People like you completely miss the point on Russia. You cannot accept that it is indeed a democracy, that people are not brainwashed. And that pretty much the contrary of what western media portrays is happening there. Trust me, i've been there.
They are not brainwashed to the same extent that the people of North Korea are brainwashed, but the majority of them do get all of their news from (State-owned) TV channels and uncritically subscribe to the ruling party's ideology.
They're brainwashed to the same extent that many people in the US are brainwashed.
The wonderful thing about modern propaganda is that it has become so subtle we often mistake it for our own opinions.
As a European when I watched CNN for the first time at the early stages of the Iraq war, I first wasn't sure whether it was supposed to be satire or fiction. It took me a while to realise that this is what many people think of as "news" in the US. Makes me wonder what I miss in our own news media -- you only spot bold faced lies when you have a trusted reference you can compare them to.
BS. People use the internet. Most people support the goverment, why is hard to accept that ? Democracy only works for north americans when they like the leader....
I'm sorry -- but Putin employs professional trolls to comment, often in teams of 2 or 3, often speaking amongst themselves to first divert and then control the conversation, on forums just like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9269760
That makes it a bit difficult to respond in good faith to people who chime in with vague, 'you people believe the western media too much' comments.
But I'd be interested in knowing your response to concrete things I mentioned in my comment. For instance, how wealthy is Putin? How about his close allies? And how did they make their fortunes? And is he in an endless Presidency, or not?
(None of which is to say that Putin hasn't been a fantastically successful President; he reintroduced the stability necessary for Russia to succeed, which it really has during his Presidency ... but the problems with success via concentration of power in one man are age-old, and a common one is a foreign policy, motivated by entirely domestic concerns and a desire to stay on top, that appears irrational on the international stage).
I'm not a professional poster. I already shared my twitter handle. From there you can find my entire social media presence. This is my personal oponion..
I just think its a tell tale when people disregard opinions like mine as enemy propaganda.
Its like a sign of the hyve mentality. Contrarian opinions are always right in cases like this.
Could you provide a reliable source with a more or less unbiased information about Russia then? And please don't mention Russia Today :)
Because any I've been reading a lot of information on the matter from a large number of sources, and couldn't help but draw a conclusion that Russia is indeed a pseudo-democracy trying hide its totalitarian essence.
This post will bring in a lot of Russia's professional internet posters. You will see the parents and GP's talking points again and again. They will not debate or answer, just post their talking points.
Why I am a Russian Professional Internet Poster ? I'm just somebody with a different opinion. This is the sort of dangerous disregard for the opposite opinion that somebody like Peter Thiel would deem like a hyve mentality. You are wrong. Face it. Actually I don't think you will face it, you will just keep thinking like the maintstream.
Why I am a Russian Professional Internet Poster ? I'm just somebody with a different opinion. This is the sort of dangerous disregard for the opposite opinion that somebody like Peter Thiel would deem like a hyve mentality. You are wrong. Face it. Actually I don't think you will face it, you will just keep thinking like the maintstream.
It was not an invasion. The people of the east rebelled against a government that condecorates NAZI SUPPORTERS. A goverment that oppresses it's people so much not even super biased VICE documentaries can hide it anymore. Stop with this bandwagon mentality and go see the light.
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