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Originally Posted by FlameOn
It's really amazing how deep the scapegoating actually runs and how well the Russian government plays exactly into that mindset. In a recent survey of the Russian public, 73% now respond that the nation is in an economic and foreign relations crisis and yet there is still an 86% approval rating for their leadership. It's rare that would happen in any other nation that I can think of right now. Almost half of the Russian population believe it's international bullying because Russia is a "super power".
http://rbth.com/news/2015/02/27/over...sia_44055.html
I love the Russian governments messaging all through the sanctions and how it's different depending on audience. To the EU and other countries the "sanctions don't do anything to us" and to Russians its "international sanctions are causing the economic crisis and it is nothing to do with Putin's foreign policy, corruption and incompetence" |
I'm also a little bit surprised that the Russian government isn't blaming their difficulties on the Jews and the international banking conspiracy, too. In for a penny, in for a pound. Or is that too 1930-40'ish ??