Putin Returns

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Сообщение UK Native Cliff »

Are you happy?
What do Russians think of their glorious leader?

Do they think people really voted for him or do you think it was fixed?
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Сообщение acapnotic »

Yes, he is really popular. He has made Russia great again, in some respects. Significant, at least.
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I think people really voted for him. In our department, just one voted for Grudinin, the rest of all for Putin.
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Yeah, people voted for him. Of course, there might have been some violations, but I don't think they were crucial. So, the figures reflect real people's attitude to Mr Putin. :)
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They really did.
Those who voted against had no hope to make difference, and they certainly realized it. The only thing they could do was to make the choice less unanimous. But it appeared he won even more votes than 6 years ago.
Cliff, you really shouldn't be provocative here, please don't!
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Mary May пишет: 20 мар 2018, 13:49 Cliff, you really shouldn't be provocative here, please!
You can ignore any discussion you don't like.
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As you possibly know, there were no real alternatives for voting. So if they put Sobchak and Grudinin as Putin's rivals, there is no need to fix votes.
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there were no real alternatives
Right you are! I voted for Grudinin & not because I like him or his programme , but because I wanted to vote against Putin. Actually, my attitude to Putin is quite neutral, but my parents are strongly against him.
There was no point in voting for Sobchak or Zhirinovsky , I've seen their debates - these people shouldn't be allowed to become a president. They're just clowns for TV shows. Though I do admit that Zhirinovsky sometimes proposes some clever ideas. On the whole, everybody knew the outcome of the elections and most people voted for Mr. P. The opposition is weak, I thought there would be protest meetings and rallies. Are there any? No.
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It is obvious that 86% of the population love or at least like what he has done and is doing. I was wondering why 76 not 86 %) I think there were people who overslept or overdrank and weren't able to come to vote. I don't have any other explanation to this phenomenon.
Brow пишет: 21 мар 2018, 15:02Are there any? No.
Why should they have had to be? It was clear from the very beginning that Putin was the only candidate and even if they allowed Navalny to run, I don't believe that there would be a second tour of elections.
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Why should they have had to be?
Well, just to show that not everybody in the country is happy with the results of the election & to show that the Opposition exists. They do it all the time in Ukraine, don't they ? :)
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zymbronia пишет: 21 мар 2018, 15:11 I was wondering why 76 not 86 %) I think there were people who overslept or overdrank and weren't able to come to vote. I don't have any other explanation to this phenomenon.
The more people support a candidate, the less valuable each vote is. So some may think, "Why bother? He will win without me."
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Feel free to read about (or to discuss in the Comments section) the elections here :)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -113836188
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Cliffy,
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/russki
noun, plural Russkies, Russkis. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Russian.
Nina had banned you for such insults, remember ?
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tourist пишет: 25 мар 2018, 21:15 Cliffy,
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/russki
noun, plural Russkies, Russkis. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Russian.
Nina had banned you for such insults, remember ?
I think he means that as a joke rather than as an offense
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Putin didn't return. Putin has left nowhere since 1999. Actually, there was no doubt about who would win the last election. There aren't other candidates among people who have participated the election. The really strong rivals were not approved for elections. We see the same composition every time since 2000. With the same result. People support Putin because of strong conversation with West, joining of Crimea, powerful army and new nuclear weapon. Russian TV explains us about unfriendly partners around Russia, foreign agents inside and only Putin could defend us. However, many people are afraid of the situation in Ukraine and believe only Putin could prevent such situation in Russia. These are the reasons why people have been voting for Putin. Maybe some people have voted for Putin because of they are forced or afraid of losing his job, but the vast majority of people really likes Putin.
I haven't gone to vote anyway.
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maximus пишет: 28 мар 2018, 06:50 Putin has left nowhere since 1999.
I am sorry but I couldn't get you. What does it mean?
maximus пишет: 28 мар 2018, 06:50 many people are afraid of the situation in Ukraine and believe only Putin could prevent such situation in Russia
Wasn't it Putin who created that situation? OK, not Putin, but the system which he represents.
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Putin creates everything everywhere. Everybody knows that.
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