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> Everyone I know in russia declares virtually 0% support for this invasion. I mean, you don't have a balanced or unbiased sample. You sound like the people wh
by HWR_14 5y ago
> Everyone I know in russia declares virtually 0% support for this invasion.
I mean, you don't have a balanced or unbiased sample. You sound like the people who are like "No person I know supported Trump."
> in a different confrontation, for instance defending Crimea
I'm pretty sure you meant "continuing to occupy Crimea"
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago> mean, you don't have a balanced or unbiased sample Well we can't exactly conduct a democratic referendum to find out, can we? There a lot of datapoint that indicate this is the case, the russian commanders being in shock when they learnt abotu the task and their concern for desertions, etc. Ofcourse I could be totally wrong, we are all couch generals here https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-60528746 https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-60528746
- HWR_14 5y agoThat's true. There are polling agencies who purport ti be able to handle the logistics of polling Russians. They showed Putin's approval (pre invasion) at just over 50%, which sounds plausible. The fact that it's not Crazy high made me think maybe they are getting real feedback.