Which people are the most misinformed - the Russians or the Americans?

[kentuck]

We have seen the polls about how many Russians support the "war" in Ukraine. They are told it is not a "war" - it is a military exercise. They listen to the propaganda of Putin. They believe the big lies.

There are many Americans in the same boat as the Russians. They do not take the war in Ukraine seriously. They believe the propaganda from Trump and the Republicans. They have no concept of what NATO is trying to do. They are in the process of adopting another "Big Lie" about why we are helping NATO and Ukraine. It is all caused by the "weakness" of Joe Biden. Their goal, above all else, is to maintain power in the political system.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. What is the "source" for the Russian polls?

I dont believe anything that comes out of there. The Russian people are polled? Who says?

[kentuck]

3. I saw a report yesterday on one of the "news" channels...

...that 58% of the Russian people were supportive of the Russian effort in Ukraine. As for the legitimacy of that report, I do not know. Truth is the first casualty, for sure.

[DURHAM D]

2. I no longer call Republicans misinformed. I call them stupid.

[KarenS]

4. Willfully ignorant. n/t

[Rowdyag]

10. Mind reader 😀

[lame54]

5. Russia Russia Russia

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. The answer to that question is "yes"

Pro-Putin, state-media viewing Russians are just as misinformed as Fox News and OAN-viewing American Trumpists.

[Sherman A1]

7. Americans and many of them

Seem to post on political internet discussion boards.

[uponit7771]

8. ***THANK YOU!!!*** Americans SHOULD NOT put up with FAUX News being so tightly bound to a

... political party in America.

That's CRAZY !!!

[maxsolomon]

9. It's less than 50%, or Biden wouldn't be presdint.

A poll in Rusher I saw recently said 58% think the invasion is needed to save Ukrainians from fascists.

But, we're twice as many people as Rusher, so there are more misinformed 'Mericans in sheer numbers. 74,222,958 to be precise.

[Hortensis]

11. Those who insist being misinformed, Kentuck.

Many of those in all countries. Truth's like pearls. A bother to find, and they figure if it's not as satisfying to swallow as their favorite delusions they'd be a fool to bother.

[Claustrum]

12. You forgot North Korea and China and both suppress the information given to the people.

Only difference is, America is the only one who let their citizens know the real truth. It's just that the misinformation group also runs around shouting "freedumb" while sprouting their non-sense. What's worst is that their "pResident" joined in and made the whole group a cult.

[EleanorR]

13. 74% of Americans call Russia's Ukraine invasion unjustified

This was end of February. I would think the numbers would be higher now after witnessing the atrocities, atrocities the Russian people are not seeing.

https://news.yahoo.com/poll-74-percent-of-americans-call-russias-ukraine-invasion-unjustified-142128676.html

[Captain Stern]

14. I heard that the Russians were far more misinformed than us. n/t