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slaw
on Feb 28, 2022
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Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
5 millions unarmed protesting people can do nothing to dictatorship. You need military to stand against Putin.
kangda123
on Feb 28, 2022
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Exactly, Belarus did not go well.
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If 5 million people march against him, the army will follow
slaw
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That didn’t happen in Belarus and Hong Kong.
throwaway6532
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3% of the population rising up is enough to make social change. At some point there is a tipping point where even the army can't stop it.
slaw
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There is no point where unarmed population can win with military and police. 2 million Hong Kong protesters out of 8 million population didn’t win.
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