- Silver2195
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As an outsider to the American right, what has Trump's talk/policy on Russia been? Kill them all or respect for another Stronk Man?
The latter.
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- Silver2195
- Apr 4, 2012
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Well, if things stay the same till that day, expect a sudden rash of Ukrainian patriotism among Crimean 18-year olds on that date.
16-year-olds, actually.
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Mar 1, 2016 19:44
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- Silver2195
- Apr 4, 2012
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An interesting article on Putin's poll numbers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...=pm_world_pop_b
quote:Just over two years ago, as Russia headed toward the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Putin’s poll numbers were slumping. Only 61 percent of Russians approved of his job performance — high by Western standards, but the lowest for Putin since shortly after he took office. After Putin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, then stoked tensions with the West to their worst since the Cold War, Russians took their minds off their struggling economy and positioned themselves resolutely behind their leader.
It is a development that has flummoxed Western nations and frustrated Russia’s motley band of oppositionists. Some of them say that Russians are too scared to speak their minds to pollsters. Others claim that the poll numbers are manipulated, although most Western polling firms arrive at similar figures.
The pollsters say that the Kremlin is keenly interested in the results they turn up every week — and that it quickly reacts when it sees problems that could pose a threat to Putin’s ratings. Even as pocketbook problems have mounted, Putin has launched popular military campaigns in Ukraine and now in Syria.
“Putin is attentive, yes. Fifteen years he’s been in power, but he’s still interested in our data,” said Valery Fedorov, the head of the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center. The organization’s bustling offices suggest that even with the country’s economy in a tailspin, business is booming for those who monitor public opinion on behalf of the Kremlin.
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Most of the people Kostyrya interviewed drew a sharp line between their support for Putin and their feelings about Russia’s direction, which has taken a sharply negative turn as economic pain accumulates. That is reflected in the polls, which show that support for Putin has barely dropped, even though only 45 percent of Russians believe their country is on the right track, down from 64 percent in June, according to figures from the Levada Center, an independent polling firm.
Analysts said that after the Crimean annexation, Putin became untouchable to a large slice of the population.
“People interpret him as a permanent component of their construction of the world,” said Alexander Oslon, the head of the Public Opinion Foundation, another of Russia’s leading pollsters. “They don’t look at him as a political leader who comes and goes.” But he said that if economic troubles last long enough, even Putin’s rating might be vulnerable.
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In a nation in which the Kremlin controls the airwaves, opinions can also be easily swayed, because few contrary opinions can be found in the mainstream. In September, weeks before Putin announced Russia’s surprise entrance into the conflict, few Russians saw the Islamic State as a direct threat. Within weeks — and after constant coverage on TV — the number shot up to a solid majority.
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Mar 7, 2016 06:42
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- Silver2195
- Apr 4, 2012
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...:homepage/story
quote:"Ukraine is a country that affects us far less than it affects other countries in NATO, and yet we’re doing all of the lifting," Trump said. "They’re not doing anything. And I say: 'Why is it that Germany’s not dealing with NATO on Ukraine? Why is it that other countries that are in the vicinity of Ukraine, why aren’t they dealing? Why are we always the one that’s leading, potentially the third world war with Russia.' "
Trump said that U.S. involvement in NATO may need to be significantly diminished in the coming years, breaking with nearly seven decades of consensus in Washington. "We certainly can’t afford to do this anymore," Trump said, adding later, "NATO is costing us a fortune, and yes, we’re protecting Europe with NATO, but we’re spending a lot of money."
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Mar 22, 2016 03:06
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- Silver2195
- Apr 4, 2012
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You're not wrong about Azov's ideology, but don't link globalresearch.ca and expect to be taken seriously.
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