnumbered 10:1. it is just what it is
serenityfast
...Okay now you're sus as shit. No, the protesters are not outnumbered 10:1, are you high? There's fucktons of video that even shows that.
Addrammelech
13k as of today
explaininggravitytochickens
Jesus !
GenStrike
Source?
serenityfast
As I said in other comment before being hit with stupid downvotes: it's gov't info, only from police. OVDInfo only pulls from them.
Addrammelech
Ovdinfo
serenityfast
It's all from Russia, they just pick numbers out of a hat. They don't even have enough jail space for 13k people.
Addrammelech
Most people detained at protests don't get jailed. Some of those 13k people are same person detained 2-3 times.
serenityfast
Sure, that's definitely one way to inflate the number. Especially when they advertise that it's a 15 year jailtime for such arrests.
serenityfast
Russia has a strong desire to make people think they've arrested 8000 people. But in reality they jail far less (where would they put them?)
Addrammelech
The numbers are from antipolice non profit that helps those detained with lawyers, information, resources, not from the Russian government.
serenityfast
Source? Because so far I've only seen the info coming from the Russian press.
Addrammelech
Most numbers cited in press are from OVDinfo, it's non profit that helps detained protesters. It's site is even blocked in Russia ffs.
serenityfast
Again, where's your source? I know about OVDinfo, but they get THEIR info from Russian gov't. It's not individual tracked cases of theirs.
Ttoften
Front line in Ukraine
serenityfast
So far that only seems to be rumor (it'd be a really bad idea anyway, they'd just immediately surrender when possible)
kdmalfnsnfg
Someone told me that in the weeks leading up to the invasion, Russian TV was talking about how prisoners got beaten and raped in jail.
serenityfast
Yeah, they definitely do all sorts of atrocities, but they want people to think the police have the ability to just arrest everyone.
kdmalfnsnfg
They try to persuade people not to protest, without telling them not to protest. I also heard that anybody getting arrested for protesting..
kdmalfnsnfg
... would automatically be enlisted and sent to Ukraine. Not sure if that's true.
Noraneko
I follow activist people in Russia. They absolutely get arrested, deprived of an lawyer or necessities, and beaten up.
serenityfast
I wasn't saying arrests don't happen. The point is they arrest far less than they are advertising, to appear more threatening.
Noraneko
Problem is, there are very few people on the streets. The people are brainwashed and terrified. And those who go out fear persecution
serenityfast
Dude, you're just makin shit up now. There's hundreds of videos of protests outnumbering police 5x-10x or more. Even this weekend!
TexanSailor
Getting “arrested” over there is a little bit different than here. So maybe not arrested but is “detained and assaulted” by police better?
serenityfast
What? What does any of that have to do with them inflating numbers to make them look more successful than they are?
Noraneko
Brought into police precinct and held there, actually...