• TAG@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know you are either a troll or a tankie, but it invite you to look up the winning record of Russian presidents in elections. The last time the will of the people ousted a leader from power was the the Czar. Not very democratic.

    The US is by no means a perfect country and the United States elections process has many issues, but Russian elections are a joke.

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      1 year ago

      That’s what the western propaganda machine has been telling you. All western-backed polls paint a different picture, Putin is loved by Russian people.

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        1 year ago

        No, I am going off the opinions of Russians I talk to. Yes, Putin is popular, but not to the extent that elections will tell you. Also, no one who has a chance of winning is allow to run. Many Russians don’t feel comfortable expressing honest opinions on social media.