> In some places including Russia, there is punishment for speaking up and trying to fix things.

If that's the case, I suppose another option is to get out and brain-drain Russia.

Which is why it's hilarious that Russian state propaganda says that Ukraine is a dictatorship and that they are there to liberate them. LOL

Unfortunately, it seems like mass protests are the best option at this point. Otherwise, Russia and the world will suffer.

A state that came about because of complacency in the face of eroding freedoms. Now that state is being taken advantage of to fatally punish people who have even less ability to fix things and no option to disengage.