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If even 10% of Russians protested Putin would cease to be a problem. The problem is - as long as the economy is fine they don't care.

• helge9210 5y ago
  > The problem is - as long as the economy is fine they don't care Personal anecdote: In April 2010 I was protesting ratification of the so called "Kharkiv Pact" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Pact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Pact) in Kyiv. I remember a moment, when I was single-handedly pushing three rows of soldiers (national guard; they didn't really try) and almost no one else joined, one of the members of our group said to another: "There won't be a revolution today. Let's wait till they start losing money, then we'll try again".
• lisnake 5y ago
  Last year at least 60% of Belarus protested Lukaschenko, and did it for months. What good did that bring them? 10% is not nearly enough for Russian situation
  • sidibe 5y ago
    Probably would have been effective if not for Putin's support
    • monocasa 5y ago
      Putin also has Putin's support.