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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read the naiveté on these posts and sigh.  I think that a lot of Americans just don't get it.  They don't understand that there is no Amazon overnight in most of the world, and that yes, outhouses still exist.  When this is your starting point, it's really, really difficult to have an intelligent conversation about Russia.

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I see the word Solovyov and I know you're the one who doesn't get it bc [b]no one in Russia seriously listens to that clown[/b].  But carry on with your bad self, Mr Russia expert.[/quote]

Mmmm.  No one?  Really?  Then you already know this..

"In late April, "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" TV show .. took 4th place
Skabeyeva's "60 Minutes" .. in the first days of the war, it rose to the all-Russian top-5.
The talk show of Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva on the Russia-1 TV channel fell out of the top 10 programs by audience share
Solovyov's show fell to 17th place, and Skabeyeva's - to 13th"
https://ukranews.com/en/news/896154-russians-tired-of-propagandists-solovyov-and-skabeyeva-dropped-from-top-10-programs-on-tv

I believe this drop in rating is a significant event.  I believe that this is an indicator of something very very dangerous happening over there.  I believe there is only one thing more dangerous than a popular propaganda show; and that's an apathetic population unplugged from it.

""Mass Formation Psychosis" is when a large part of a society focuses its attention to a leader(s) or a series of events and their attention focuses on one small point or issue. Followers can be hypnotized and be led anywhere, regardless of data proving otherwise."

I think that's what Putin wants.  An obedient population marching to his drum.

I would argue that what is happening now is a transition into "Mass Psychosis" (e.g. without attention to a leader).  A mass psychosis is an epidemic of madness and it occurs when a large portion of a society loses touch with reality and descends into delusions.  It's a huge difference, with very very consequential outcomes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09maaUaRT4M

But again, as you say, I'm not a "Russia Expert"  :thumbup: [/quote]

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