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I'm sure the "target" understands that perfectly well, and has already taken all necessary countermeasures.

The way I read the GP is "As usual, if you're Jewish, be careful because they're going to deflect blame towards you. Expect lynch mobs."

(feel free to replace Jewish with another minority, it's probably also true)

If my understanding is correct, I agree with GP. My understanding of Russian history suggests that Russian politics 101, throughout the regimes, has been to pick (and murder) scapegoats during crises. If you feel that you're a potential target, now is a very good time to make sure that you have a way to survive this.

Yep. I've had Berlin on mind and the way it was fairly tolerant pre-WW2. It had the era's equivalent of a queer center. All burned in that famous book burning photo that, until recently, rarely had that context.[0] The person who ran it was Jewish and gay, so he probably gave people at his institute this same warning early on. I know Russia has some nasty laws on the books, but I assume international cities there are like international cities anywhere. And that can turn real quick when people start looking for someone to blame.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_f%C3%BCr_Sexualwissen...

You meant all possible counter-measures given tools at hand, and that is in an ideal state when the aggressor is perfectly rational, very smart in planning and can hold their emotions in place.

Most if not all above is not valid right now about Putin and his clique.

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