Masha Gessen points out that incompetence is often praised, and that in Russia joining a legal protest can raise the stakes dramatically. She observes that poverty and scarcity help totalitarian regimes stay mobilized, and that leaders like Putin use chaotic spending to weaken Western ties.
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Masha Gessen is a Russian‑American journalist, author and translator who writes a lot about LGBT rights.
