individual protests are largely worthless, like votes. But if everyone votes one way then things change (and not necessarily in the way intended given Putin's gone full roid rage)
(, Tue 15 Mar 2022, 1:08, Reply)
Every arrest is an admission of propaganda failure
(, Tue 15 Mar 2022, 2:36, Reply)
a lot of the groundwork was laid by extremely brave local east germans who faced torture, imprisonment and execution at the hands of the Stasi while building and organising opposition in the country, ultimately culminating in the alexanderplatz demonstration, krenz resignation, and the fall of the wall soon after. a lot of it was lead by church groups. Having never been faced with it, I don't know how brave I'd be or what risks I'd take if I found myself in Putin's russia. But little changes without enough people willing to be brave.
(, Tue 15 Mar 2022, 12:14, Reply)