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Half of Russia supports an invasion. A minority is opposed. Was a poll
by csee 5y ago
Half of Russia supports an invasion. A minority is opposed. Was a poll
- forlorn 5y agoThese are laughable numbers, trust me. It's the opposite in reality.
- agumonkey 5y agoYou mean propaganda plus fear of being arrested if speaking against the king ?
- murkt 5y agoReality? We’ll see if there will be any demonstrations in Russia against the war in this reality.
- unityByFreedom 5y agoDoes anyone wish for or expect that? We saw people go up against tanks during the fall of the soviet union, but it's rare. If Russian people have such a mindset it should be entirely their own decision. Let's not speculate.
- unityByFreedom 5y agoI can't imagine anyone excited over warring with so near a place where so many families are connected. Also the two accounts above you are new.
- thatguy0900 5y agoRussia is a state that actively dissapears dissenters. I'm not sure how much you can trust polls.
- gdy 5y agoThat was a poll about protecting Donetsk and Luhansk, I believe.
- mort96 5y ago"Protecting Donetsk and Luhansk" literally means sending troops into Ukrainian territory to fight against the Ukrainian military. That's called an invasion. EDIT: though the wording might still be significant. If the question is worded "Should Russia support the sovereign, Russia-aligned republics of Donetsk and Luhansk", that might poll significantly differently from a question that's worded "Should Russia invade Ukraine" even though both mean the same thing. Just like how >50% of Americans answer "no" to the question of "Should schools in America teach Arabic Numerals" because they're misled by the question, not because they're opposed to teaching people about numbers.
- denton-scratch 5y ago> even though both mean the same thing Donetsk and Luhansk have declared independence, and Russia has recognised them. Secession is not a new phenomenon; Texas seceded from Mexico. Several regions seceded from the former Yugoslavia, and were rapidly recognised (and reinforced militarily) by western countries. I think it's perfectly legitimate to argue that Russia is not invading Ukraine, but rather supporting the Donbas republics. I mean, I don't agree; and I think there's a fair chance that Russia will invade Ukraine, and install a puppet. But they haven't done it yet. I suspect that for the next few weeks, they'll restrict themselves to air and missile attacks on Ukrainian military installations, with troops-on-the-ground restricted to Donbas. Beyond a few weeks, who's to say? No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
- denton-scratch 5y agoWith the benefit of a couple of hours of hindsight, I obviously read it wrong :-( It seems to be an invasion.
- 0x38B 5y agoAnd that's what the invasion is being called in headlines on Russian news - "operation to protect Donbas" [1]. 1: https://lenta.ru/news/2022/02/24/nonazi/ https://lenta.ru/news/2022/02/24/nonazi/
- jusssi 5y agoI wonder if it's the half who have no risk of getting conscripted into implementing that invasion. I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
- suigetsusake 5y agoThose numbers seems to come from this CNN poll[0] with 1000 people of each country being asked the questions [0] https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-ukraine-crisis-poll-intl/ https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-uk...