I'm not sure how this article would fare being automatically translated, but I doubt MT would ever do it, and I'm just a lazy ass enjoying my beer so I'm not up to the job either:
https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/11/16/istoriya-v-zakone-kak-gosudarstvo-ispolzuet-proshloe-dlya-podgotovki-pushechnogo-myasa-a147872
In any case, THIS is the true crime of Stalin — I hope after Russia crumbles, a public lavatory would get erected on top of his grave so people would be quite literally shitting on it!
@m0xee Given all the 'helpful' things you say about your government, what do you use to get on the internet? Curious.
@gemlog
To be fair, our "law enforcement" is probably just not interested in Fedi yet — I doubt that those who are smart enough consider me a threat, and those who are least intellectual probably use more mainstream platforms as their "feeding ground".
But I still have to rely on Proton and spend numerous hours on finding entry nodes (and ports on them) that still work — I should probably get a job and move to Europe already, less time wasted on this and better for mental health.
@m0xee What is Proton - I only the email of that name. Does it have a vpn?
Also, I used to talk to a guy in moscow (moved to st. petersbrg) who said it was very hard for him to actually move to europe re moving money and visas?
@gemlog
Yeah, it's been a side-bussiness for them for quite some time already: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_VPN
Actually, I think I started using their email because I was looking for a good VPN provider 😄
> very hard for him to actually move to europe
It's certainly a challenge and it's much easier when you're young, but it's not impossible — I have friends who did an who would help, for me it's a matter of finding a job that… you know, won't make me want to kill myself 😅
@m0xee Yes, just after I posted I remembered that annie uses proton and asked her if it had a vpn while we were on jitsi. She said she'd tried it, but it was a bit dodgy, so she quit it. She's in wales. She's @anniemo on mastodon. She was just here visiting me in canada a few weeks ago actually.
I have to go into town for stuff for my deer stew this morning. I see it's not too too late in moscow, so I may see another post from you.
@gemlog
And I don't think that the war would go on indefinitely, and that this regime is forever, but it still makes sense — irregardless of the outcome and when it comes, it would be really gloom here, I expect it to be much worse than in the 90s Russia: all these "defenders of the motherland" coming back home with guns on their hands, former "police" looking for side-jobs due to lack of funding — even outside of freedom of speech and good mental health it's truly scary shit😱