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> The world? Yes, the world. Cherrypicking indicators like "respondents in Francophone Africa" doesn't change the simple fact that the majority of the world di

by mopsi 3y ago

> The world? Yes, the world. Cherrypicking indicators like "respondents in Francophone Africa" doesn't change the simple fact that the majority of the world disapproves what Russia is doing and the attitude towards Russia took a sharp turn towards negative in 2022: https://news.gallup.com/poll/474596/russia-suffers-global-rebuke-invasion.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/474596/russia-suffers-global-re... As a general rule, the support for Russia is tied to how shitty a place is. The more successful a country has been at developing a good place to live in, the less they support Russia. Why is that so? If you want to dig into UN voting records, then look at key votes related to Ukraine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-11/6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembl... The resolution "reiterates its demand that the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and calls for a cessation of hostilities." 141 countries in favor, 7 against: Belarus, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Syria. But - you didn't answer the question that was asked.

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hollerith 3y ago
It costs nothing for a government to vote for a resolution in the UN. The countries where most of the world's population lives have contributed nothing to the Ukrainian war effort and happily continue to buy Russian wheat, fertilizer of fossil fuels. In fact, even France and Germany continue to buy Russian natural gas (only now delivered via LNG ships).
- mopsi 3y ago
  "The countries where most of the world's population lives" is another funny metric like Francophone Africa. Most of the world's population lives in countries that have very little to contribute in the first place, because poverty and fertility are directly associated. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, but what aid do you expect from their tiny military that has no tanks, no air defense and no artillery to speak of? While countries in the Ramstein contact group supporting the defence of Ukraine represent only 15% of world's population, they produce the majority of global economic output. I'd say that's a far more meaningful metric. So again, why is that the more free, developed and productive a country is, the less they support Russia?
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hollerith 3y ago

It costs nothing for a government to vote for a resolution in the UN. The countries where most of the world's population lives have contributed nothing to the Ukrainian war effort and happily continue to buy Russian wheat, fertilizer of fossil fuels. In fact, even France and Germany continue to buy Russian natural gas (only now delivered via LNG ships).

mopsi 3y ago
"The countries where most of the world's population lives" is another funny metric like Francophone Africa. Most of the world's population lives in countries that have very little to contribute in the first place, because poverty and fertility are directly associated. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, but what aid do you expect from their tiny military that has no tanks, no air defense and no artillery to speak of? While countries in the Ramstein contact group supporting the defence of Ukraine represent only 15% of world's population, they produce the majority of global economic output. I'd say that's a far more meaningful metric. So again, why is that the more free, developed and productive a country is, the less they support Russia?
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