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The vast majority approve of putin regime.

by jnsaff2 5y ago

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satellite2 5y ago
The vast majority has no trusted source to understand Putin's regime
- ModernMech 5y ago
  Indeed hence why sanctions are so important. They act as a channel to tell them something is up with what their beloved leader is doing. The TV tells them their patriotic war is highly popular and well justified, yet they can’t buy iPhones anymore. Well, maybe just maybe they will wake up. Because people are protesting and going to jail there, so it’s not impossible to know what’s going on. It just takes the willingness not to dismiss anything against Putin as “fake news”.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  As long as the stomach is full, there is nothing to understand.
  - notpachet 5y ago
    As long as the brain is full, there is nothing to eat!
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walkhour 5y ago
It's amazing how many people ignore this, pretending only a lonely lunatic thinks this is a good idea. Putin's approval rating is at 70% [0]. From [1] (referring to the invasion of Crimea): > President Putin's approval rating among the Russian public increased by nearly 10% since the crisis began, up to 71.6%, the highest in three years, according to a poll conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research, released on 19 March.[346] Additionally, the same poll showed that more than 90% of Russians supported unification with the Crimean Republic So it looks to me that most Russians supported the Crimea invasion. Why would it be different now? I find it hard to believe that if Russia hadn't found such a stubborn resistance and would've been able to annex Ucrania quickly, which was what the Russian government thought would happen, in five years all the polls wouldn't show Russians supporting the invasion. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_...
- aufhebung 5y ago
  Putin has a 70% approval rating in the same way Stalin had near 100%.
  - jnsaff2 5y ago
    I get where you are coming from, but falsifying election results and population polling are a bit different. putin himself is polling very frequently to get feedback (or validation) and until a few weeks ago there were even somewhat credible polling agencies that showed lower numbers but still majority.
    - justsomehnguy 5y ago
      > I get where you are coming from, but falsifying election results and population polling are a bit different Do you remember "garbage in - garbage out"? If people fed nothing but bravado on how the glorious leader shines the path to the wonderful future, how in the world they would see him in a negative light? The last two years showed everyone what even the professionals are happy to spew an utter nonsense, directly contradicting their profession and education, just because they want to feel that way. And remember - population polling gives you information on how people feel about something, not why do they feel that way. PS: "Let us ask your opinion on these matters: 1. How do you feel about our President? #a I'm delighted to live in this glorious days and I'm fully supported our glorious leader! #b I'm a shithead and prefer to spend the rest of my days in gulag." Hyperbole, sure, but how the poll is constructed, where it was performed also matters.
      - jnsaff2 5y ago
        I kind of agree with you on "garbage in - garbage out" .. majority eats up garbage and therefore approve putin. Decision to eat garbage still lays with them. On the other hand, I have a limited amount of empathy and at the moment it is being consumed by people who are actually being bombed by not their own government.
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The vast majority approve of putin regime.

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satellite2 5y ago

The vast majority has no trusted source to understand Putin's regime

ModernMech 5y ago
Indeed hence why sanctions are so important. They act as a channel to tell them something is up with what their beloved leader is doing. The TV tells them their patriotic war is highly popular and well justified, yet they can’t buy iPhones anymore. Well, maybe just maybe they will wake up. Because people are protesting and going to jail there, so it’s not impossible to know what’s going on. It just takes the willingness not to dismiss anything against Putin as “fake news”.
Koshkin 5y ago
As long as the stomach is full, there is nothing to understand.
- notpachet 5y ago
  As long as the brain is full, there is nothing to eat!
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walkhour 5y ago

It's amazing how many people ignore this, pretending only a lonely lunatic thinks this is a good idea. Putin's approval rating is at 70% [0]. From [1] (referring to the invasion of Crimea): > President Putin's approval rating among the Russian public increased by nearly 10% since the crisis began, up to 71.6%, the highest in three years, according to a poll conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research, released on 19 March.[346] Additionally, the same poll showed that more than 90% of Russians supported unification with the Crimean Republic So it looks to me that most Russians supported the Crimea invasion. Why would it be different now? I find it hard to believe that if Russia hadn't found such a stubborn resistance and would've been able to annex Ucrania quickly, which was what the Russian government thought would happen, in five years all the polls wouldn't show Russians supporting the invasion. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_...

aufhebung 5y ago
Putin has a 70% approval rating in the same way Stalin had near 100%.
- jnsaff2 5y ago
  I get where you are coming from, but falsifying election results and population polling are a bit different. putin himself is polling very frequently to get feedback (or validation) and until a few weeks ago there were even somewhat credible polling agencies that showed lower numbers but still majority.
  - justsomehnguy 5y ago
    > I get where you are coming from, but falsifying election results and population polling are a bit different Do you remember "garbage in - garbage out"? If people fed nothing but bravado on how the glorious leader shines the path to the wonderful future, how in the world they would see him in a negative light? The last two years showed everyone what even the professionals are happy to spew an utter nonsense, directly contradicting their profession and education, just because they want to feel that way. And remember - population polling gives you information on how people feel about something, not why do they feel that way. PS: "Let us ask your opinion on these matters: 1. How do you feel about our President? #a I'm delighted to live in this glorious days and I'm fully supported our glorious leader! #b I'm a shithead and prefer to spend the rest of my days in gulag." Hyperbole, sure, but how the poll is constructed, where it was performed also matters.
    - jnsaff2 5y ago
      I kind of agree with you on "garbage in - garbage out" .. majority eats up garbage and therefore approve putin. Decision to eat garbage still lays with them. On the other hand, I have a limited amount of empathy and at the moment it is being consumed by people who are actually being bombed by not their own government.
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