Russians Are Snitching On Friends and Relatives Who Oppose the War

[@dognoodle87]

People are evil, snitching on each other for what? Just to ruin someone's life, make them suffer and rot in a prison cell. To me that's pure evil.

[@jorgeyipzhong5199]

Who knows maybe their wife are hot AF🤷

[@thisisprogress6817]

If you question LGBT, multiculturalism and Zionism in the west today you can lose your job, be fined and even thrown into prison.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

I would imagine people are paid for snitching!!.

[@jaymac7203]

They're Russians

[@PaulPaid]

Ask the Fedz

[@pauliewalnuts9528]

That guy snitching his daughter is the ultimate traitor.

[@johan9388]

For real!!!

[@stephenhensley5631]

Almost as bad as honor killings .What a screwed up country .

[@marcushamilton2698]

He's not. He's a patriot. Clever people knows that USA is the real terrorist of this world. USA wants to brainwash everyone to think that they are angels and yet they have gone around the world killing innocent families. Not a single year passes without the US killing someone outside it's borders as if they guardians of the earth. Who appointed these terrorists?

[@MistyKathrine]

People like him are the definition of a bad father.

[@rexluminus9867]

She could be undermining the govt!??🤔 Dangerously?🤨🤔🤖

[@silverhammermba]

You know it’s a really good and just war when it’s illegal to criticize it.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

da

[@Cynthia_Blackraven_666]

What war ? It's a "special military operation" that is going according to plan. Putin is the best leader of the world.

[@shahin5153]

What about Chelsea Manning/Edward Snowden/ Julian Assange? They were all persecuted because they exposed the war crimes the US and it’s allies were committing against civilians in Iraq. If you think we in the west are better or different to Russia, please wake up.

[@Anonmoose99]

You know it’s a good and fair election when it is illegal to protest it.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Woodrow Wilson sweating............

[@unikeko96]

As someone from Finland it's absolutely terrible to be a neighbor to such country. Anxiety is off the charts.

[@musicilya6674]

Your country should join NATO as soon as possible. Says the Russian person. (I don’t like NATO, but I also don’t like Putin)

[@unikeko96]

@@musicilya6674 I agree at some percent. But unfortunately we didn't find any other defending organization than Nato to join. We've had a wars in the past with Russia so we know what they're capable of.

[@musicilya6674]

@@unikeko96 yeah, in 1939

[@unikeko96]

@@musicilya6674 Still is

[@unikeko96]

@@musicilya6674 Oh. You meant the year when the war was(?) oops. Sorry 😯

[@oscarsundevall7281]

To make this whole situation even more bizare. Just a few days ago Russia released an ad with the message ”move to Russia - we have no cancel culture”. I’d say jail time for speaking the objective truth is pretty much the definition of cancel culture. 💁

[@stonem0013]

yes but you won't be cancelled or even criticised for saying hateful anti-gay or anti-trans comments. To many right wingers this is extremely important for some reason.

[@somuchforneveragain5146]

This is why many republicans are trolls for Russia, they hate the same, and are proud of it. Yet think they are completely in the right cos ‘God’ lol

[@adriennefloreen]

Where did they release that add? I'd like to see that, I could make a good video response to that, LOL.

[@marklutz95]

Americans who move there will be set up for criminal charges and traded for Russians who are in American jails.

[@LauraOvTheePsychicYouth]

@@adriennefloreen kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIK7ZKeDfdyCrNE i genuinely don't know if this is a joke or not

[@Blottingpaper]

Ironic how a country of 'strong men' and 'great patriotic strength' is so fragile that it can't event handle criticism. Sign of a strong nation is the ability to not only weather criticism , from within and without, and also face it and take on that critique from a rational perspective. All those nations that wish to project strength internationally are so thinned skinned because they reality is they're afraid and they're weak.

[@facundolamas950]

Or it just handle it in a different way

[@xlukas93]

That is the whole idea of macho-ism. Insecure men trying so hard to prove how they are not insecure.

[@juan5914]

Brillant

[@riazonbin9931]

during Great Patriotic War in USSR every one who criticised Stalin or methods of war of Soviet Union was shot or went to labour camps.

[@deezeed2817]

Russia is under western attack therefore the only way to prevent fifth column activity is harsh penalties. Criticisms of the special military operation are a danger which the west can use to exploit to undermine the war effort. The west also used press censorship during WW2 and the cold war in order to prevent enemy activity from undermining and demoralising the army. You may think it's harsh and draconian but in wartime it's necessary.

[@QueenetBowie]

It’s insane to think about. I remember people in the US criticizing the Afghanistan or Iraq war, but the worst that came of it was arguments between family members. To think someone would be ent to prison for speaking out against a war.

[@fredychicano654]

Black Panthers one of many groups who spoke against war ... guess what happened CI_A,FB_I got imvolved to ☠️ them read and question everything kid your ignorance is showing

[@yellekc]

The US has its faults. So they need 1st Amendment to argue it all about. But you see comrade, mother Russia is perfect. No problems, no need for discussion. Only need for more gulags for traitors.

[@OiBerry]

@@yellekc 🤣🤣🤣 Good one.

[@deborahdonnelly8423]

Help,save our democracy before the US looks like this.

[@Saffron831]

Everyday we get closer to this reality thanks to crypto-fascists like Trump and Desantis. /SMH The GOP is quickly becoming an authoritarian party.

[@elitgunz2459]

I remember reading sometime ago that during WWII a German person wrote "remember the first country the nazis invaded was Germany". It's true, before attacking another country those in power would always have to face detractors in their own frontiers.

[@ensteffo]

So that is why the US have the largest prison population both in actual number and percentage.

[@scaredypicker]

This is exactly what the Gestapo did in Nazi Germany when neighbours accused each other of harbouring Jewish people or otherwise being an enemy of the state… Very disturbing to think of this going on in 2022 in a so called civilised society

[@crash10125]

2022 isn't a special year compared to human history. The advancement of technology will never change the behavior that humanity is embedded with.

[@oogityboogityshoe1933]

You are so silly Nazi Germany? This kind of prosecution started long before Nazi Germany, in Soviet Union they killed millions of people long before Nazi Germany. In early 1930s Stalin and the Russians killed more than 10 million in Ukraine alone.

[@chrismedina54]

The real irony is Russia stating that they are in fact fighting Nazi's and not actually just the Nazi's themselves. They took a page out of the SJW playbook with that one.

[@yendevus1747]

In Canada man was arrested for not approving his 14 years old son's gender reassignment surgery.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@chrismedina54 weird because Russia itself has a lot of Nazis among its ranks

[@liamm9962]

People denouncing friends and relatives as traitors; a sign of a healthy, functioning society for sure.

[@alexandrelarsac9115]

China, Cambodia, East Germany, Vichy France, Russia, nazi Germany, nice societies to live in.

[@canadafree2087]

In Canada, we had people ratting out neighbors for Covid infractions. People will rat anyone out if you tell them the rules are there for their safety. Every dictatorship is ruled by lies, not guns.

[@fanfeck2844]

I think the word you’re looking for is fascist society

[@notoriousbig3k]

@Cam Robertson Kremlin is doing the last Communist boom then it will transcient to democracy its a faked war ... NATO US ISRAEL etc are running the show and are changing history and reality ... they are Masons and Iluminati after all

[@wayne9287]

If "good" is to prevail naturally why is the entire universe so violent?

[@chainoad]

The mother: "He's not guilty of anything, but I hope for a mild punishment" Russia in a nutshell

[@AndroidLinuxson]

If he is not guilty, he will be given a suspended sentence

[@opart]

@@AndroidLinuxson you sir are living under a rock. This is not about whether he is guilty or not. It's what the system needs him to be shown as.

[@Fabzil]

Shalamov had a nice quote but I can't find it online. It was like "Russia is like you are happy to not get shot if you get 15 years in the camps. And you are happy to get 10 years instead of 15."

[@oleg.lyamin]

@@opart I think you are misunderstanding what Android Linuxson is trying to say. The presumption is that Russian law enforcement and justice systems are never wrong. So they can't appear to be wrong. So when someone is brought in who is so not guilty that even these Putinist judges can't bring themselves to send that person away, they give them a suspended sentence. They can't simply acquit, because then it will logically follow that someone in the system has made a mistake for having brought that person in. Suspended sentence is sort of a win-win: that person's life doesn't get completely ruined and the law enforcement and justice systems still appear infallible. Yes, it's Kafkaesque and Orwellian, but this is what this presumably conservative paradise that is modern Russia has come to be.

[@opart]

@@oleg.lyamin Thats true, but what history teaches us is that when there is a judge that can't bring him/herself to send the innocent away, another judge is appointed, and the case gets "newly discovered evidence of crime"... Say, unpaid taxes?

[@dahasolomon7314]

The elderly mother crying for her son is so heart breaking. I don't understand the need to arrest this man since he is not a public individual with wide reach. He was only telling his friends, the intimidation tactics here look very soviet.

[@emiliobello2538]

Oh my

[@atenrok]

On no... Russian government is using soviet methods against the people! Never happened before, and now again! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Goblexter]

This just goes to show how afraid the Kremlin is. Even private conversations scare them shitless.

[@richardpalafox7097]

if there’s a hell that informant is going to hell, he ruined a man’s life and his disabled sons life just because he criticized the war and the russian leader. i cant imagine living in a nation like that

[@CynicAtheist]

Coming soon to a country near you

[@jackgardner8225]

This country would have been identical had trump been re-elected. And all his magabilly knuckle draggers would be the snitches.

[@rexluminus9867]

Ex Soviet union at the beginning?🤨🤔🤖

[@samanth.]

The snitch is probably a republican Karen

[@lm157]

This is not a nation, this is just a group of people speaking more or less the same language and living on the same territory. That's it.

[@orestmakar8562]

What is important to acknowledge is how the mother of the imprisoned man knows that if she criticizes the new law and regime, the regime might give her son a harsher punishment…This makes her cautiously say that „she wants to have faith in the Russian „justice system” and wants to believe her son is innocent and not a traitor” Which basically means that their defence is based on either proving that he never said what he has said or to regime what he has said and openly say he supports the war.. Let this be a lesson to all about how authoritarianism works and what it does to people. It forces them to live in a cage and openly say that the cage they live in is not a cage, or suffer whatever consequences the regime comes up with and face a punishment, which severity will depend on how much the slave confesses to being a degenerate and horrible person and how much he and his family bag and are willing to strip themselves of dignity and self respect.

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

Imo from Germany: We have to be cautious as there are already authoritarian characteristics in some self-proclaimed democracies in the Western hemisphere. Trump was honest enough to admit that he has an affection for authoritarian leaders and yet for whatever reason Trump is still quite popular in America. Authoritarian leaders aren't examples you should follow

[@bubandlisa]

@@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 Ukraine has legit nazis but you still support Ukraine Azov

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

@@bubandlisa Ukraine's regime obviously has some sympathy for Nazi ideologies but it doesn't change the fact that Ukraine's innocent people are being attacked after the invasion. I don't support Azov's questionable side, you got that wrong and I literally trashed authoritarianism prior. You might consider to oppose Russia's actions and how they mislead and brain wash their own people in an unhealthy way: Germany was in a apocalyptic state without gas and we wouldn't wash ourselves anymore. And Danish ppl would abuse turtles Wtf🤷🏿

[@hondamoto-rb6bk]

Most in the u.s. will NEVER understand jus had good they really do have it an it's beyond pathetic I feel sorry for this "woke" society in the u.s. an I have a feeling they will be put to sleep sooner than later

[@olegkosygin2993]

@@hondamoto-rb6bk they will understand after they live through it, Soviet people didn't understand the true extent of Stalin's evil until after he's died and his actions were revealed to the Party leadership. Until then, every person abused by the system thought that he and his family were alone in the torment, but after Khrushev's secret speech has leaked out of the upper echelons of power, people have realized they were numbering in tens of millions.

[@jordillach3222]

For me this is one more evidence pointing to the sad fact that a big part of the Russian society is deeply sick.

[@verbalkint1770]

People rat family out all the time.

[@arsenalofdemocracy9985]

russian never changed，their society is like this since tsar‘s time

[@GC-bm8nl]

This happens in every society when people are incentivised to cause trouble. Resolve an old grudge by getting them killed or imprisoned.

[@saintsone7877]

The west is not so far removed from Russian society/system. In the west disagree with a minority and you are a phobe. Disagree politically with a certain political party and you can be cancelled, lose your job, reputation etc. Do you not see this is exactly what occurs in Russia. Yet we call this democracy and say they have totalitarianism. The rabid left in the west is the ruling party in Russia yet look at the majority of the western world. They have left wing governments and many say that is good. Over the last 50 years we have been conditioned that a few have the power over the many which is exactly what the Soviet system preached. All minorities must be treated equally with the majority yet government have given all the power to minorities to the point the majority must remain silent or be abused as racist, phobic, alt right, neo nazis etc. Look at all the professional lobbyists that surround all our governments badgering them to pass this or that law that prevents free speech etc yet the majority has only one voice when an election is called. The rest of the time to that government the majority is irrelevent as they appease the vocal/violent left. And on you tube etc we criticise the same behaviours of the government as the left foist upon us and pretend we are free. The only difference is the government does not jail us but society and the media do. It is only a matter of time before we the people are treated just like these arrested and jailed people in Russia are.

[@ernestz.9260]

That’s what state-sponsored propaganda and brainwashing do to people. Scary stuff

[@e0o9kii]

When I listened to that recording, I actually appreciate the fact that the cops themselves didn't really seem all that interested in arresting her. It was her father who was insisting that they do.

[@Spscc23998]

Orwell's 1984, where children denounced their own parents for "thoughtcrime" comes to mind. A quote from the same book: If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever. When I first read that, I thought he was being hopelessly pessimistic. Now comes the sad realization that he was right.

[@jerrywbrice]

He was right because he was writing what he was looking at. People don't change they just find ever more deceptive ways to get away with the same selfish bullshit they have always been trying to get away with. Human beings are primates that tragically evolved the capacity to orchestrate far reaching plans to dominate, suppress, and profit from the suffering of their fellow men as well as the outright destruction of the planet itself. It certainly seems as though intellect is turning out to be the great filter that resolves the fermi paradox. I do have hope that all of this cynical bullshit is the result of missing out on some pivotal saving grace that will rescue the future from the wicked mentality of the people in power across the planet, however I have yet to see any signs that can allow me to rest easy at night knowing that salvation is possible.

[@jay-d8g3v]

It's very well outlined in the Bible as-well. End times are upon us

[@AaronA_Aaronson0]

Equilibrium with Christian Bale came to my mind instantly, which was heavily influenced by 1984.

[@eidolonengine]

@@jay-d8g3v People have been saying that since the first century lol. The only end that's coming is the sixth mass extinction. But the Earth will be fine. It'll keep going after it shakes us off like fleas.

[@lecternuminous3065]

In Soviet Russia that was the reality. a kid by the name Morozov actually snitched on his own family and was praised for it, and they made him a role model of the Soviet "pioneer" youth

[@Whosetheworst]

The father dobbing in his daughter to the police was really messed up.

[@PM-im8nq]

She will learn to love the motherland

[@TheRedemptionRain]

@@PM-im8nq Put the vodka down Ivan, Putin isn’t paying you over time when he doesn’t even have enough money to compensate the families of dead RuZZian conscripts

[@DrBernon]

But not uncommon at all. In China, during the Cultural Revolution, children snitched their mothers and fathers. And I'm sure here the same will happen in this case.

[@centurionoomae1543]

Is it any different to the massive amount of posts on reddit I see from liberal children abandoning their parents and refusing to talk to them for being Republicans?

[@jessespring120]

Lol in return he got a dvd player

[@djc1234]

When the U.K sent out military to Iraq over a million people demonstrated against the war. Every single one of them went home afterwards without any trouble from the law. I feel for the Russian people who just want to express themselves & their feelings freely.

[@LaFonteCheVi]

A man in UK was arrested for making fun of the LGBTQ flag for "malicious communications". UK isn't exactly a bastion of freedom.

[@thetumans1394]

And yet the British still carried out their evil invasion, killing many, many people without good reason. Maybe that says something, too.

[@bigdawg7980]

UK went into a unprovoked war based on LIES that little men "baire and bush" made up. Russia is going to war on its borders with an enemy that wants to invite NATO and bring in American Nukes. Ukraine is lucky if Russia doesn't treat it like UK and Us did Iraq and the civilians. Over 1 million dead civilians for bush and blare the cowards

[@schloops8473]

yup, I protested in Brussels (Belgium) and brought friends, against the Iraq war... not one person had any fear or faced any consequences for that. The difference between democracies and pol pot dictatorships

[@Sephiroth144]

Well, there were three people who got parking tickets because their meters expired...

[@012_ljk]

Peace to Ukraine ❤️🇺🇦

[@tothelighthouse9843]

good lord, where does that young woman get the courage to continue speaking out. That's a brave-hearted soul right there. I hope she's safe.

[@borzix1997]

Nobody is safe in Russia.

[@silverforest4682]

I hope she has moved away from dear old dad

[@saintsone7877]

She epitomises that old saying " evil can only prosper when good people remain silent". Sadly, the silent majority in many western countries are allowing evil to slowly turn the west into a carbon copy of Russia. Cancel culture, being called phobes etc are all symptoms of the current Russian system and these people who snitch on friends/family etc. Unless the west unites against those promoting cancel culture etc we will become the new Russia.

[@Yes-sw8gh]

Here is a fun experiment, create a fake persona on your favourite social media - make anti governmental posts inviting direct competitors of your country to come do as they please and give away your sovereignty, and see how fast your country's secret service shows up on your doorstep, then come back to this comment to tell me how much that process differs from Russia. Stop living in ignorance.

[@saintsone7877]

@@Yes-sw8gh I have written many comments on you tube that were not complimentary of the government of the day Yes and have to date, never received a visit from any law enforcement authority be it State or Federal. It has never been legal or encouraged by any state authority to openly preach sedition etc. Now were I to do what I have done many times in my country and lived in Russia I would have been arrested and jailed many times so NO your analogy is not correct. Whether in Russia or Australia if you support openly sedition against the government of the day you will run foul of laws. If you criticise your government in Russia in any way publicly in Russia you will run foul of authorities and find yourself visited by them and probably jailed. In my country I have done that many times with no ill consequences. Clearly you do not understand the difference between a citizen disagreeing with his/her governments policies peacefully etc and someone supporting the overthrow by force of his/her government endangering people lives in the process. And no Yes, those of us that can see the difference in the analogy you described are not living in ignorance. You compared apples with oranges rather than apples to illustrate your point which was formed on false premise.

[@conningdale8805]

Some years ago I knew a Russian Doctor and his wife who lived in Pskov until the end of WWII. They described what it was like to live under a regime of suspicion and betrayal. You can't trust anyone - even close relations and friends. It must be a horrible, soul destroying way to live.

[@Nils.Minimalist]

"Never trust the Russians because they don't even trust themselves" (Otto von Bismarck)

[@rolandmartin3833]

Exactly ! See the youtube videos made by "1420" of interviews in Russian cities: they are all afraid to speak out against the war!!! The only ones who dare are the zombies who repeat the lies of Russian TV

[@Stacie0407]

Thankfully I have not seen anything like that on my circle. I am against the war. I spoke up. I posted and went to protests. Yes, I got fines from the judge and I know I can get in prison. This is our horrible reality. But none of my relatives ever thought of telling on me. I have constant arguments with my uncle who is heavily brainwashed as he watches Russian TV, which is 100% propaganda. But he would never tell on me and try to send me to prison. And personally I have never heard from any of my friends and colleagues that their families try send them to prison. But when you go out and protest and are caught by police - yes, this is when you get huge fine if you’re lucky and prison time if you are not :((

[@jtonxbox1433]

@@Stacie0407 if that's true I'm happy your safe but be careful...it seems like things are taking a turn for the worse.

[@danpress7745]

@@Stacie0407 Prison for protesting gov actions is something us in the democracies can not fathom. I protested the Iraq war, never a fearful thought police or of jail. Wish you well.

[@makoritutu2861]

Thinking that the government is so important and snitching your own family/friends is the most stupid thing I have seen. The same president you support won't even know if you drop dead!!?? They are brainwashed! I feel for the daughter so much and that guy who even snitched his pal knowing he has disabled sons. Smh!

[@johan9388]

Fr how brainwashed can you be.. Just insane...

[@mrsneakyburt]

Back to the way it was in the good ole' days of the soviet union

[@Novgorod_Republic]

Watch "Fathers' rebellion against the children" by Maxim Katz with english subtitles to find out what is currently happening in our society in Russia.

[@cajones5956]

@@Novgorod_Republic I’m starting his channel now. Any other suggestions?

[@Novgorod_Republic]

@@cajones5956 I'll look for something more now hold on

[@Tony-ih1pg]

Wow, total lack of Human Rights there.. and these people are just so goddamn evil And a father doing that to his daughter? That is the worst father ever

[@sebastianmalinowski6298]

Thank you Vice for the video. Father snitching on his own daughter is absolutely disgusting. I can only guess that he held her, kissed her, and fed her when she was a baby, but now he is turning his back onto her. Weak minded man that allowed himself turn to alcohol and propaganda. He will ask for restitution on his deathbed but it will be too late. This man has failed as a father.

[@ciarypowykonie3096]

Mist of Russians just care about drinking vodka, that is what focus on.

[@DarkShroom]

his story sounds similar to the guy at the capitol riots with the zip ties.... he had called his kids "traitors" because they didn't agree with his extreme views and said he'd kill them if they ratted on him he got brain wurms

[@danvincent2600]

Absolute bxsxaxd!

[@callers420]

@@DarkShroom capitol riots? Lol ok you are one of those guys…

[@callers420]

Thanks for the world advice Sebastian, you can go back to playing Roblox now…

[@_onesimpleidea]

The Russian government's playbook has always been the same. Do whatever you want regardless of who it hurts, make up crap that isn't true, and deny everything you don't want to hear.

[@crash10125]

And the worst thing is, it works.

[@thepatriot1613]

Exactly!! Spot on!

[@patcaza6166]

sounds like Trump, the Christian right and the GOP

[@allwrighty100]

Not like us in the west eh? Weapons of mass destruction anybody?

[@yeethereptileman]

@@patcaza6166 i ain’t rockin w trump but there levels to this shi lol it ain’t the same

[@Earthbound369]

The same thing happened in Cuba 1962. Family, neighbors, friends turning each other in to the local Cadre for "anti revolutionary thinking ". It was awful. My heart goes out to these people.

[@Musickt196]

Happened to my great uncle in East Germany. People need to understand that history is absolutely repeating itself.

[@andreimdv661]

In Romania during the comunism was the same, every street had a spy at least on each side.

[@peesda]

Yugoslavia - Udba

[@TheThingInMySink]

Happened in the Soviet Union too, especially under Stalin. This is nothing new in Russia.

[@jamesjackovich5886]

All autocratic murderous communist dictators have to go, all the young connected people in this world want are more freedoms more opportunities and better paying jobs

[@cynthiaparnell7443]

God bless this young woman. People will rat on eachother for much less but its usually to get themselves out of a jam w police or some other self serving reason but this is complete insanity. Differing opinions over politics or badmouthing your leadership & ending up in jail or worse is mind-boggling . As an American if this was applied here in the US half the country would be locked up. I can not think of trying to live that way. Talk about keeping your thoughts to yourself. Wtf

[@dirk-jantoot1029]

Literally half the country, and what half would depend on who was in power.

[@spitfyre8688]

All things aside, good job to vice, having a correspondent in a country that can speak the language and sounds quite eloquent as well! Especially given how important it is to have them in Russia during this time.

[@md.fakharuddin4848]

Another 'Simon Ostrovsky'!❤️

[@Matt.Willoughby]

@@md.fakharuddin4848 he's working for PBS now, still doing great work

[@3CandiesInTX]

I am Ukrainian, and yes he did a great job. Good language skills.

[@CryptoRoast_0]

@@md.fakharuddin4848 this guy is great but I do miss Simon. 😥 Henry Langston was great too :)

[@Jamesmclaughing]

" All things aside 😅 k buddy

[@martinskazainis9363]

This is what the "Russian world" (Russkij Mir) and Soviet nostalgia looks like. We, the people of Baltic States, had to endure such insanity for 50 years while our countries were under Russian occupation. After the USSR collapsed we quickly joined NATO and the EU to make sure they would not force this evil on us once again. The Russian invasion of Ukraine proves that we were right because the Russians not only want to live like this themselves but also they want to export this evil system to their neighbors. Truly a lost and hopeless society.

[@krisbass2642]

Exactly, how many innocent people were exiled to Siberia because they joked or said anything bad about their government.

[@Alexandra-dd1su]

Well you didn’t have much choice through the course of WW2, either be a second hand nation for the Germans or to be under Soviet heel. Baltic countries, Poland etc were always more privileged and free, regular ‘mainland’ and Asian citizens would give a lot just to go there for a while. Anyway, I kinda understand your anger and wish a question of your sovereignty was solved wisely and honestly, sadly the Allies did not pay much attention after the war, guess everyone was exhausted and concentrated on his own business.

[@dirkgoldschmitt6572]

So ist es. Und wenn die baltischen Staaten nicht sehr aufpassen, sind sie die nächsten "Kandidaten". Wo ist der kürzeste Weg nach Kaliningrad? 💩Angriffskrieg 🤮

[@krisbass2642]

@OneTimeTwoTimes32the4. 🤣🤣🤣 the ones arrested are spies

[@dirkgoldschmitt6572]

@OneTimeTwoTimes32the4. Demokratie braucht seine Zeit. Erst Lenin, dann Stalin, dann Sowjetstaat. Das erfordert zur Umgestaltung viel Zeit, und Hingabe. Und ewig-gestrige gibt's ja auch noch 😁👍

[@iulioh]

This is what REAL censorship is like

[@_MRK87]

Chomsky would tell you USA banning RT is worse :)

[@Claptonisgod33]

@@_MRK87 Chomsky has gone senile in recent years

[@malfunkt]

@@_MRK87 had to look that up. Newsweek article covers his appearance on Russell Brand making broad claims in how the US is in a worse censorship position than pre-Perestroika Russia. Which is patently false.

[@_MRK87]

@@Claptonisgod33 I wonder if he has or we've been stupid all these years and took his word for gospel :/

[@meggtokyodelicious]

Real censorship happening in the USA too. Main stream media never talks about hunters laptop documents and proof of wires to Ukraine 、supponsoring 38 US owned Kiev capital Bio weapon bio lab bio chemical companies, backed up by ministry of defense

[@aylalopez4356]

Same in my country, Nicaragua, no one speaks against the government and if they do, you either end up dead, in prison or in hiding trying to find a way to escape to America looking for political asylum. The Press is silenced and shut down, now waving a Nicaraguan flag is considered opposition against the government. Many laws and regulations are not spoken about. My latest trip back to Nicaragua this year I was sequestered to a search when I landed for hours. I brought my cousin a binocular toy and it was taken away because they posed a threat to security. There are no drones allowed, certain books are restricted unless it is approved by the Sandanista Government. To top it off they do business with Russia, Cuba and China.

[@ensteffo]

Bullshit.

[@aylalopez4356]

@@ensteffo definitely not bullshit. Unless you’ve experienced it you don’t know what you are talking about. Anything they see as a threat will be taken. Why do you feel like my comment is Bullshit?? Have you been to Nicaragua are you from Nicaragua?

[@Ceylin_Kurtbogan]

Wow, didn't know how bad the situation was there. Can you shortly describe why the ruling party thinks that waving the national flag is opposition. That sounds so oppressive.

[@stinareed7622]

Oh boy..chilling.

[@eeyore345]

It's terrible within my lifetime, we see the degradation of democracy everywhere and a rise of autocracy. All the progress made is lost. As human race, we never seem to be able to learn from history. It's extremely frustrating how a few power hungry person affect so many people's lives and at the end, they don't pay for it.

[@paddington1670]

@Dawn Razor Do you have a favourite dictator or you dont care who oppresses you?

[@fish5671]

democracy and autrocacy are both good with a competent leader and both bad with a incopentent leader buth with democracies the competents stay for far less time

[@sutanssahrul3098]

Democracy is bullshit in my country the politicion kill each other for seat

[@rexluminus9867]

?🤔

[@verbalkint1770]

They get rich from it.

[@anitagorse9204]

We humans can survive many horrible things but not betrayal from those who are closest. Snitching on friends, turning on your daughter to the police....what an awful state of mind of entire society and individuals.

[@JK-gu3tl]

I can't imagine taking the side of faceless strangers over my own friends, neighbors, and relatives.

[@all2jesus]

It seems to be recurring in russian history. Something is different about them.

[@rileyfreeman8191]

You might if your friend is supporting Nazis over his own country

[@JK-gu3tl]

@@rileyfreeman8191 Then they wouldn't be my friend in the first place.

[@rileyfreeman8191]

@@JK-gu3tl Then I think it would be good if you to look more into this conflict and whether there are really Nazis in Ukraine.

[@Soletestament]

@@rileyfreeman8191 Nazi's are everywhere. They take advantage of the protections democratic liberties afford them and cultivate their little niches while attempting to indoctrinate anyone they can. It also shouldn't surprise any one that a group that is strongly associated with militant tendencies and nationalism would be front and center during an armed conflict to defend their home. It's part of their identity as a group. So of course they're going to be visible. You'd see the same thing if you invaded the US, Germany or even the UK. That doesn't mean they're taking over or are the dominating political force in the country. It definitely isn't justification to attempt to conquer a neighboring nation.

[@jetziiophelia9757]

These people should be ashamed of themselves.! Especially that father trying to get his daughter arrested.

[@topnotchaussie7221]

I feel so, so sorry for the Russian people that want no part in war crimes. Couldn't imagine a worse place to live, or government to live under.

[@dereckjtbear2175]

That's Crazy,Madness to have a So Called Law criticising the Corrupt Government,You Can't even think for yourselves. What's even more bizarre family,friends turning each other in.

[@Spookyghost73]

North Korea and china

[@Matt-yj1lz]

@@Spookyghost73 yeah i was gonna say they probably are worse but russia still sucks

[@quantumblurrr]

@@Spookyghost73 The USA during the red scare

[@lioneldemun6033]

Vomit Nazilensky' s government is far worse, dude.

[@vickymc9695]

"Turn in friends and family, fabulous prizes to be won".

[@Alsacien]

You get a Lada for your dead soldier son. The blogger's father probably hoped he'd get accolades, be called a patriot and maybe get a bottle of vodka. I hope he chokes on it.

[@somuchforneveragain5146]

Used to wonder how they stood by and watched family taken away under Stalin, they have not changed and will never learn.

[@erniebuchinski3614]

They used to use the term "lovely parting gift" on the old game shows when someone didn't win anything. The same could apply here: "Sure, you're being sent to a penal colony for years because you spoke against the war, but as a lovely parting gift, we have for you a bottle of rot-gut vodka!" 🤪

[@danrook5757]

Can I turn in my wife for some cash

[@jdmmg4904]

I feel so much for Russians opposing the war and facing cruel consequences for it. Long live Ukraine.

[@buddy510]

Ukraine deserves it

[@Alsacien]

@@buddy510 What a harebrained thing to say. Good job on the brainwashing.

[@imaginemetoo]

@@buddy510 what's coming to you liar, killer ?!

[@LordCoeCoe]

@@buddy510 Russian troll

[@Tom-rs7gf]

@@buddy510 bla bla,do a better job next time you’re embarrassing

[@Tr4sh_can34]

a father is no longer a father who betrays his own child. its just disgraceful.

[@ant7699]

He's a prick, and so was that coward of a Russian with the dark glasses.

[@romanvladimirovichpetrikov4947]

That is true, unfortunately. I live in Russia and it's really difficult and dangerous to live in Russia now... the whole country is absolutely crazy... I and my friends are against the w**...

[@HotTakeAndy]

Be careful dude. It ain’t worth it.

[@djholliday5132]

Lifting you in prayer. Stay strong.

[@TatianaGlare-jy4iv]

Oh, how romantic.

[@filycora]

Be careful I don’t want you in prison or in a Siberian gulag

[@nanathegoat5106]

Please be careful who you share that with

[@Sharky1101]

How difficult can it be to end one mad man’s life that holds the entire world hostage..

[@TheRealWinser]

Last time the US did that it turned out really well.

[@rrpearsall]

Huh?

[@KamikazeMoth]

It's not because it's logistically hard, America could kill putin if they really wanted to but they don't. There's so much shady ahit behind the scenes that we aren't allowed to know, I'm sure there are plenty of safety nets, black mailing, and contingencies set up that protect putin from an assassination... though it would be nice if the world was rid of him. I fell bad because I know that many Russians are misinformed and brain washed but it's hard not to want them taken out too when they're out here betraying their own family just for thinking differently than them.

[@meggtokyodelicious]

Sharks 1101, you are so wrong Putin is not a mad man. Stop saying that. You have no idea the behind the scenes, what's really happening in Ukraine. This war isn't what you see on fake media news. There's more than that to consider everything. Go to Dr Michael sallas channel under US special forces soldier whistleblower JT pseudo interview about Ukraine and Russia and sceased alien technology and alien arks UFO. Go to elusive thuths channel under 38 Bio weapon, bio Factory, nuclear plant, bio chemicals companies in capital Kiev that sleepy sponsor and hunter got bribing money in which his laptop documents and proof of wires were discovered but main stream media never talks about except trump?

[@imaginemetoo]

Ruzzians de Orcing , de zombifying themselves and realise they are victims tOO!

[@jingbot1071]

Russia? A police state? Naaahhhh, couldn't happen.

[@FirstNameLastName-wd8gn]

But have you seen the recent video from the Russian state? Remember that there is no cancel culture in Russia.

[@TheRedemptionRain]

@@FirstNameLastName-wd8gn lol for real! This is the exact definition of cancel culture that these Kremlin Bots think the West has, what kind of civil society jails people for protesting the SpEcIaL mIliTaRy OpErAtIoN

[@Username_647]

@@FirstNameLastName-wd8gn Sarcasm

[@ad_astra468]

@@FirstNameLastName-wd8gn Only gulag culture

[@Subject82]

@@FirstNameLastName-wd8gn "No cancel culture " Not when the state cancels you.

[@maysterre]

We, those who experienced communist and totalitarian hardships, all know how its like. Anonymous reports, "I'm kindly reporting(...)Best regards : Concerned citizen", kids snitching on their parents, smiling neighbors eager to report you the second you've shown resistance. We've all been here. I think it's just how we are at this point. Previous generation educated that snitching=good boy points, where most of the time snitches were first to face the wall by the same regime they've been reporting to.

[@helenclark7876]

russia is doing gen o cide to ukrane the maniac who is in charge should b forced to the IIC

[@bobmarshall3700]

What about living in America with the moronic Trump supporters?

[@ensteffo]

Shouldnt have been nazis, problem solved.

[@maysterre]

@@ensteffo what

[@horrorshiddengems527]

I remember a story about how a woman in 1940's Berlin was listening to BBC radio (which naturally was a crime) and upon hearing the list of captured POW's she recognised one of the names as her neighbours son. So she ran over and told her neighbour how he was still alive but unfortunately was captured, when asked how she knew she said she heard it on the BBC. A little while later the Gestapo picked her up, the neighbour grassed on her. Now Putin has planted the seed of mistrust in the people, people shopping in their friends, family, neighbours, strangers. It's in my opinion one of the most dangerous tactics a leader can enforce, because a nation during wartime cannot be divided.

[@altha-rf1et]

My father did not do D-Day but was there after it to deal with the after math of the war. He said that he even had drinks with German soldiers one told him that he was not born the way he acted and things he done during the war, The German army made him that way. If he did or even said some of the things he done if thee was no war, His own grandmother would even tore his butt up even at 17 when they made him join. after a night of drinking they was about to go their separate ways, my father put out his hand to shake the other guys hand One of them said NO! put out his arms gave them all a huge. He told them where he lives right around the corner that Sunday Lunch is at 12:30 do not be late my mama hates it when people are late for Sunday Lunch

[@HVAC356]

What a miserable society. We are so lucky living in the west, canada myself. That kinda system is rotten to the core. Snitch on your families? How low can someone be? I hope those supporting russian system pay attention

[@bobmarshall3700]

What about America and the moronic Trump supporters!

[@ninjaweretiger4273]

Definitely agree. I’m in Alberta. I support those in Russia who spoke out against this war.

[@hamzamalik9705]

i know right the other day i had the privelege of watching a homeless man take a piss on my yard. Seems like society is in decline

[@adm3337]

@@hamzamalik9705 move to a state where you can shoot someone on your property silly

[@tpeterson9140]

The truckers would disagree and you all got forced to take the jab

[@stardust6840]

At this point I'm not discussing anything politics-related with my friends and family back in Russia because I'm genuinely afraid of inadvertently getting them in trouble for mentioning the war on the phone or on social media considering what's been going on. My sister lives in the countryside and she constantly gets in trouble fighting with her children's school when it's trying to involve them in propagandist events, etc. The headmaster caught on pretty fast that they are "sick" on days when those events take place.

[@Gioachino_Orsini]

Stardust, I have no idea who you are, how old you are nor what you do for a living... But, I am here to tell you to not give up hope on your country for Russia and the people of Russia have an extensive history. The reason Russia is doing poorly whether it be in the economic sense, political sense or in the military sense, as few examples is due to these important REASONS that needs to be engrained in your HEAD. The death of Tsar Nicholas II and his family marked the birth of Russia's downfall. Communism arose and absolutely destroyed Russia's traditional, Judeo-Christian principles that was manifested at a societal level amongst the people of Russia. Communism made the people of Russia poor, ignorant and evil. Simply look at all your rulers since the downfall of the Romanovs. Stalin was an evil dictator, Lenin was an evil dictator amongst many others. Christianity was the cornerstone of Russia's society that is no longer the majority in Russia. Jesus taught love, peace and to turn our cheeks if someone hits us. Russia is the opposite, such as Putin, it's hit one cheek and hit the other harder.

[@lias640]

@@Gioachino_Orsini oh yeah..we clearly See how good the "West" was and is with that Same "judeo" Christian principles

[@yveeriksson7437]

@@Gioachino_Orsini How generous of you to teach Stardust about Russia, as if she doesn't know a lot more than what you have googled lately.

[@robertbenitez3647]

@@lias640 the west essentially ushered in the modern age. the world is an infinitely better place because of the west

[@ranelgallardo7031]

I wonder if they’re being forced to worship Putin like the North Koreans are forced to worship Kim Jong Un?

[@j.ericsandoval566]

So in other words, literally NOTHING has changed since Soviet Russia.

[@mickobrien3156]

You know if someone is targeted, located, arrested, jailed, tried, and imprisoned... for 'lying'... that clearly shows anyone with a brain... they were obviously telling the truth.

[@johnlux6635]

Your comment is not logical. What about someone that perjures themself in court?

[@NinecatRetro]

The truth in who’s eyes? If someone burns down small businesses and causes a riot due to a truth that they sincerely believe does it make it a “truth” in your eyes as that business owner? These people are opposing the war, they are speaking their opinion; which their government doesn’t want as it divides the people. Regardless of the truth, their lack of freedom of speech is what’s really the issue.

[@Nathan-eu6tm]

@@johnlux6635 He didn't say anything about lying in court, obviously that's different

[@speakeasy3061]

Russia is not under attack but in the process of attacking someone else, as it has many times before. That is the fact that they want to suppress behind an argument about truth.

[@johnlux6635]

@@Nathan-eu6tm He made a blanket general statement which makes it obviously wrong.

[@joeboy5791]

Having worked in post-Soviet Union Russians are generally only around 1-2% are honest, educated, intelligent people, and most of those will will be under the age of 35 years of age and will have left the country already. 2-3% who are honest decent people who object to Putin and everything he stands for but, are too scared to do anything visible and maybe doing something behind the scenes. The remainder will be split between 45% illiterate, poverty stricken individuals who live outside the cities without even basic amenities like indoor plumbing. The others are the government, police, military, governors and mayors, town and village administration and all dependent on corruption to live so they cannot allow Putin to fail; the elderly and students who are brainwashed by state TV and then you have those who just do not care as long as it doesn't affect them. Such a shame to see a potentially great country brought to its knees by a corrupt little fascist like Putin and his corrupt supporters and Zombies.

[@ensar3752]

This is the same in Bosnia & Herzegovina, with a minor difference of who’s in power as it’s split between 3 ethnic groups, but pretty much the same division of population based on what you described, with an emphasis on anyone worth anything leaving the country as soon as he/she can.

[@ensteffo]

Yes you claiming only 1-2% of a people are "honest" really just paints a picture of what a horrible bigot you are.

[@michaelherron4306]

What a poisonous regime.

[@weekdaycycling]

That person who snitched has already run away from Russia in fear of being drafted.

[@ThyRedCoats]

The irony of Russia accusing another country of Nazism 😂

[@yegorzakharov8514]

Explain. Ukraine has had a Nazi problems since, well, the end of WW2 to be frank. Their nazism levels have been much higher than in the whole of Europe, and most of the world. So yeah, its not even an accusation. Although, there are much less of them now. Good thing, right.

[@jamesscholey3339]

Russia's playbook seems to be that of the troll. I don't even know that you can call it ironic when it's deliberately designed to enrage.

[@joachimgauckler8555]

Well they are closer to Communism, i know left wingers dont want it to be real but Putin steps into the footsteps of people like Stalin and Lenin.

[@critrawkets]

@BuildGUY (he was not)

[@FlyMc17]

sure, their playbook is for one to accuse others what are they doing themselves. Easy to look through, everybody knows it and they don't care. Russia is a spineless nation where the more powerful person is always right, no matter what. It is their doctrine for decades....Putin is just a result of that system. Oh yeah, I think I saw that on another VICE documentary that Russia has most neo nazis in the world. Think about that for a second

[@JackBQuick79]

"Snitching" here in the states can end you up a missing persons case. But to snitch on your own child is, to me worth the death penalty. As a father it is my job to fight for and protect my family. Never would i report my children for such a petty incident.

[@probegt75]

Yea what a real jerk and the guy who snitched on his friend needs his teeth kicked in.

[@chongy9895]

Different kind of snitching. This is government oppression

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

if your child killed someone, assaulted someone, caused great misery, then tell the police about it. But when your childs only crime is OPPOSING bloodshed... just wow... imagine going to such lengths simply because your child has an innocent opinion

[@vyros.3234]

Different reasons. Peolle there are snitching on each other for opposing the war or Putin. Very 1984. In America you have criminals, usually gang members snitching usually on gang members or the gang leader. Big difference between the 2.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Yeah because you grew up in a different environment. Life is very different in both countries.

[@AG-tv7dv]

They did the same thing back in the Soviet Union if you talked negative about Stalin or if someone heard you even your Neighbors would report you to the kgb, and sometimes they would snitch on you even if you never said anything negative at all just because they don’t like you or want your house or something

[@Snugggg]

so you think its just a cultural thing? I suppose it could be. if people who criticize the government end up dead then eventually only shills are left.

[@somerandomguy4240]

You're just repeating what's being said in the video..

[@petesmart1983]

Putin is a Stalinist tho

[@ensteffo]

Bullshit.

[@SecretSquirrelHD]

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

[@thepatriot1613]

I fell real bad for the many good Russians that are being persecuted or hazed without mercy by their own people if they even show signs of discontent with whatever Putin says or does and ends up in prison or killed by their own people.

[@rileyfreeman8191]

You don't deserve any less when you are supporting Nazis

[@denisavdeev8148]

Man dont believe the hype. Russian people are allot more levelheaded and critical. Infact it is insulting that you have assigned a moral stigma to people who do not agree with you. Research the issue in further detail, this disaster is far older and in much greater scale then the media paints it to be.

[@hellothere1656]

@@denisavdeev8148 We're not talking about Russian people, we're talking about the Russian govt and it's authotarianism.

[@NinjaBehindTheScene]

@@denisavdeev8148 yah the conduct of their military forces shows how level headed they are. The f?

[@denisavdeev8148]

@@NinjaBehindTheScene I am watching interviews from azov regiment. The survivors of the bombing that occurred last week. Most of them are neonazis but still they are treated well, like prisoners of war. I havent seen anything like that from Taliban or Iraqi insurgents. Or you referring to the "rapes and robberies in Kiev"? Besides a couple indefensible war crimes committed by disturbed individuals RF forces behaved them selves way way to mildly.

[@Cakez253]

And what does he actually get out of snitching on his daughter??

[@ilaripori6148]

HE IS NOW PATRIOTIC or some other retarded idea like that

[@TheGoldendude12]

That's a thing, NOTHING. Other than pat on the back from government officials

[@parthapratimghose173]

patriotic orgasm of sacrifice ?

[@belleriveblvd]

Hopefully, a tour of the Donbas.

[@danrook5757]

Bottle of vodka

[@steveanquetil501]

Can you imagine not even being able to voice your concerns aloud without facing possible jail time or worse? This is Russia. You don't do what we tell you, then you pay the price! So glad myself and family don't live in country like this. We don't know how lucky we are.

[@cfonde]

Keep voting for Democrats, we're well on our way.

[@avananand1614]

LOL it's an illusion that you live in a free country , you have no way of getting the ground news . You expect the western media to show the truth, it's the propaganda tool of the west which is owned by a corporate house to show you what your leader wants you to see. Hippocrscy is that they banned the Russian media on KZbin so that you can only be fed what west wants to show you.

[@petesmart1983]

@@cfonde clueless, you can vote against the leader that more than Russians have

[@dmitryletov8138]

You can voice your concerns, but concerns not the same as propaganda

[@avananand1614]

@@dmitryletov8138 Yes i do agree but laws are not propaganda either . It's the nature of the land to have laws and every person belonging to land either be it alien to the land must follow it.

[@toddburgess5056]

"The people support Putin, libtard!" This statement speaks VOLUMES! I can almost hear the righties here in America saying the exact same thing! Imagine that!

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Not this righty

[@RahulSingh-iz7if]

“Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me: There lie they, and here lie we. Under the spreading chestnut tree.”

[@rrpearsall]

Huh?

[@absolutelyretardedskeletor]

@@rrpearsall it's a poem from George Orwell's 1984

[@IncaWarrior.]

"He who smelt it, delt it"

[@alannahmay3823]

I learned this song in the third grade. "Oh, how happy we shall be..."

[@princeofholyafghanistan]

Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. If you come as a friend, Afghanistan respects your life, if you come as an enemy, Afghanistan takes your life. Afghans who fight for their country has won the war against the invaders - against the US, Russia and NATO. US and NATO has just lost 25 years war in Afghanistan. All your Empires lost Afghan wars. "This is Afghanistan! Alexander the Great wanted to conquer this country, Genghis Khan, the British and then the Russians, but America will not be conquered (America)!" but also did lose in Afghanistan! "An ancient prayer says: Oh, God, protect me from the poison of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghans. You know what that means?" The Afghans are the most unfairly treated, authentic and beautiful culture consisting of the strongest people in the world, who are real super powers, not before mentioned loser nations - against whom no great power could or can ever compete.

[@knightstemplar1967]

Same situations went on within Germany during the nazi era if they didn’t follow the nazi party line friends and family members informing on each other

[@thisisprogress6817]

If you question LGBT, multiculturalism and Zionism in the west today you can lose your job, be fined and even thrown into prison.

[@Ruhtinas84]

But why always bring up Germany and nazis when you can find the same exact examples from russian history? Soviet union and even czarist russia had the syme system. They are just continuing the same totalitarian tradition. And if you want to bring up Germany, there's a more recent example in the form of DDR (under soviet russian rule of course).

[@knightstemplar1967]

@@Ruhtinas84 Putin invaded Ukraine because he claimed it was full of nazi and yet Russia is acting more like nazi Germany, but yes your claims are correct

[@carsonwilliams]

@@knightstemplar1967 that account is definitely a propaganda bot no one with access to KZbin would be able to still believe in Putin.

[@hellothere1656]

@@knightstemplar1967 Not only that, some of Russian Wagner groups being sent to Ukraine are infected neo nazis. There's also the Russian neo nazi group the RNU being sent to Donbass.

[@_onesimpleidea]

That's a brave young woman and, so far, lucky. It's very sad to see that Russians have learned so little since the end of the Soviet Union.

[@alannahmay3823]

It goes back to the Tsars.

[@davy1458]

And to think there are actually Americans who want the usa to be this way.

[@eh1702]

That poor young woman, her dad snitching in her: he sounds drunk. The police officer sounds as if he’s had it up to here with people looking to take out longstanding resentments on each other by denunciations like this.

[@xvpower]

I was actually amazed how professional the cop was on the phone. Wouldn't touch the door without documents and him being there.

[@borzix1997]

Such drunkards will sooner or later drink something spiced with rat poison.

[@kirkpatrick7475]

Russians are like mushrooms, they are grown in the dark!!!

[@markb8426]

Not true. Just mass manipulation for decades.

[@dirk-jantoot1029]

@@xvpower That cop was amazing. He could have easily just arrested her and made her face years in prison with little evidence, under a such corrupt system that would be easy to do. But he goes out of his way to keep it professional and de escalate the situation.

[@backto-il9ne]

Damn. I hope that young girl is ok. They will arrest her for sure after this airs.

[@361th]

no way russian police is watching vice news

[@karwashblark7499]

Thats what I was thinking. She might have slid under the radar before, but now one of these Russian wumao in the comments here is bound to pass her name up the chain.

[@adriennefloreen]

They should have concealed her identity.

[@backto-il9ne]

@@adriennefloreen I was thinking the same thing.

[@The98597thMark]

Maybe. She was a bit careful with her words. As shown, Russia may have increasingly repressive laws, but police still only enforce the laws that exist. Stating your anti-government opinion *in and of itself* isn't illegal in Russia (yet).

[@engelwyre]

My grandmother walked for days to escape the Soviets in Ukraine during childhood, pre-WWII. First husband killed by Germans, then married my grandfather and had my father. She then brought my father to the US in the 60s to escape the Soviets. She was so traumatized by the monitoring and snitching that she never talked about our family. The KGB for some was a very real presence. She died recently in her 90s, taking our family history with her. Considering the past trauma of the Soviets, monitoring, etc. all of the modern day monitoring and snitching is very on brand for Russia. They're a people who seem unable to handle peace or tolerance, there's always a need for some level of drama. I don't think Russians in general are capable of being happy, they're paranoid because of their own fuckery. As much as I want to feel for Russians opposing the war, they handed their country over to Putin. They love authoritarians who show 'strength'. Much of the opposition to the war is selfish and many Russians are racist by nature, they're brainwashed. Until there's a change, they'll continue sending their sons as shipments of fertilizer to Ukraine.

[@jimmyk1998]

Wdf u talking about ?? Russians saved the world from bazzis in ww2. Why did she run from Russians? Was she a nazziii maybe hahaha

[@ghironsingh]

This is kinda a “human” thing and not just a Russian thing.

[@aijunky]

@@jimmyk1998 Do you lack comprehension skills or you just don't know how to read patiently? Or is it both? How do you read all that and come out with such a dumb-ass take/question 😕🧐

[@TheJackelantern]

​@@ghironsingh Hmmm no, most humans don't agree with genocide, it is a cultural thing and a policy thing. It has been a Russia thing since forever. Depopulation methods has always been apart of Russian military doctrine. As in they kill off and wipe out populated and civilian areas on purpose.. As in not in an unintended collatoral damage... Evem their media talks explicitly about wiping out Ukraine and other countries for the glory of Russia and the rise of Russian dominance. This is exactly what they planned to do to all the Baltic states and not just Ukraine. Genocide is fundamentally a part of their annexation policies and doctrines should there be any resistance. They have never had a problem with this... They are just as bad as Nazi Germany, their projection of what they are onto Ukraine is obvious. It is a fascistic / archaic culture...., and sadly it is the minority who are against it.

[@starsiegeRoks]

@@jimmyk1998 if your going to criticize someone in English, at least learn how to probably type in English.

[@robertcoll6824]

Why isnt there a date on this?

[@jujuoliver6959]

It’s ridiculous and a pure sign of a crazed dictator when your own citizens can’t even have an opinion or disagree with their government’s actions. When the Iraq war happened there were protests in America and western countries as well as round the world because most people disagreed with it as a gross error of judgement and a grave mistake. It’s the right of all citizens to be able to disagree with what their governments do, but in autocracies and dictatorships this is what you get sadly It’s reminiscent of Germans reporting on their neighbours before and during WWII.

[@annmariemerrigan7590]

People have the right to be able to have their opinion. Nobody should be locked away for it,sending love and prayers to all the innocent people in Ukraine and Russia. ❤❤🙏

[@TempleGuitars]

Yeah, prayers have really helped in every conflict. /s

[@animaanimus8011]

That’s not a right in Russia. And if we aren’t careful it won’t be a right in the US either.

[@GenJeweler]

Tell that to Alex Jones

[@damienholland8103]

@@animaanimus8011 I don't see anyone in the US going to jail for criticizing the government or war. We've been doing that for ages. If you lie about a mass shooting, though, and call it a hoax, and hurt the parents of those dead children, you get what you deserve.

[@damienholland8103]

@@GenJeweler As above.

[@genesis9589]

The dad turning in his daughter, his daughter is disgraceful! Then to see that guy turn his friend in and his friend has a disabled son. Do those people think about anyone other than themselves and their hurt feelings?!🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m at a lost for words.

[@conquistadorrocket]

it is narcissism. not sure why, but we have a lot of grown ass adults that see differing views and defiance of authority as personal attacks. and if you're able to call in muscle to back you up, your opinion is obviously the right one 🤡

[@integrity262]

Absolutely indicates the real weakness with individuals who are in leading roles.True leadership is always open to alternatives.

[@thewholeworldisbeautiful]

Putin needs to leave this earth.

[@malinericson4065]

It’s a nightmare to live in Russia!😨How can you frame and turn in your own child. As a parent you protect and care for your children. I feel sorrow for the young woman.😢 Russia is doing exactly what Naziland did. Someone needs to stop Puthler now before it gets even worse.// Love and light from Sweden 🙏🏼💪🏼❤️🇸🇪

[@94namnam]

You didn't stop Azov battalion when they killed people in east Ukraine (Donbass) for 8 YEARS. Also when 50 people in Ukraine were burned alive

[@94namnam]

You didn't stop America for putting Assange in prison

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

@John Hernandez how can you say that. Did she tell you that personally?

[@williamyoung9401]

Don't forget North Korea! And Cuba!

[@jgreed5]

Wait this guy chooses to stay in Russia and do interviews? Wow

[@youhateyoutube]

why not? he reveals a lot to the west by taking this dangerous job. someone have to tell the truth.

[@jgreed5]

@@youhateyoutube I believe in truth. However I am not willing to put my life on line for a social media platform. I can think of more sacred forms of truth and honor. KZbin definitely isn’t one to me

[@Waterfromthesky29]

8:22 she has Crusader kings 3 in her taskbar.

[@BREAKFROMLGBT]

You know you live in dictatorship when the police don't allow reporters to ask a defendant being walked out of court if he expects a fair trial

[@Thewelovemiracles]

Thanks for covering this issue, nowadays it’s quite dangerous to live in Russia if you have a different opinion. There are very many people who are against the “special military operation”, but they are too afraid to speak out (btw one man got fined for putting the phrase “special millitary operation” in quotes 🤡)

[@bubandlisa]

I feel bad for Americans too. We saw how fast they got violent during covid. People throwing their fellow Americans out of shops for not masking, those 2 shootings over mask in Michigan. People snitching on their neighbors just for having family over. Now its 2022 and Americans STILL act like mask freaks. Im just so glad i dont live in Russia USA Canada China or Australia as all of those countries are populated by morons and petulant children with CRINGE LORDS as leaders.

[@ande74704]

Silence equals to acceptance. I do hear it from many Russians, that’s so nuts as you know that your country is killing people and you are afraid to express your option bc of the trail. No balls

[@Пень1Бук1]

You are either hypocritical with double standards or just plain stupid. Take these cases and present them in your own country. Won't you be punished for distributing videos about the bullying of your own military? Or their corpses. And before you judge someone, you need to understand this at least a little. And how can you figure it out if you listen to Western nonsense, and call all Russian information propaganda? Looking at the cylinder from one side only, you will either see a rectangle or a circle...

[@ioheil801]

@Europe United in deed it is special terroristic operation

[@mattkelly9000]

It’s more dangerous to live in Chicago or New York than anywhere in Russia.

[@rickerhart907]

What a brave girl. Anybody that would inform on their friends or family members are the lowest of the low.

[@feenok3314]

This is like back to the 1800's (Well.. 1600's.. My bad) where you could point out anyone as a witch and they got burned. No trial or nothing..

[@ob1_kn_obi969]

Chernobyl was a great show but it also gave you insight to why the Russian governemnt are the way they are- a lot of this now makes sense

[@djangokill65]

It’s propaganda. The Soviet Union hasn’t been a thing for 30 years yet the US tries to drum up support by creating a certain narrative. Stranger Things, Chernobyl and Russiagate are all an Op to get the American people to think a certain way about Russia.

[@lindseyyoung9149]

Can you elaborate? Genuinely curious what you mean, I haven't watched the show.

[@HiAdrian]

@@lindseyyoung9149 A culture were subordinates don't raise issues with their superiors out of fear. This is also typical of China (past and present), and can cause minor issues to grow to absurd degrees under government oversight, given enough time.

[@CancunMimosa]

@@HiAdrian that overall weakness of character is exactly why china and russia continue to act like children; that weakness goes all the way up to the dictators running their societies. Without diversity of thought, or renewed leadership like civilized societies have started, then you will remain sad, little countries like china and russia, where society starts over effectively when the new dictator takes over. We have thousands of years of records on human behavior with dictators. Which is why it remains so easy to predict their actions and thoughts. Personal greed mixed with blind, manufactured nationalism… you can see with the current clowns it’s all they have left

[@realmaozhedong]

@@lindseyyoung9149 the reason why covid were not able to be contained in the early stages in china was also because of this. no matter which theory from which party you believed in, china played a big part on spreading it world wide because of the same exact system.

[@lauralafauve5520]

All blessings on the brave people who dare to dissent in Russia.

[@GRANOLA77]

Russian trolls out here in droves

[@maryjane2965]

Wait a Minute the app that is blocked in Russia can't even be opened by the police??How incredibly stupid and Shirt sighted.

[@augustus331]

So we're back in Stalin's USSR, where kids tell on their own parents and there is a universal distrust to everyone else. Seems like a healthy way for countrymen to conduct themselves.

[@danrook5757]

People in the republics were encouraged to this during the cold war

[@ioheil801]

It is rather a mix of Gulag and La Piovra on state's level. Although the same thing btw

[@canadude2010]

Be ashamed Russia

[@danrook5757]

Be ashamed those that do not speak up, booooooooo

[@iljenshumilin467]

I'm proud of my country

[@glitteringsunshine4306]

Never forget that when the little gnome Vladolff Putler joined theKGB in his uni years, he also ratted on the classmates who criticized the Soviet regime.

[@thabreaka]

I loved this segment keep em coming

[@The_Cadaver]

What a miserable country to be stuck in.

[@riazonbin9931]

If you are a miserable human of course it will be miserable for you. We are defending our national interest and expanding living space for Russian people to the west, we are returning what we deserve. All their industry, almost all infrastructure were founded during USSR by RSFSR money. After the collapse of Soviet Union only Russia paid for it debts. You have to understand that you are next after ukrops. Because we will not stop. It is the part of our new ideology.

[@riazonbin9931]

And all your "woke" politics kill yourself. How will you fight? With transgenders? You are giving more and more weapons to Ukraine, but have you thinked about how much weapons will you have on when conflict between US and Russia will happen?

[@The_Cadaver]

@@riazonbin9931 LOL

[@t3hwaddledee]

The new North Korea, where you can’t have an opinion that doesn’t align with the state, unless you want to risk being tossed in a shitty prison. They were already something of a police state, but now that’s 100% the case. One day the extent of their crimes and losses will come to light. 🇺🇦

[@Alsacien]

An authoritarian country that turned into a totalitarian country. Awful place. I hope Russia's educated youth will be able to save their country one day, but at the rate they're leaving Russia, I'm not too hopeful.

[@samuellolango9720]

And the US isn't heading that way as well?

[@Vaporifix]

@@samuellolango9720 How? “Cancel culture”?

[@pauldoporto6811]

@@samuellolango9720 No it isn't. I know that a bunch of drama queens like to think that they're being oppressed because Twitter and You Tube won't publish their disinformation,but that is, in no way ,similar to being jailed for saying something. Also Twitter and KZbin are privately owned platforms.You literally agree to their terms and conditions when you start using them.They are allowed to make their own rules in the same,way that any shop can bar entry if you are not conforming to their rules,such as(for example) wearing shoes or a shirt.

[@wokeaf1337]

The father did not sound drunk at all, selling out ur kid just because it has a different opinion, russian culture.

[@Tghavrish]

Western culture is to stick your nose to foreign affairs

[@wokeaf1337]

@@Tghavrish Not as worse as selling out ur relatives.

[@Tghavrish]

@@wokeaf1337 father just found the reason to get rid of her because she's 27 and still unemployed. Nobody gonna persecute you just for a big mouth. At least not in RF

[@Alex-ne1xj]

Snitching is so childish and ridiculously lame especially in a dump of a country

[@Lmzip2]

How awful! I am blessed to live in a free country where you’re allowed to have your own thoughts and opinions. My father would never do anything like that!, love for his children is more important than political agendas.

[@donsullivan6199]

That country do you live in. Here in America you have to watch what you say or you can get in trouble.

[@e.a.corral4713]

@@donsullivan6199 The LAMOCRACTS want to end the 1st AMENDMENT?

[@Heckinwhatonearth]

@@donsullivan6199 america isn't a country

[@friendoftheshow8117]

Just like the good ol’ days

[@brendanarsechter8117]

When it comes to thought crimes, what prevents someone from "snitching" on someone they simply do not like?

[@vaiciant]

nothing

[@jamaicansunitedforchange5745]

Well the police didn’t arrest the girl who the father reported on because they couldn’t find anything so sure they would search you but if they don’t find anything then your okay

[@harmless6813]

@@jamaicansunitedforchange5745 Depends on the police. She got lucky.

[@ThePabloRenato1980]

As John Dewey wrote: in a badly ruled country, a bad person is a good citizen, and a bad citizen is a good person.

[@arjunachu4139]

Russian live in the biggest open jail ,suppressed and no basic human rights

[@belltowerringer]

This was the norm in the time in the Soviet Union days. People lived in constant fear and paranoia even amongst family members. You couldn’t trust anyone. Growing up I had many friends whose families had defected from the USSR to the US and they would tell me about this same exact thing. It seemed difficult to fathom for someone who grew up without such worries. The bigger you allow the government get the more abusive it will be. This has never failed and it doesn’t happen overnight. Adding 86,000 IRS agents is a good start in that direction and I’m one of the so called “little guys”. When they find themselves out of rich people to audit because they can’t do anything about the tax loopholes, guess who is next and permanently on the list? Yes, us, the little people… My worry is that there are a lot of people in the US who feel that the constitution is “outdated” and they also advocate for a big government. It should scare everyone.

[@johnnynitetrain32379]

This is what happened in Nazi Germany too, and still happens in North Korea.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

And Japan

[@emiliobello2538]

These people used to be close but now this is tearing them apart