Gregory's ServerThe #Ukraine situation is getting heated. There are fedi discussions about this, and there will be more.
It is worth being mindful of the fact that there are plenty (if not a majority) of Russians who do not condone nor support the aggressive course of action taken by the Kremlin.
They have protested in the thousands on the streets when they were denied fair elections. Many have paid the price for trying to have a voice.
It's easy to drop into using "Russians" as a mental shortcut.
Let's not.
This is important, so reboosting myself, because shit like this is proposed:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2022/02/27/critics-reject-rep-swalwells-idea-to-expel-all-russian-students/
Russian people are not the aggressor. Students studying in the West are not a threat. Putin is.
And the biggest threat to him is an educated population able and willing to govern itself.
Almost 5000 Russians got arrested in Russia for anti-war and pro-Ukraine protests.
Russian people are not the aggressor. Punishing them (as opposed to Putin) is only going to make matters worse.
This is important, so reboosting myself, because shit like this is proposed:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2022/02/27/critics-reject-rep-swalwells-idea-to-expel-all-russian-students/
Russian people are not the aggressor. Students studying in the West are not a threat. Putin is.
And the biggest threat to him is an educated population able and willing to govern itself.