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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/28/long-arm-russia-putin-critics-in-exile * Moscow is using ties with neighboring countries to deport and arrest anti-war Russians who fled after invasion of Ukraine.* Soon the fascist may help Putin do likewise to expat Russians in the US. In Braga, Portugal, April 17th, Richard Stallman will give a talk, Free Software and Freedom in a Digital Society. From https://stallman.org/talks.html : Time: Wednesday, April 17th, 16H00 for 2+hrs Extra discussion of digital surveillance. The talk will be in English. Everyone is welcome. We will distribute GNU/FSF stickers, and sell merhandise, so please bring cash. Companies that write phony scientific papers for a fee have infiltrated the editorial boards of "real" academic papers. That led to 10,000 articles retracted last year.  @rms if you are worried about the phony science that companies do, just wait until you learn about the phony science coming out of the universities
 I am disappointed that Ukrainians are reacting to Putin's invasion by hating Russians and characteristics of Russians: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/04/russian-language-war-ukrainian-literature A few weeks after the invasion, I urged Ukrainians to direct their anger at Putin and his crimes, not at Russia and Russians. @rms Forced rusicisation, eradication of cultures is a painful history of the region, while supposed "rusophobia" is a big .ru talking point and a key excuse for the invasion. Ru goverment still has mass support as did the invasion and earlier occupations. Its not Putin himself sloughtering Bucha or razing uncounted villages to the ground, running the war machine at all leveles. Its ordinary Russians choosing their meager comfort over innocent lives. @rms it is unfortunate and a loss for the Russian language culture of which a significant part is by Ukrainian artists. At the same time it is understandable and one cannot control the emotions they attach to hearing particular. There may be situations of trauma too that might be triggered by hearing Russian after being imprisoned there. German was not the most popular language in the Netherlands during/right after WW2. For many years now German is no problem at all. These things take time. |
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@rms that's why the safest tactic for ru immigrants to stay quiet at social media. In Russia you can be jailed for 5-10 years for words, and jails are not as comfortable as they might be in Europe. US, EU people might think that ru citizens deserve their government, but it's not the case, majority of the people just want to be safe, because censorship went strong enough. Russia can literally get you in foreign countries, they will claim you as a terrorist for posting something online.