Why no mass protests in Russia? Sociologist Grigory Yudin demonstrated against the invasion

[hippywife]

and end up in the hospital. He says we’re living in a new era.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/02/why-no-mass-protests-in-russia

ETA: Please actually read the article, rather than just the react to the headline.

[Javaman]

1. when you are actually living in the book 1984, it's really easy to wrap your head around

either a bullet or the gulag for protesting

[Claustrum]

2. If you live in an authoritarian country all your life,

you learn to stay quiet because there is a real chance of you getting killed if you go on a protest. That's life as you know it in Russia, North Korea and China. That doesn't mean there would be no protests but you have to be really passionate about something that you are willing to give up your life to do for that protest. So, it will remain small in numbers in those countries and it is intended to be that way.

[hippywife]

3. Exerpt from the article:

When we were first arranging this interview, you objected to my statement that anti-war protests were small in number: “Not so small.” What made you say that?

We don’t live in Berlin, where participation in a protest gets you lots of pats on the back. You can end up with a concussion, or spend the night in jail, or be required to remove your underwear [for a cavity search], or [possibly] have a felony case opened against you. Given the current situation, we can’t exclude the possibility that protests will eventually be punishable by 20-year prison sentences or the death penalty. So, yeah, in my view, people are coming out in force.

[onecaliberal]

4. Over 6,000 Russians have been arrested for protesting the Ukrainian invasion.

[hippywife]

5. The article title is somewhat facetious.

If you read the article, you will see that he disagrees, as do I.

[onecaliberal]

6. I did read it.

[justhanginon]

7. Excellent, very interesting interview. Thanks for posting it.

[BeckyDem]

8. +1. Great source.

Thank you.