I agree, it is mind boggling. From personal experience: I've talked to people I know from Russia, who are supportive of the current regime. What either ends th

I agree, it is mind boggling. From personal experience: I've talked to people I know from Russia, who are supportive of the current regime. What either ends the conversation or gets misdirected in nanoseconds is the question "What's in it for you?" when discussing the gov't decisions. For example, even without the sanctions, the Crimea annexation would cost the Russian taxpayer an insane amount, but as far as I could tell people supporting the decision tend to forget that fact.