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I'm not leaving
For the following reasons:
1) Yes, Russians own LJ. BUT who's to say they're pro-putler? Supposedly, the majority over there don't like the guy. Remember, until very recently, the Russian people HAD to toe the line or at least pretend to. The owners may have been presenting a false front to keep LJ and it's users below the radar all this time.
2) With so many Russians protesting right now and growing in number, real change is a possibility. From what I've seen on TV, for every one person hauled off to jail, 100+ more hit the street. What with most of the military out of the country on a fool's errand, ability to circumvent the propaganda and get access to real news, plus all the world-wide recognition and praise for taking a stand against the war, they're not afraid anymore. They are DONE with that asshole, his government, his rules, his tyranny, his lies, his greed, his ego, etc.,. The cherry on top? Thanks to real news, common knowledge now how rich he really is and not a sharer.
3) LJ is a little itty bitty fish in a BIG sea. Putler&Co are busy tussling with an angry kraken and hungry sharks circling, can't spare a moment to deal a nippy minnow.
By staying, feels like a way of supporting those Russian protesters. I hope both they and Ukraine kick him to the curb.
On the off chance LJ does disappear - https://zimon66.dreamwidth.org/profile
1) Yes, Russians own LJ. BUT who's to say they're pro-putler? Supposedly, the majority over there don't like the guy. Remember, until very recently, the Russian people HAD to toe the line or at least pretend to. The owners may have been presenting a false front to keep LJ and it's users below the radar all this time.
2) With so many Russians protesting right now and growing in number, real change is a possibility. From what I've seen on TV, for every one person hauled off to jail, 100+ more hit the street. What with most of the military out of the country on a fool's errand, ability to circumvent the propaganda and get access to real news, plus all the world-wide recognition and praise for taking a stand against the war, they're not afraid anymore. They are DONE with that asshole, his government, his rules, his tyranny, his lies, his greed, his ego, etc.,. The cherry on top? Thanks to real news, common knowledge now how rich he really is and not a sharer.
3) LJ is a little itty bitty fish in a BIG sea. Putler&Co are busy tussling with an angry kraken and hungry sharks circling, can't spare a moment to deal a nippy minnow.
By staying, feels like a way of supporting those Russian protesters. I hope both they and Ukraine kick him to the curb.
On the off chance LJ does disappear - https://zimon66.dreamwidth.org/profile