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minus-squareANIMATEK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoHe is so notorious because he was willing to selflessly put himself in the frontline to prove a point.
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down18·10 months agoThat doesn’t make any sense, but okay.
minus-squareRisk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·10 months agoMartyrdom. Navalny knew what it would mean to return; he also knew the risk of not returning (constantly trying to avoid shitty assassination attempts with collateral damage).
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·10 months agoI mean, you don’t have to be convicted to be a martyr. Look at Snowden.
minus-squareacutfjg@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoThe only thing not making sense is how you’re not understanding the concept.
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoI guess you’re right. Maybe he did have a greater impact getting poisoned, imprisoned, and ‘defenestrated’ than he would have had outside of Russia. Time will tell, I won’t hold my breath. Personally, I think you’re just finding ways to agree with the crowd even if they’re wrong. I don’t hold most people above that behavior.
He is so notorious because he was willing to selflessly put himself in the frontline to prove a point.
That doesn’t make any sense, but okay.
Martyrdom. Navalny knew what it would mean to return; he also knew the risk of not returning (constantly trying to avoid shitty assassination attempts with collateral damage).
I mean, you don’t have to be convicted to be a martyr.
Look at Snowden.
The only thing not making sense is how you’re not understanding the concept.
I guess you’re right.
Maybe he did have a greater impact getting poisoned, imprisoned, and ‘defenestrated’ than he would have had outside of Russia.
Time will tell, I won’t hold my breath.
Personally, I think you’re just finding ways to agree with the crowd even if they’re wrong. I don’t hold most people above that behavior.