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51. As we see, the general opinion of the world is also that the USA is better (nt)

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The Whole World Pretty Much Despises Putin and Russia, Survey Finds [Infographic] [View all] uhnope Aug 2015 OP

MH17 SansACause Aug 2015 #1

Careful, comrade. That might make you target of polonium missile. erronis Aug 2015 #15

I think this may help define the limits on the power of Internet Trollery. TygrBright Aug 2015 #2

Ugh. That just makes me not want any more Putinesqua sauce. erronis Aug 2015 #16

Capers. Igel Aug 2015 #30

Yeah - I knew but always like to hear it repeated erronis Aug 2015 #31

Less popular in Venezuela than in the US! geek tragedy Aug 2015 #3

AMERICAN PROPAGANDA! randome Aug 2015 #4

Well, this is what happens when your "Internet Troll Army" misses a paycheck. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #5

or conversely that corporate media still has some chops yurbud Aug 2015 #87

35 countries isn't close to the whole wold FarrenH Aug 2015 #6

You mean Jordan has 6 Million right? n/t cosmicone Aug 2015 #12

Oops, yes. Thanks for the correction FarrenH Aug 2015 #13

Those 35 countries constitute 82% of the world's population and over 91% of its industrial output LanternWaste Aug 2015 #19

By contrast...... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #7

Compelling graph MBS Aug 2015 #33

I couldn't agree more. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #47

Strong support among the GOP dbackjon Aug 2015 #8

Hmmm, pluralities in Ethopia, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, China, Philippines.... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #9

I wonder how the US would fare. n/t Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #10

Like, duh? Sure, isn't he that guy on Breakin Bad? erronis Aug 2015 #17

"Its image trails that of the United States in nearly every region of the world." muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #18

Ouch, that's got to sting. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #22

It's "IMAGE". Yes. elias49 Aug 2015 #40

Deep down, Obama is a much better human being than Putin. Surely you believe that? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #42

Absolutely President Obama is a better man! elias49 Aug 2015 #43

Please see my post #38 elias49 Aug 2015 #44

In terms of sheer destructiveness and scale of death, ronnie624 Aug 2015 #46

As we see, the general opinion of the world is also that the USA is better (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #51

In no way does that change the facts of history. n/t ronnie624 Aug 2015 #83

One would think Pew's never done a survey on that... LanternWaste Aug 2015 #20

That's why I asked. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #23

Oh of course you would Comrade! Of course! snooper2 Aug 2015 #39

LOL Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #48

With China and India cosmicone Aug 2015 #11

Bingo! But the very intent of these polls is as bent as a nine bob watch. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #27

Two countries should represent global opinion? Is that what you would have us believe? Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #49

By sheer numbers ... yes cosmicone Aug 2015 #54

Excuse me, but that's "sheer" silliness. There's a whole big world outside the BRICS, and.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #56

The whole world outside of BRICS cosmicone Aug 2015 #72

That's some weird math you got right there. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #74

This is really interesting -thanks. MBS Aug 2015 #14

Good thing for delusional nitwits on DU tabasco Aug 2015 #21

'Cep gazillions of Russians. Shame he stops our corporations Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #28

He prefers to do that himself. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #29

See, even now you're obsessing about money. I sure hope he has Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #35

Are you being serious? NuclearDem Aug 2015 #45

considering there's a Ukraine to Spain connection PatrynXX Aug 2015 #24

The math does not work in the chart. former9thward Aug 2015 #25

Yeah, Putin is pretty awful. Bad article though. Bradical79 Aug 2015 #26

As if he even cares about this poll. roamer65 Aug 2015 #32

China and India seem to trust him daleo Aug 2015 #34

Only among the political class. The people love him. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #36

Instead of a democratically-elected, benign autocrat as the UK'S PM, Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #37

China doesn't have free access to information LeftyMom Aug 2015 #84

Here's the original Pew article MBS Aug 2015 #38

Yeah. These last two paragraphs bear pondering: elias49 Aug 2015 #41

Except nobody gives a shit who Russians trust. It's their leader the world hates. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #50

Too subtle for you? elias49 Aug 2015 #53

That's not what the poll says, but then you knew that. Russia sucks, and the world knows it. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #55

My point is over your head. And I gave you 2 tries. elias49 Aug 2015 #57

It's not a matter of being blind. It's just that I'm not predisposed to the propaganda spouted by.. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #60

I'm not a "Putin booster". elias49 Aug 2015 #63

Well alrighty then..... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #67

I wonder what the 'world' would say reorg Aug 2015 #58

I don't know. Why don't you commission that poll, and we'll find out. But back to this one. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #61

LOL reorg Aug 2015 #52

Oh boy, an Internet poll! NuclearDem Aug 2015 #59

'Nationalism is a hell of a poll boost' reorg Aug 2015 #65

Except no one's disputing his domestic popularity. There's a reason for that, and we both know why. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #62

He is popular because journalists get killed? reorg Aug 2015 #64

I know. What a strange thing to say. elias49 Aug 2015 #66

What's even stranger is that the Kremlin kills actual journalists but hires Internet trolls instead. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #69

So, about this 'Russian troll army' reorg Aug 2015 #71

I would say that: "they are ineffective". Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #73

Yet you and your friends are so fascinated reorg Aug 2015 #76

"Figment of my imagination"? I'm not sure you know what that phrase actually means. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #79

okay, it's a 'buzz' feed reorg Aug 2015 #81

So pointing out the obvious fact that Russia, like the West, tries to influence public opinion NuclearDem Aug 2015 #78

I know, it's weird. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #70

Media can shape public opinion? reorg Aug 2015 #75

Or in a country that's placed most of its media under state control. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #77

You seem to have a problem with the BBC reorg Aug 2015 #80

Funny, because that only seems to have happened in cases of those affiliated with al-Qaeda. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #82

I don't think it is funny at all reorg Aug 2015 #85

Yeah, Litvinenko was just a former FSB agent who defected to the West NuclearDem Aug 2015 #86

Novaya Gazeta is not closed down reorg Aug 2015 #88

Threatened with closure. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #90

Opposition to the Kremlin line is not encouraged, it can have disastrous effects on one's health. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #68

Pretty misleading headline to say the least - elias49 Aug 2015 #89