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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Two thoughts come to mind:
1. Who says the approval rating is 85%, and considering the opposition leader just got gunned down... I can only imagine what going public with a dismal approval rating would get somebody... I highly suspect that data. Assuming by some miracle that actually is true:
2. Do we really think the regular Joe Russian is getting the full story here? There has to be some pretty ridiculous propaganda action going on here. In a way, much of what we see in the west is propaganda-ish as well.
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Originally Posted by Daradon
Good point. The approval rating is probably a bit of propaganda itself. Not to say it isn't high (last I heard was 70, didn't hear this 85 percent) but it probably isn't that high.
A very good point. And goes back to what I said a few pages back. Sanction them so hard the economy crumbles. It's really the only way. And, it may be closrr than we think, if they are putting on a bold face through approval ratings.
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According to Forbes and a NYTimes, it's now at 86% though I'm not sure if the rating is accurate or if people are just scared
http://time.com/3724564/putin-approval-rating/
Russia is pushing instability perhaps as a product of the sanctions? Russia's two biggest industries are arms and oil. Since the sanctions started and the current oil prices dropped substantially, Russia's been facing a huge budget shortfall. Maybe this is just them doing what they can to kickstart their other main industry.
