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

[Warpy]

5. Great video. Cracks are definitely appearing

and vloggers are describing Putin in his latest appearances as being smaller, bent, far less than he once was.

I have to admit that when I saw the video that had a dissenter on one of their gasbag shows, all I could think of was our own Sunday morning shows from the late 70s to very recently that featured one tepid liberal getting verbally beaten up by 3 rabid, Gish galloping wingnuts. Or the old Hannity & Colmes, in which Colmes's job was to concede all points to the superior wisdom of Hannity.

(I really don't need the sarcasm thingie for that one, do I?)

Russian vloggers have pointed out the gradual disappearance of even slacktivist support, the "Z" and "V" signs on cars, buildings, billboards, and apparel vanishing over the last couple of months. This has happened in Moscow as much as the far east. What has appeared in its place is anti war graffiti. People can't speak openly, so they use paint on the walls. Some of it is in bad English, as though they want us to know they're out there and also hate the war.

When totalitarian dictatorships collapse, they generally do so at dizzying speed and with few outward warning signs. Subtle signs are there, though, but there is no way to predict how long it will take.