Not Only Putin’s War. A Majority of Russians Keeps Supporting the War in Ukraine, Polls Show

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1. Ah the classic “regular Russians” trope and how they absolutely should not suffer due to sanctions and whatnot.

2. Polling is totally reliable when speaking negatively about the war (or even calling it a war) gets you thrown in jail.

3. Say yes or you have 15 years jail, very fair poll.

4. Western European armies over the past centuries have always invaded Russia through Ukraine.

   Thats why they will never allow Ukraine in NATO (like they have warned since 2008 Bucharest Summit)

5. While I agree that polls in Russia can’t be trusted, I also don’t buy the ”normal Russians are against the war” stuff. Normal russians have been brainwashed since their birth. All the russians I know are strongly against NATO and absolutely support the war. I know plenty of Russians who emigrated in the last few years but still support Putin.

6. Wonder when they will turn around their tanks and come for their true enemies

7. Don’t say that, it’ll get you banned!

8. The Russian mentality is a very “eastern european” mentality that you see everywhere but really the perfect example is in Russia.

   “Big brother” mentality, full blown 1984. You take care of yourself and close to you, and you dodge the “big brother” as much you can.

   For us its insane , but its a common mindset, where you are not part of a system and you just live in it.

9. This is information from an information cesspit that is similar to Russia Today, but on the Ukrainian side. Both are cannibals, on the payroll of cannibals and both seek perpetual war.

   Don’t believe the ogres.

10. They’re even dumber than MAGAs

11. Yeah and even Russians I’ve talked to who think the war is ultimately dumb, they will always throw in how the west is massively at fault too for causing it. A lot of people can’t just admit Putin is fucking stupid for going to war, they always have to add how the west is big bad too.

12. They want to be poor, keep it going

13. Hey Trump, the Russian has spoke its words. Time to flood Ukraine with weapons.

14. The war still going on shows it better than any polls could anyway. It wouldn’t be possible without the majority of the population being supportive or at least accepting towards it.

15. Lol utter nonsense

16. And majority of americans support Trump.

    And majority of brits supported brexit.

    People tend to be stupid like that nowadays.

17. 👀

18. I would say the same thing if I was in Russia… otherwise, I would have an accident and fall down a window.

19. I mean by no means to defend the position of the Russian state, nor the deeds or lack thereof of Russian citizens.

    But it needs to be taken into consideration that Russia never really had a pluralistic democracy (except maybe for the early 90s, but amidst rampant corruption and massive economic failure). Russians have restricted access to independent media, widespread propaganda and the combatting of dissent.
    While certainly not free of responsibility, the will of the Russian people cannot be as clearly equated with the deeds of the state, as in democratic countries.

20. Redditors’ reactions to finding out how out of touch they are with the real world will never stop being amusing.

21. Russians voted TWICE to amend their constitution to basically allow Putin to rule Russia for the rest of his life. And until recently Russian elections weren’t fixed, so Putin was winning a majority of the vote by being popular. Russians aren’t victims of Putin, they’re enablers.

22. I don’t find this odd, wartime mentality is different and keep in mind this war is not like the middle eastern proxy wars. Probably many people who opposed before it started are supportive now.

23. They will regurgitate whatever the TV is currently telling them.

    Russians have no agency.

24. The west won the Cold War and totally messed up the peace. Humanity is clearly headed towards a multipolar world now.

25. Phuket in Thailand is full of Russians.

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