Russian commentator on why Putin's mobilisation cannot work in russian society.

[DetlefK]

The russian people and the russian government have a deal: The government does not come for their possessions or threaten their livelihood, and in return the government can do whatever they want.

For about 2 decades now, russian propaganda has filled the airwaves with all possible contradictory opinions, taking every possible point of view, including controlled opposition against Putin, to the point where political discourse about russian politics has become futile and meaningless.

It is estimated that about 50%-65% of Russians are apolitical and do not care about what's going on politically at all. For these 50-65% of the russian population, a point has been reached where they are BORED by the constant war-propaganda and constant media-coverage of the "special military operation".



Putin's problem:
He needs a russian population that is politically disinterested and passive enough to let him do anything he wants, but he needs those very same people at the very same time to be politically outraged enough to join the russian army and fight his war.



Before Putin can mobilize the russian people militarily, he has to mobilize them politically: make them outraged, angry, active... after spending 2 decades worth of propaganda and manipulation turning them into passive, disinterested bystanders.