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Originally Posted by Muta
Russians themselves are going to have to play a big part inside their own country to change the course of these events. It will be difficult and dangerous to do so, but it has to happen at some point. They have more power than they think they do, especially in numbers.
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Honestly, though, would you do this if you were in their shoes? I mean we're talking about western countries being hesitant to respond even with serious economic penalties like SWIFT and asset seizure, and we're going to suggest that the ordinary Russian citizen put their lives and wellbeing on the line to oppose their own government? I don't know what my mindset would be as a Russian citizen but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people thought, "look, no one else in the world cares enough to even take a hit in the pocketbook, I'm not going out and getting the crap beat out of me and being thrown in jail indefinitely." The people who are willing to take those risks are, frankly, heroes.