Why don’t the Russians revolt? – 24 hours |
Many people living outside of Russia cannot find answers to these questions. It seems that the Russians are ready to accept anything.
Source: Deutsche Welle
Translation: Innovator
On the website of the German “Deutsche Welle” channel, “Why don’t Russians stand up for freedom and democracy?” an article titled The author of the article is Miodrag Sorik, one of the leading employees of the channel. We present the translation of the article.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Iran protest does. Russia is still calm.
The reason for this calm the police in fear the police It is not right to look for violence. because the police it is cruel in both countries – not only in Russia, but also in Iran.
But why do hundreds of thousands of Russians allow their soldiers to be sent to die for nothing in a criminal war against Ukraine? Why do they leave their fate to warmongers? Why don’t they rebel?
Many people living outside of Russia cannot find answers to these questions. It seems that the Russians are ready to accept anything.
The root of the problem is Russian national There are also commentators who try to look for his character and make assumptions based on stereotypes. They say that Russians are tolerant, they have always obeyed the owner of the Kremlin, the tsars, or, as the writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote, Russians are afraid of freedom.
Yes, it is really dangerous to rebel in Russia right now. Anyone who wants freedom in this country imprisonment may be subjected to torture.
The same danger exists in Iran, but for several weeks thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets against the brutal mullah regime protest does.
Some of the Iranian demonstrators have already been punished for this, even at the cost of their lives. However, it seems that this does not scare the Iranians who have survived the hands of the police.
Iranians continue to protest, although the violence in Tehran and other cities of the country is no less than the brutality of the Russian riot police.
Two years ago, millions of people on earth were Belarusians the president Alexander watched with amazement Lukashenko’s revolt against election fraud.
The world has repeatedly witnessed, and is still witnessing, the brave struggle of Ukrainians for democracy.
Now the world is witnessing with admiration the courage of Iranians.
The victory of the people in Ukraine is ensured. This has not yet been realized in Belarus. But one day Russia President Vladimir Putin When Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is not able to defend himself, Belarusians will say their words again and judge Lukashenko.
It is absurd to think that Russians are not suitable for democracy. Those who hold this view often refer to the results of public opinion polls.
According to those results, one out of every three Russians believes that Western democracy does not suit Russia.
In fact, those who hold this opinion (if they really do) are mostly representatives of the older generation. They have never been in Western countries for long.
The young generation of Russia is as open-minded as their peers in Paris and London. Young Russians live with the desire for freedom, real democracy, a good life, and the ability to travel.
It is also nonsense to claim that democracy undermines moral values, as the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church do. On the contrary, justice can be ensured only by independent courts. Only then, regardless of the relationship between the judges and the politicians – good or bad law it is possible to rely on equality and justice.
Independent in Russia court there is no When demonstrators are tried, the verdict is handed down in the Kremlin. of Russia court judges political is subordinate to the government. The reason is clear: corruption and nepotism can be eliminated only in a stable democratic country.
As for the skepticism of the older generation in Russia towards democracy, one of the reasons for this is the trauma of the 90s of the last century. However, the suffering of the Russians at that time has nothing to do with democracy.
On the contrary, after 1991, those who tried to get rich at the expense of the people’s wealth were the representatives of the old Soviet nomenclature, employees of the special services. They could influence the country’s politics thanks to their piles of money.
In the 1990s, Ukrainians and Georgians were in the same situation. The oligarchs gained great influence in Kiev. But Ukrainians do not vote for power way they could change with
As a result, the standard of living of Ukrainians began to improve. Ukraine It has become a model that can be an example for Russia, and this Putin meant danger to. Unexpectedly, it became clear that democracy and freedom are also possible in the East.
Ukrainians continue to fight for their homeland, they are not going to retreat. They do not want to live in an authoritarian state. The sacrifices he made along the way Ukraine unites the people even more.
Russia The civil war waged in order to overcome the aggression will become the main factor that will shape several generations in Ukraine.
If Russians want a decent life, freedom and prosperity, they will have to fight for it like other peoples.