Putin's approval rating dropped to 67.8% in early April, its lowest since Feb 2022. Trust ratings also plummeted to 29.5%.
  • leoj@piefed.socialEnglish
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    20 days ago

    I was watching a Youtube Video yesterday of two guys in a pawn shop (real) and they were discussing an items price, and how it was effected by the war in Ukraine.

    The guy who was selling the item said he thought the war would be over soon, since Puddin’s oligarchs would kill him for losing their money. They also surmised that he was likely ill due to news reports.

    Video was dated 2022 (four years ago).

    I keep hearing this, but the man keeps eviling his merry way along.

  • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    20 days ago

    It feels like Putin organized things in such a way that societal collapse is more likely than a popular uprising against him.

    It’s so weird that all these dictators make plans that include burning down the civilizations they belong to if they themselves go under. What I mean by “it’s so weird” is not that they do, it’s that we know it, we know the kind of people, and we still manage to elect them into office. And then reelect them, and the we are lucky if we can figure out a way to get rid of them before they abolish elections.