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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

A lot of Russians support the war.

But you have no idea if these particular Russians support the war.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    You could read the article, you know:

    "Mr. President (Vladimir Putin), we went to the polls, we voted for you, we believed in you. And for a while, we really were protected, everything was fine. But at some point, it all collapsed."

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Right, but they do support Putin (overwhelmingly so). The whole “leopards eating faces” thing applies just as much to them as it does to MAGA people.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Again, you have no idea if that's the case with these specific people. You have no idea if they're the Russian equivalent of MAGA.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Putin’s support is much higher than MAGA could ever dream of. Something like 80%. Plus the people who don’t support Putin don’t actually support the opposition, they’re just politically indifferent and disengaged. That’s consent for the status quo in any country.

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