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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Putin's popularity has massively increased every time he has sent in the army to #### kick some former soviet state, his popularity went through the roof in 2014 when he took Crimea.
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Tribalism is a timeless consequence of war. It's one of the tragedies of war that those sentiments becomes stronger and empathy for the other is reduced. That's hardly just a thing in Russia.
You're also putting a lot of faith in those polls, to condemn everyone in Russia based on their results. I would say there's a fair chance reality is a bit more complex.