From 68325324636599275769eaeeff6cdb1065857f02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ciro Santilli <ciro.santilli@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:52:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] russia more --- FAQ.md | 2 ++ russia.md | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 0ae0dd0..b4e7894 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ But then, a shady supporting organization might require that I don't disclose th Of course, a hidden support would represent a reputation hit for both such organization and for me, which makes it less likely that I would have accepted or had such an offer. +Also consider my motivation. If your mother in law were put into jail unfairly for 15 days, for following the same religion that your wife follows, and if you had a social media presence, wouldn't you be tempted to do the same? + What about you, are you funded by the CCP? See also: <https://github.com/cirosantilli/china-dictatorship/blob/48a95bf57a16b85619a6ae68702d18c9a5078797/FAQ.md#flg-has-been-funded-by-the-us-government-at-least-once-therefore-it-is-evil> diff --git a/russia.md b/russia.md index 719c785..861eb0e 100644 --- a/russia.md +++ b/russia.md @@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ While I'm at it: - <http://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2085395/its-now-illegal-russia-share-image-putin-possibly-gay> + +I've always been curious to how Russia can be both oppressive and a democracy, unlike China which doesn't even try to pretend. This is what I gather: + +- the government controls all major media. If any media says bad things against them, the government finds pretexts to create lawsuits or increase taxes against such companies. Therefore all people end up thinking that the government is good. +- just like China, they emphasise the threat of the foreign countries, especially the US, as a justification for having an oppressive power. +- the government puts pressure on any significant opposition candidate. One technique is to find some reason to put them in jail for 2 months, which by Russian law forbids them from participating in further elections. Only candidates that don't really stand a chance are left as a fake opposition. +- small time social media is fine, but if you reach some prominence, you start taking the same risks as politicians, although you are more likely to face more brutal illegal gangster violence threats as you are less visible -- GitLab