From day 1 I thought that anti-war protests by Russians in Europe are performative at best. It’s like Americans in Russia would protest against the war in Iran. It’s been 4 years and naturally even fewer people believe that a protest is going to move the needle in the right direction. Of course for a professional politician in exile it’s bread and butter, but for normies that’s just waste of time.
Nagash24 on
Every voice counts.
Impossible-Act9030 on
“is no longer enough.”
has never been.
Bartimaevs on
It’s largely an article about the German asylum system for those that just read the headline. The author rejects the notion that anti-war Russians are being unfairly targeted with deportations and argues that the Russian emigre community would make a better case for itself, if people actually showed up to protests.
No_Conversation_9325 on
No kidding!
mattiasso on
You’re either a supporter of the invasion or you’re against it. This is not a “grey situation”, it’s just an evil invasion and genocide.
If you are Russian, you already failed at preventing a fascist dictatorship from taking power, the least you can do is be vocal against it
SpaceBetweenNL on
They wish😂
Nobody from my Russian friends was deported from Europe. Basically, all my friends are Russians with different types of permits. I cheated the system and got a European citizenship recently (before I lived here with a residency permit, too). It’s about your documentation. It’s not about your views, your religion, or your self-identification. I identify as Russian, I never protested (what’s the point of protesting IN EUROPE?), and my parents are from a Muslim majority city (Makhachkala that everyone hates).
conmenhem on
I’m sure most people commenting didn’t read the piece, but it’s actually extremely stupid. He’s basically saying that the deported Russians are not discriminated against (which the original article he’s responding to never claimed to be the case), but are simply victims to Germany tightening their immigration rules (which they indeed do currently). So he’s basically saying “yes, anti-war Russians (including deserters from the war, who would face actual jail time if brought back to Russia) are being deported, but it’s ok, because it happens to other immigrants as well”. Then he says that the reason why some genuinely anti-war people are being subjected to deportation is because under the current administration the authorities don’t look deaply into the people’s files and don’t care about their political position. And his solution is… to be a bit more vocal about their political position, that, by his own admission, the authorities don’t care about?
The funniest thing is that the guy is Russian himself, one of the political prisoners that Europe exchanged against Russian spies. Instead of advocating for his people, as other communities do in Germany in respect of their members being subjected to the Germany’s immigration crack down, he’s simply supporting the government’s strong hand, while being guaranteed asylum for life.
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From day 1 I thought that anti-war protests by Russians in Europe are performative at best. It’s like Americans in Russia would protest against the war in Iran. It’s been 4 years and naturally even fewer people believe that a protest is going to move the needle in the right direction. Of course for a professional politician in exile it’s bread and butter, but for normies that’s just waste of time.
Every voice counts.
“is no longer enough.”
has never been.
It’s largely an article about the German asylum system for those that just read the headline. The author rejects the notion that anti-war Russians are being unfairly targeted with deportations and argues that the Russian emigre community would make a better case for itself, if people actually showed up to protests.
No kidding!
You’re either a supporter of the invasion or you’re against it. This is not a “grey situation”, it’s just an evil invasion and genocide.
If you are Russian, you already failed at preventing a fascist dictatorship from taking power, the least you can do is be vocal against it
They wish😂
Nobody from my Russian friends was deported from Europe. Basically, all my friends are Russians with different types of permits. I cheated the system and got a European citizenship recently (before I lived here with a residency permit, too). It’s about your documentation. It’s not about your views, your religion, or your self-identification. I identify as Russian, I never protested (what’s the point of protesting IN EUROPE?), and my parents are from a Muslim majority city (Makhachkala that everyone hates).
I’m sure most people commenting didn’t read the piece, but it’s actually extremely stupid. He’s basically saying that the deported Russians are not discriminated against (which the original article he’s responding to never claimed to be the case), but are simply victims to Germany tightening their immigration rules (which they indeed do currently). So he’s basically saying “yes, anti-war Russians (including deserters from the war, who would face actual jail time if brought back to Russia) are being deported, but it’s ok, because it happens to other immigrants as well”. Then he says that the reason why some genuinely anti-war people are being subjected to deportation is because under the current administration the authorities don’t look deaply into the people’s files and don’t care about their political position. And his solution is… to be a bit more vocal about their political position, that, by his own admission, the authorities don’t care about?
The funniest thing is that the guy is Russian himself, one of the political prisoners that Europe exchanged against Russian spies. Instead of advocating for his people, as other communities do in Germany in respect of their members being subjected to the Germany’s immigration crack down, he’s simply supporting the government’s strong hand, while being guaranteed asylum for life.