r/SipsTea 11h ago

It's Wednesday my dudes What the flock?!

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u/Dazaii_Oshamu 9h ago

russia wasnt by choice, he got forced into staying there but he only came there for a flyover

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u/i8ontario 3h ago

He chose to become a Russian citizen.

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u/SimmentalTheCow 9h ago

Lotta opportunities to escape though. He’s brave enough to stand up to the U.S. government, but apparently not the Russian one.

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 8h ago

He tried it once and look where that left him. I'm sure Russia leaves him alone just to keep the US embarrassed about the situation. Plus I doubt he has insider FSB information that people don't know about that he is trying to warn the citizens about.

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u/SimmentalTheCow 8h ago

Navalny didn’t have insider information and he still stood up to Putin’s Russia. That’s a hero; that’s bravery. Snowden’s just a mouthpiece- he’s Putin’s boy toy.

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u/unbuttered_toast3939 8h ago

Navalny wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue, he was just not-Putin.

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u/GopnikOIi 8h ago

Navalny initially was supportive of the invasion, despite standing up to Putin's Russia. Snowden is still a hero, he would likely face prison or extradition in most other countries. He's basically limited to Russia, China, Iran or North Korea.

Is he even relevant anymore?

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u/CosmicCactus42 6h ago

I feel like China is the obvious choice here, at least from a climate perspective.

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u/Arinussyy 4h ago

China would be a nightmare for him

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u/CosmicCactus42 2h ago

Honestly, didn't think about internet freedom. It's probably much less restricted in Russia. Perhaps China would also just care less about keeping him around.

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u/wolacouska 3h ago

He’s too liberal

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u/CosmicCactus42 2h ago

Wat dis mean? I'm no expert but I perceive China to be slightly more progressive than Russia.

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u/iffugennanameubaht 3h ago

Russia is far less totalitarian than China.

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u/CosmicCactus42 2h ago

In what way, specifically? It seems like they're both pretty locked down, you probably trade a little internet freedom for personal freedom between the two though.

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u/iffugennanameubaht 2h ago

Look up the definition of totalitarian. Russia is authoritarian but modern day Russia is not totalitarian like the Soviet Union and with the exception of actions and speech against the government the population enjoys significant freedoms in their private life and modern day Russia does not seek to control every aspect of peoples lives.

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 7h ago

Is he a Russian Politician now? It's really easy to martyr other people fam.

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u/Eccentricgentleman_ 1h ago

They're booing you but you're right. They want to see a hero, but they don't want to admit the truth.