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Pwnallthethings Dec 30, 2022

#Kyiv now past 5 *full hours* of several waves of long-range infrastructure bombardment attacks today

Pwnallthethings Dec 30, 2022

Russia *really* trying to disable infrastructure for New Years'. Massive series of Kalibr waves this morning targeting Kyiv were mostly shot down, so now using Shaheds under night cover.

So, first of all, fuck Russia.

But also, this is a great example of how successful #Ukraine air-defense is rapidly becoming. Absolute vast scale of constant bombardment, and still struggling to get their intended impact due to air defense.

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Kimberly Dec 31, 2022

@Pwnallthethings I think you should really say Fuck Putin, not fuck Russia. Most Russians are not for the war & do not back Putin but are “stuck with him” because he will not let them vote him out. I have been to Russia twice & have friends there & believe me, that is how they feel. They are stuck in a war they want no part in because of a maniac who won’t back out of the war because of his ego. #Putin #Russia #UkraineRussia #UkrianeRussiaWar

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Alexander Ruthol Dec 31, 2022

@KiKiPosting
I would love to agree with that, but I don't think it's true.
There's considerable evidence that while the russian people are not strongly for *or* against the war, they are strongly for Putin.

More to the point, though, "russia" is here used as shorthand for the russian regime and russian army, not all russian civilians.

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Kimberly Dec 31, 2022

@Je5usaurus_rex The wonderful thing about the world is that we all have the right to our own opinions. My belief is different than yours. You say that Russians like Putin. I disagree totally. If Russians like Putin, they have to like Putin because they haven’t been able to have an alternative. He kills them all off or imprisons them. There is a small percentage of Russians who like him because that is all they have ever known. They are the old Russians. #Putin

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Alexander Ruthol Dec 31, 2022

@KiKiPosting
I think we only disagree on the percentage of russians who support Putin.
Me, I'd put it at 70-80%.

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KFClinton Dec 31, 2022

@Je5usaurus_rex @KiKiPosting

"Ten months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some 70 percent of Russians support the war, according to the latest survey by Levada, Russia’s most respected independent polling organization."

Yep, according to WaPo article I read yesterday, Russians are behind Putin's war 70%.

The people have supported him and the military over his time in office due to the propaganda the gov't spews. Brainwashed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/29/russia-ukraine-war-opinion-putin-support/

What are Russians really thinking about the war?

The TMC 2022 roundups: Russia and Ukraine

The Washington Post

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Kimberly Dec 31, 2022

@KFClinton @[email protected] They are brainwashed! As for polls, seriously, when have you ever known a poll to be accurate? 🙄

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KFClinton

@KiKiPosting

It is Lavada. It is trends, not just one poll.

https://www.levada.ru/en/

Are Meaningful Public Opinion Polls Possible in Today’s Russia?

Ever since Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special military operation (SMO), public opinion polls in Russia have been criticized with renewed vigor. Usually, critics give the following reasons why Russian polls cannot be trusted. Some argue that in 2022, the response rate has declined sharply and people’s reluctance to participate in surveys has increased. Others say that respondents interrupt interviews as soon as the conversation turns to events in Ukraine. Some say that only supporters of the government are now participating in the polls, while opposition-minded citizens prefer to abstain. Others speak of survey list experiments, which seem to show lower support rates, and claim that these show the “real mood” of the people. Finally, the most extreme critics of polls say that polls are not relevant because they do not show what people “really think.” Let us take a look at each of these allegations in turn.