Because I think you've got to face up to the fact that if you are a conscientious objector in a time of war, of your country at war, then you are excluded from the assembly of your countrymen in a particular manner.

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Now you could make the argument that Russian liberals are right to loathe their countrymen, since most Russians hold appalling opinions about X, Y, or Z.

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