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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by monoideism on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:41PM (#27256898)
Belarussian population has been admirably fired up for quite some time. There have been multiple uprisings.

But when they're up against armed militia and police, they can't do much (this is why so many Americans are adamant about the 1st Amendment).

Targeted sanctions are the only ethical option at this point. Don't make the population suffer like we did for Iraq.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by ivan_gammel on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:27PM (#27257313)
People of Belarus had enough arms in hands to start armed uprising. It was their deliberate choice to refrain from violence.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by sam_lowry_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:00PM (#27257570)
They had not. And now even hunting gear has been confiscated from those few that had it.
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