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Halfmystical t1_j1z45dx wrote

Reply to comment by Old_Fart_1948 in New sanctions starting to bite Russia’s economy as Moscow admits deficit impact by Minezenroll

While I too hate Putin, not everyone does. Channel 5 ( All Gas No Brakes guy ) really opened my eyes to the amount of people that are idiotic enough to support this dickhole Putin.

I almost hate his supporters more than Putin himself because they don’t even know WHY they support him.

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jonny_chronic18 t1_j1z6gyx wrote

It's the submit to authority narrative. They are drawn to it because it's familiar.

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torpedoguy t1_j1za7uh wrote

Or, like in the west, because he hurts 'the right people'.

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chetchaka t1_j1zci3e wrote

They know why they support him, they just fear the repercussions for saying it out loud (it's fascism).

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