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I'll never understand why he intentionally let himself be captured by Russia. The outcome was inevitable.
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.
Speaking of... When was the last time we heard from Snowden? Haven't seen his name in the media since basically the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
probably keeping his head down trying not to be used as a pawn in the cross politics of the US and russia
LMAO. Yeah, that's why he ran to hide under Putin's skirt; because he didn't want to be used as a pawn in Russian propaganda.
He was headed from Hong Kong to Latin America with a connecting flight in Russia when the US cancelled his passport.
The fact he was stuck in Russia was entirely incidental
That's the story he tells, at least. He just so happened to fly to Moscow alongside a Kremlin intelligence asset the day after his US passport was revoked and then, oopsie, he had to stay there; never you mind that there were direct flights from Hong Kong to Ecuador, he had to go through Moscow to get there because... reasons.
citation needed
He usually ends up in the news for shilling Signal.
I don't know whether it had a significant impact in Russia, but the rest of the world only knows/cares about the guy because he went back. Otherwise he'd just be yet another person murdered by Putin's regime.
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.
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In a Russian prison, he acts as a symbol for the opposition. And if Putin should fall, the opposition can free him and have a credible leader who's shown that he puts his ideals over his own safety.
In the west, he'd be completely without influence on anything or anyone inside Russia, now and in the future.
Basically he gambled that Putin will die before him.
Well, that didn't work out as planned for him.