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Aren't ordinary Russian people fairly supportive of the Russian imperialism? Didn't Putin have a very strong improvement in ratings in 2014, when first meddling
by kangda123 5y ago
Aren't ordinary Russian people fairly supportive of the Russian imperialism? Didn't Putin have a very strong improvement in ratings in 2014, when first meddling with Ukraine's affairs? Around half of Russians were positive about the current invasion days before it started (and went well south from there). Keep in mind, we talk about one of their most brotherly nations out there.
It's sad in some universal way but I'm far from feeling empathetic. It's been too much abuse.
- dpierce9 5y agoDo you trust opinion polls of people subject to autocratic regimes? Do you trust the people doing the polling? If you lived in Russia and you got a call from a stranger asking if you support Navalny would you say yes? Seems obvious these issues basically mean all such polls are garbage.
- kangda123 5y agoWell, we know that in many dictatorships support of the leader is marginal (e.g. just across the border - Belarus). This does not seem to be the case with Putin. And yes, you can say you don't like the war in a poll. It's not North Korea.
- dpierce9 5y agoMaybe you can see changes but you can’t see the actual number. The people being polled and the pollsters themselves are incentivized to lie. They poisoned Navalny and then killed the doctor who treated him. If I am Russian living in Russia and I am asked by a stranger if I support Navalny, I don’t see any problem lying.
- x86_64Ubuntu 5y agoI doubt the average Russian is worried of receiving the same treatment that Navalny was given. The same way the average American isn't worried about being treated like Snowden or any other person labeled "enemy of the state".
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