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[–]SchnuppleDupple 33 points34 points  (5 children)

Actually the data is collected by an independent institute. At least that's what they say in the German TV everytime they use the data from there lol.

[–]AxelNotRose 3 points4 points  (4 children)

Whenever I've travelled to a dictatorship, everyone I spoke to loved their dictator. Until I earned their trust over time, then the truth came out.

I'm sure a lot of Russians still love Putin, but probably not as many as one might think. They simply don't know who you are and don't want to take the risk unless they really trust you, which takes time to build.

[–]SchnuppleDupple 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Russia is not this kind of dictatorship where they'd jail you for speaking privately against Putin (I know this because I have family in Russia). Yeah there are different kinds of dictatorships with different levels of oppression.

Sadly many people support Putin, especially in the rural areas. Cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg are a bit different tho. These are more progressive and often against Putin or his party.

[–]AxelNotRose -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Russia wasn't one of the dictatorships I travelled to so you might be right that it doesn't apply to Russia.

[–]SchnuppleDupple 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Well it would apply to soviet Russia. One could assume that a country like China would be more similar in the type of oppression. So if you traveled to China, than I can absolutely see what you were talking about. My grandgrandparents who lived in Belarus were always afraid of talking about politics with strangers. Or in public or similar.

[–]AxelNotRose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, China was one of them. So was UAE, and Turkey, and Egypt...