How Russians Reacted When We Showed Them Pictures From Ukraine - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

[Rhiannon12866]

Many Russians are being fed a daily media diet of Kremlin propaganda that hides the terrible destruction and human cost of their country's invasion of Ukraine. So how did ordinary Russians in Perm and Vladivostok react when Current Time reporters showed them some images? Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-vox-pop-ukraine-invation/31736294.html

[secondwind]

1. Wow

Wow 😯

[Deuxcents]

2. Some of them are in denial..like trumpers

Won’t accept the truth..it’s the way it’s gotta be..really? I think they live in fear..if that’s living.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. They are being fed propaganda, that's what Putin does... And they are afraid.

[Rebl2]

8. They are

afraid to speak out against him. That is what tfg would like to do to our country if he could. You speak out against him, you get hauled off to jail.

[KatK]

3. Eye-opening, more complex than expected. Thought fewer believed RU state news. Thx for sharing. n/t

[mysteryowl]

5. Thanks for posting

[Tetrachloride]

6. Crank up the sanctions is all i can say for now

[TeamProg]

7. They remind me of Republicans. Gullible to garbage. Like Faux News watchers.. n/t

[Duppers]

13. Indeed!

Thought the same.

[Traildogbob]

9. Putin taught trump

And GQP exactly how to create a cult with media manipulation. Zero difference from this Russians and MAGA’s. And that is exactly where GQP and Fox want to take us. Accept extreme hardships because it is good for the leader. The way it has to be.

[meow2u3]

10. Putin poisoned their minds

Those russkies have been fed a steady, daily diet of one pack of lies after another to the point where they believe the lie. When they were exposed to the truth, they got defensive and copped an attitude because they're invested in the lie.

[VarryOn]

11. Maybe a couple of them support Putin...

But, there is no way all the Putin-supporting ones believed what they said. Most people in fear for their lives would say what's expected, especially when it was on video. One-person rule is the worst type of government God forbid the USA ever ends this way. Thankfully, we're not close!

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I have no doubt that they live in fear.

Those who took to the streets to protest the war - and after the devastation the people suffered during WWII, the Russian people have no wish for war - face prison time, or worse.

[markpkessinger]

14. A Russian friend tells me . . .

. . . that there is, in Russia, like the United States, a marked rural/urban split in attitudes towards Putin. Much of Western media has been focusing on Russians in St. Petersburg and Moscow, where people tend to be a bit more aware of what is really going on. But, according to my friend, when you get out into the Russian hinterlands, support for Putin is still quite strong.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Makes sense, they probably have less access to media.

And we've seen that the protests are taking place in the cities.

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Thanks!

After what we've seen of the mass protests, some of these opinions are disturbing - but we have to consider what they're hearing in their media and there has to be real fear of speaking out.

[Uncle Joe]

18. You nailed it.

The effects from decades of brainwashing propaganda to never question the state/party.