Bit of a difference in scale between the Clinton murders and Putin’s murders. Also keep in mind the fact that the Clintons tried to cover up their crimes because the US is still a country of laws rather than of men. Putin, facing no such restraints on his powers, did nothing to stop the Russian press from covering the bizarre “suicides” because he wants his crimes to be known so that people fear him.
All the official 80% approval rating tells us is that only 20% of Russians are willing to express disapproval of Putin. We have no way of knowing how many told the pollsters they approved of Putin, but secretly hate him.
If Clinton (or 0bama or any other Rat politician you care to name) were the American equivalent of Putin FR would either not exist or it would act as a trap to identify and control the opposition. I have no doubt this site is being monitored by the Left, but most Freepers are still free to express themselves without being dragged off to prison.
“If Clinton (or 0bama or any other Rat politician you care to name) were the American equivalent of Putin FR would either not exist or it would act as a trap to identify and control the opposition.”
You might want to see what’s on Telegram in Russia. Try a Jan 6th style coup against Putin, life will suck. But if you’re a nobody bitching about setbacks in Ukraine, particularly the big setbacks last fall, the Russian government doesn’t care - the channels are still up. Unlike what the Neocon Supporters here claim, Russia is NOT the Soviet Union, nor is it China, not even close. In Russia, for example, they get the REAL news from Ukraine - the good and the bad, and they don’t censor CNN or any other Western operation - but try watching RT.com in Europe some time...
Considering what’s become of the US ‘justice’ system (Hunter Biden, anyone, or Trump/Russia ‘collusion’, anyone, or 600 sightseers locked up in DC Central after touring the Capitol...), I doubt we’re any better than Russia, at least at this point. Maybe that will change - God, I hope so.
“All the official 80% approval rating tells us is that only 20% of Russians are willing to express disapproval of Putin. We have no way of knowing how many told the pollsters they approved of Putin, but secretly hate him.”
The number wasn’t always 80%, it was more like 60% before the Ukraine War, as Russians were getting enticed to throw off Putin and join the West. It also dropped during the setbacks last fall.
But then the ABSOLUTE IDIOTS in the West did just what Putin needed and said their plan was to ‘Weaken’ and ‘Dismember’ Russia, and also admitted to LYING to Putin regarding the Minsk agreements in 2014. To be honest, after all of that, I’m surprised Putin’s approval isn’t in the 90s, considering that people tend to rally around their government once they realize they have enemies looking to destroy them.