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Sorry but i have to comment. Hackernews should not be political but still. In Russia there is currently an all time high support from the current regime. The sm
by holoduke 3y ago
Sorry but i have to comment. Hackernews should not be political but still. In Russia there is currently an all time high support from the current regime. The small moscow bubble you are referring to isnt remotely representing the common Russians. Most of that bubble was anti regime before the war anyway.
Braindrain? You know how many Indians and other nations are currently immigrating to Russia? Tech is booming right now in Russia. Factories are opening everywhere. The whole country is ramping up production. There seem to be unlimited funds (Chinese, Isreal) Investers are pumping a lot of money into the country.
The country is in 100% war mode. It is convinced that it cannot lose the war in Ukraine. And they are probably right. And not everyone hates Russians btw.
- throwaway290 3y agoI have never been to Moscow but I'd guess many of the shielded comfortable 0.1% who live there are people who care the least. They know what's happening is bad but they are "above politics" (that is, supporting the regime by default) and will be until s*t hits the fan. See prices for flights from Moscow to Tbilisi on the day of Prigozhin debacle... And the other side is people elsewhere in Russia who are not above politics but whose politics are based on watching TV. The remaining people may well be a minority. Perhaps more than half of people support Putin. That's why it's futile to change from below, if thinking people want revolution they would have to fight their own zombie neighbor first. Ramping up production, factories every day, not gonna lose to Ukraine smells like another dose of fantasy agitprop itt but I'm v curious to hear more about Israel funding! And you misread my comment, at least regarding Russian hate by Westerners. I do not see Western people hating Russians in any meaningful way. But I see Russians definitely thinking so. Because that's the image Putin wants them to have. Us vs them.
- throw-ru-938 3y agoTo be fair, Western _institutions_ do seem to dislike us, cf. the Czech president's infamous "WW2 Japanese Americans" comment [https://www.janm.org/press/release/janm-decries-remarks-czech-president-petr-pavel-minimizing-incarceration-japanese https://www.janm.org/press/release/janm-decries-remarks-czec...].
- actionfromafar 3y agoI think there is more hatred in former Warzaw Pact countries. But overall, I have seen very little in the way of demonising russians, especially those already outside of Russia.
- throwaway290 3y agoI know the attitudes eg. Chinese people (even if from TW, not all westerners can tell) sometimes encounter and I think Russians are better off
- DonHopkins 3y agoIn 100% war mode, but refuses to admit it's at war? More like in 100% lie mode.
- The_Colonel 3y ago> It is convinced that it cannot lose the war in Ukraine. And they are probably right. Very much sounds like "fake it till you make it". But sometimes the facade goes down before you make it.
- throwaway290 3y agoBtw regarding "unlimited Chinese funds" specifically, Russia gets less than even 1/10 of what China invests even in Kazakshtan for example.