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Ex-Pussy Riot member Rita Flores says she was FSB informant for nearly 3 years before escaping Russia (theins.press)

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[-] Doom@discuss.online 18 points 1 day ago

As they say in Finland, everything in Russia is shit except piss.

Fuck Russia

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 40 points 1 day ago

According to Flores, in the years that followed she passed information about artists and political activists to the security service.

This is traitorous. Imagine an anti-establishment friend and confidant were doing this to you.

Why are people defending this?

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago

Because she was a hostage. It's akin to human trafficking with threats backing this up.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

With an entire government providing pressure.

[+] andyburke@fedia.io -30 points 1 day ago

It's the prisoners' dilemma and she made her choice.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

How do you believe this is the Prisoner's Dilemma?

I think 99.9% would make the same choice.

[-] andyburke@fedia.io -4 points 1 day ago

She chose to betray her associates to improve her own situation.

You may believe 99% of people would make that choice, but I don't think you have any evidence for that.

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

They were threatening her family. If you know anything about the FSB you know these are not idle threats. She chose to cooperate to prevent harm to her family and at the same time tried to get out from under the assignment she got from the FSB.

Reducing this to a prisoners dilemma is really not helpful for predicting real people's responses to situations like that.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

By all means then, head to Russia and fight the good fight then, buddy!

Lead by example. Prove me wrong.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Good on her for working to try to help others trapped in similar situations and for attempting to resist while in

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

Harrowing story, hope she's okay

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Wow did not see this coming

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