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Re:Russians are trying to flee – data from Google Trends by tsol on Saturday March 05, 2022 @01:15PM (#30570162)
Maybe this is very American of me to say-- but what about them? They have freedom of speech even if it's not something I agree with. We don't throw everyone who calls themselves nazis into jail.. why try to punish everyone who might agree with Putin? Are we in the business of policing political attitudes now?
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Re:Russians are trying to flee – data from Google Trends by mantas on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:56AM (#30576628)
Sure they can have their opinions. But they should stay in their home countries if they want to support those authoritarian politics.

Those people who agree with Putin may eventually start interfering with our politics. Either by enabling pro-Putin politics or pushing Putin-shaped local flavor. Why let in people who may turn society to worse?

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Re:Russians are trying to flee – data from Google Trends by dzikimarian on Saturday March 05, 2022 @02:17PM (#30570889)
Well nobody is throwing Russians into jail either (except maybe for Putin). But I would argue that refusing to do business with Putin supporters is also part of personal freedom.
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