Russians Aren't Buying What Putin Is Selling

[applegrove]

Russians Aren’t Buying What Putin Is Selling

February 24, 2022 at 6:14 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/24/russians-arent-buying-what-putin-is-selling/

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“Vladimir Putin has launched an unprovoked ground war in a neighboring country after only the most perfunctory attempt to convince his own people, and with no groundswell of support behind him,” Axios reports.

“That’s a dangerous proposition for any leader, even an autocrat as entrenched as Putin. But whil,e some experts believe high casualties or sanctions-induced economic distress could destabilize Putin’s regime, others contend that a quick victory would solidify his historic legacy in many Russians’ eyes.”

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https://www.axios.com/russian-public-opinion-putin-ukraine-invasion-020646b0-0153-4f8f-8086-542698dec67d.html


The bottom line: "Putin is starting to get more isolated from modernity, from the present time, and thinking of himself as a historic figure, making not politics but history," Baunov says.

* He is indeed making history, but the domestic fallout could yet pull him back into the present.


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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. May more Russians take to the streets and continue to take a stand.

They risk the wrath of a man who will kill them if necessary to achieve his desire for an EMPIRE.

[cilla4progress]

2. Gives me perspective on my challenge of

being a blue dot in a red county!

[SheltieLover]

3. I hope they are successful in removing him!

[underpants]

4. Very different times than Afghanistan. Then as each town had deaths and casualties word got around

Now even there everything is instant. Putin is going to have to really throttle their internet.

[Tetrachloride]

5. Alert: Political Wire changed the Axios headline

the word Many was cut

[dchill]

8. Good point!

[gratuitous]

6. That's okay

See, in a dictatorship, you don't need to worry about that whole "of the people" or "consent of the governed" folderol that just takes up so much time when a despot is looking to get things done. And if ordinary Russians aren't buying what Vlad is selling, there's lots of willing buyers in the United States, waving dollars and shouting, "Shut up and take my money!"

[uponit7771]

7. 3rd article on Russians response, sounds like Russians do NOT want this shit (link)

https://archive.fo/RWnWt

[Uncle Joe]

9. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread applegrove.