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the article doesn't contradict what you're saying: > While Russia does not have a political system where Putin faces any accountability, the Kremlin does obses
by DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
the article doesn't contradict what you're saying:
> While Russia does not have a political system where Putin faces any accountability, the Kremlin does obsess over public opinion polls and keeps zealous control over the media to make sure the public’s opinions are not formed spontaneously.
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> According to several Russian polls (which are inevitably hard to trust, as I’ve previously noted), Putin has become more popular since he started this war, not less.
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