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> "Legally there is no penalty for being against the war or against the government"

> "there was someone who got a fine for holding a poster with asterisks only"

> "Holding Ukranian flag obviously will get you in trouble too"

I can't imagine how you reconcile these facts in your mind without thinking "ok, maybe Russia is authoritarian".

Unless that's sarcasm that went way over my head.