• toofpic@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Damn, in Russia people were arrested for posting/demonstrating "no to ***”, but a single dot is a new level!

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      the russians also arrested some just holding up a blank white sheet of cardboard. i think it was in an area where protests are forbidden in general though. however, how does the absence of a message qualify as a protest.

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        2 months ago

        In the same way and any dicktators need to keep stroking their dicks to feel good. No reason needed

        • tal@lemmy.today
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          2 months ago

          I mean, if you don’t suppress political opposition and people aren’t happy with you, that’s a real threat to you continuing to have political power.

          They don’t just do this on a whim.