Should highly educated, talented and morally upright individuals emigrate to a different country for any life or stay and suffer persecution in order to form a resistance?

Should highly educated, talented and morally upright individuals emigrate to a different country for any life or stay and suffer persecution in order to form a resistance?
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It’s easy to say “oh, they should stay and work to improve their country”. It’s very difficult to actually do that. I’d migrate the hell out of here if things got much worse, and I’d do it without feeling any kind of shame.
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