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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/11/putin-now-among-most-hated-world-figures-recent-us-history/Putin now among most hated world figures in recent U.S. history
Heres how he compares to others, such as Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un and Ayatollah Khomeini
By Aaron Blake
As recently as a decade ago, about half of Americans had a positive view of Russia. And even after Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election, 22 percent of Americans including 37 percent of Republicans said they still had a favorable view of President Vladimir Putin.
Times have certainly changed.
A new poll from the Wall Street Journal on Friday reinforced that Russias invasion of Ukraine has turned Putin into what can only be described as a pariah. Fully 90 percent of Americans now have an unfavorable view of the Russian president (86 percent very unfavorable), while just 4 percent have a favorable one.
Thats down from a 75-to-13 split last week in another poll. And both polls show negative views of Putin are exceedingly bipartisan now.
Those numbers put Putin in some rarefied company when it comes to the most hated world leaders in recent American history.
We looked back through the Roper Centers polling archive to see how Putins new numbers compared to some of the most nefarious leaders in the recent past. The upshot: Putin is now in the territory of Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un, Fidel Castro and Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Hes not quite as hated as the first two at their most-hated, but hes awfully close.
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Putin now among most hated world figures in recent U.S. history (Original Post)
dalton99a
Mar 2022
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elleng
(130,126 posts)1. As he should be.
Russian Misinformation Is "A Military Assault" on the West.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017719909
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)2. +1. A truly evil and destructive character
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)12. Absolutely!
vercetti2021
(10,150 posts)3. Scary to think he still has even a percent favorable rating here
But those are definitely the ones trying to pass draconian laws in red fascist states
OAITW r.2.0
(23,813 posts)4. Well deserved.
Scumbag of the Highest Order..
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)5. Unless you are a republican...
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)6. Particularly Trump cultists and Tucker Carlson's viewers
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)9. I hope that during the midterms the Dems drag those Putin loving GQP reps
through the mud. We must never let them get away with propping Putin up via tRump. And not just those 8 GQP reps who went to Moscow on a July 4th visit with him. Most likely getting more $$$$$. The Dems must use this to our advantage.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)13. I couldn't agree more!
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YoshidaYui
(41,759 posts)8. YES?? but I HATE TRUMP MORE okay? (There are a few Republicans i COULD THROW into the mix as well)
i want his ass in prison! Putin? just assassinate the asshole!
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)10. Ditto!
TeamProg
(5,787 posts)11. TFG: "Joe Biden didn't get Eighty-One Million Votes". "Numbers are wrong, real Americans love Putin"