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It feels like this Twitterer is trying hard to spread propaganda that a lot of Russians support Putin. Maybe I'm biased, but I'll also take his tweets with a gr
by netsharc 5y ago
It feels like this Twitterer is trying hard to spread propaganda that a lot of Russians support Putin. Maybe I'm biased, but I'll also take his tweets with a grain of salt. I could imagine a campaign of "soft" harassment where it'd be safer to put the "Z" on your car, because to not do so means you're with the enemy.
(Remember the Dixie Chicks getting booed when they voiced opposition to the Iraq War? Oh, to the young people out there, yeah that happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/24/vince-gill-is-still-stunned-by-how-country-music-buried-dixie-chicks/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/24... )
- 323 5y agoPeople do support Putin. He's been at 70-75% since forever: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra... Compare with Western leaders.
- INGELRII 5y agoMoscow and St. Petersburg have many demonstrators, but they are not representative of public opinion. Levada Center polls are usually considered trustworthy. Levada is an independent polling organization that has been doing accurate polls even under government pressure (they were forbidden from polling during last elections if I remember correctly). Their polls indicate that Putin has ~70% approval ~30% disapproval. I suspect that if Putin becomes unpopular, Levada polls just stop. Currently they are allowed to do polls because Putin is popular. Things can change fast. Putin's popularity may increase if people believe the propaganda that NATO is the reason for the war, or it collapses.