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Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by bmmayer1 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:14AM (#24408035)
Whereas this is monstrous, one has to ask if PandaDoc leadership is acting recklessly by criticizing a foreign dictatorship from afar, while their employees and assets are still at risk. At least Bill Browder had the foresight to get most of his employees (and his money) out of Russia before he started going after Putin...and yet Magnitsky still paid the ultimate price. This is a dangerous game that they're playing and I really hope for the safety of the PandaDoc team.

Edit: Updated to reflect that company was founded in Minsk and later relocated to SV. Still dangerous.

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by agustif on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:41AM (#24408216)
PandaDoc was founded in Minsk, belarus, so not so much foreigners I guess?

... In 2012 company was founded by Mikita Mikado and Sergey Barysiuk in Minsk, Belarus. In 2014 company headquarters were moved to the Silicon Valley...

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by lmz on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:37AM (#24408814)
Isn't that even worse? Foreigners may be naive, but as natives they should know what the regime may do.
Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by mattdeboard on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:34AM (#24408794)
I'd suggest that no one has to ask if PandaDoc's leadership is acting recklessly by speaking. Because the alternative is complicity. It is absolutely dangerous to speak, though, you're right about that. The danger exists regardless of whether their leadership speaks. The difference is timing.

Yes, it is dangerous. But the party making it unsafe is the fascists. Outrage should be directed there.

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-nie...

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by alehul on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:48AM (#24408941)
> It is absolutely dangerous to speak

Dangerous for who, though?

It was the founders who were supposedly acting against the Belarusian government, and the employees who are paying the price. The founders are safe in San Francisco.

My outrage is certainly directed at Lukashenko, but the commenter above us may have a point about whether it was responsible to be acting against a dictator while your employees are subject to his government. It's a tough situation.

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by mattdeboard on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:02AM (#24409096)
Dangerous for the workers still in Belarus.

And yes, it is tough. It's a very difficult & complicated situation that I am thankful I don't have to experience.

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by sassypotato on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:54AM (#24409020)
What fascists?
Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by hippich on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:13AM (#24409203)
"authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy"

Pretty much spot on except "ultranationalism". The amount of nationalism varies from time to time depending on the current needs. When dictator needs to get something out of Russia, he would either claim nationalism, or goes other way, depending on circumstances.

Re:PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders pro... by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:29AM (#24408120)
Yikes.