And yeah, I bet Putin is quaking in his designer wingtips.

One thing that might ought to bother him some would be the reaction of the Russian people and also from some of his supporters. Maybe it is our media only reporting on the people who don't like it, but it does not sound like
the action has huge public support.

Mike


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Re: Re: China lifts wheat imp
By: Mike Powell to DIGIMAUS on Sun Feb 27 2022 09:59 am

And yeah, I bet Putin is quaking in his designer wingtips.

One thing that might ought to bother him some would be the reaction of the Russian people and also from some of his supporters. Maybe it is our media only reporting on the people who don't like it, but it does not sound like the action has huge public support.

Mike

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It is hard to say.

Spanish media is bent on Portraying Putin as a modern day Hitler who invades countries for no reason, so if he had any sort of support *anywhere*, it would not be reported.

Most Russians I know don't like Putin. I think popularity is only important if you are a leader in a regular democracy: if elections are rigged you only need the support of the people who runs the State machinery for you. THe rest of the population may complain, but as long as they have food and circus they won't be troublesome at all.


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Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

One thing that might ought to bother him some would be the reaction of
the Russian people and also from some of his supporters. Maybe it is
our media only reporting on the people who don't like it, but it does
not sound like the action has huge public support.

I have Russian friends and I have talked to them privately. I don't think anyone but Putin and the Russian mass media are for this invasion.

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To: Arelor
Re: Re: China lifts wheat imp
By: Arelor to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 2022 11:20 am

Most Russians I know don't like Putin. I think popularity is only important if you are a leader in a regular democracy: if elections are rigged you only need the support of the people who runs the State machinery for you. THe rest of the population may complain, but as long as they have food and circus they won't be troublesome at all.

putin is a good leader. i turned around russia. he brought it back. he's bringing the ussr back. russia did a total 180
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Re: Re: China lifts wheat imp
By: Jas Hud to Arelor on Sun Feb 27 2022 09:24 pm

putin is a good leader. i turned around russia. he brought it back. he's bringing the ussr back. russia did a total 180

As far as I understand, Russia is a lot like India. Urban areas are kind of advanced, well supplied and well serviced, but when you walk out of the big towns, civilitiation comes across as something from before the industrial revolution :-)

I think Putin is very proactive defending the interest of the Russian government, but I am not sure he is at defending the interests of the common Russian people.

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Re: Re: China lifts wheat imp
By: Arelor to Jas Hud on Mon Feb 28 2022 03:54 am

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Re: Re: China lifts wheat imp
By: Jas Hud to Arelor on Sun Feb 27 2022 09:24 pm

putin is a good leader. i turned around russia. he brought it back. he's bringing the ussr back. russia did a total 180

As far as I understand, Russia is a lot like India. Urban areas are kind of advanced, well supplied and well serviced, but when you walk out of the big towns, civilitiation comes across as something from before the industrial revolution :-)

I think Putin is very proactive defending the interest of the Russian government, but I am not sure he is at defending the interests of the common Russian people.

yeah but it can be like that in any country. i say the same stuff about west virginia.
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I have Russian friends and I have talked to them privately. I don't think anyone but Putin and the Russian mass media are for this invasion.

That is like the status is most countries right now. The governments are running amuck. Russian government, Canadian government, and the US government. All running amuck with the vast amount of citizens (real ones - not dead or artificial) are against them.

- Mark

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Mark Hofmann wrote to Digimaus <=-

That is like the status is most countries right now. The governments
are running amuck. Russian government, Canadian government, and the US government. All running amuck with the vast amount of citizens (real
ones - not dead or artificial) are against them.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -- Thomas Jefferson

(It's not just the US these days.)

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"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -- Thomas Jefferson

Freedom is always getting attacked by governments, other countries, etc. It is one of those things the government tries to nibble at taking away, but lately has been unhinged. Looks of opporunities seen right now by the power control nutty politicians.

People have finally had enough and things will very likely take a drastic swing back to sanity.

- Mark

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