Why Russian Democrats Need to Create Their Own Media Resources
The Logic of Progress editor-in-chief: Why do I think we should work on the Logic of Progress and other information resources? One reason is the following. Even lustrations will not help Russia now. Because if we remove these people and democratically elect others, a large proportion of these others will be just as poisoned by authoritarian propaganda as their constituents. We need democratic organizations, democratic parties. But if we just create them, they will be made up of the same citizens with authoritarian propaganda in their heads. And we will get so-called liberal-democratic parties with Zhirinovsky again. So first of all, we should increase the number of people with democratic values, so there will be people from whom to create democratic organizations and form the organs of power. This is what articles are for, we need informational work, we need the means to deliver information. And we will not build democracy in Russia as long as there are few real committed democrats. Even if power suddenly falls into the hands of democratically minded people (which will happen sooner or later). This is why we should first of all make an effort to inform, to write articles, to promote the democratic media.
We would like to add one more thought to this absolutely correct message. It is no less important now, perhaps even more important, not to increase the number of people with democratic values, but to unite and mobilize the already ideologically formed democrats. In this regard, we need a specific appeal to readers-it is not enough to just read, like, and distribute. This is undoubtedly very important, but much more effort is required if we are to build a Free Russia. Literally every person now determines, at this epochal moment in history, not only the future of Russia, but of the entire world. It depends on everyone whether democracy can stand and win, or our whole generation is doomed to live and die under this grim tyranny. And so everyone must do his or her best. Participate in the media, create your own resources, team up with existing ones, learn and inform as best you can, participate in social movements, do whatever you have the stamina and courage to do. Don't stay silent. Don't sit on the sidelines. Don't become complicit. We will win.