According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.
According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.
On average, you need just 3.5% of the population to actively oppose the regime to achieve a successful revolution. People can change things, but it looks like a vast majority of Russians are just fine with killing Ukrainians. More expensive iPhones are a bigger issue.
and when you reach 10%, you basically toggle the general opinion massively.
I don’t think demonizing the Russian populace is really achieving anything, people aren’t their government. The US has done some abhorrent things, and I’m not an evil person, nor am I just fine with killing anyone.
On average sure, but putin probably has more than 3.5% subverting democracy for him, it’s not so simple for the people.
That’s just a bit more than 5m people. Russia has plenty of free space in GULAGs to house 5m people.
Russia doesn’t have a GULAG system.
If 5m is too little, make it a 10% (15m) then. Most of the army/security forces are currently engaged in Ukraine.
Not officially, but a lot of Soviet camps are still operational. Creating new ones won’t be a big issue. Russian government has plenty of experience.
Well, that would be a good opportunity for Russians to revolt. But I think they’re just fine with the current system.
People don’t want to be sent to gulags.
Indeed, it looks like most are happier to become murderers.