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Originally Posted by Elkyiv
It wouldn't be hard. They don't care. They carried Garry Kasparov away into a bus like some petulant child in front of cameras. They will do anything they want.
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That, again, is quite different. Kasparov openly questioned Putins claim to power. (Cracking down on that is kind of expected in most of the world really.)
Cracking down on people who just want peace would, I'm sure, be a very different thing.
If Putin didn't care what Russians thought about his attack on Ukraine, he wouldn't be wasting time in
all that propaganda and endless false-flag operations. He's not stupid, he knows even dictators need popular support, and he's throwing a LOT of propaganda at the Russians right now to gain legitimacy for his actions and thus support.
If he had fears that his actions might cause him to
lose significant support within Russia, and if he got the message that Russians aren't all buying the lies he's selling, he would very likely back down, at least a bit.
Russia is very far from North Korea. The great leader can be criticized and is criticized quite a lot. Just don't oppose him directly and you'll generally be fine.