CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoSomehow even worse than construction work in Qatarsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1432arrow-down1imageSomehow even worse than construction work in Qatarsh.itjust.worksCDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoWhile I agree that sanctions affected only the privileged minority as myself, there are subtle signs that Russian society isn’t taking the war in a healthy way: High reported anxiety with a peak at Sep 2022 https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/26/bursts-of-anxiety-impact-of-ukraine-war-on-russians-laid-bare-in-poll Spiked alcohol consumption (+10% a year) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/15/alcohol-dependency-in-russia-increases-for-first-time-in-a-decade-a83718 An anti-war presidential candidate that had 10% support a month before the election
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoSeems very far from being enough to make the majority push for a change of regime as we could wish for.
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoIt’ll never be enough, until it is 🤷🏼♂️
While I agree that sanctions affected only the privileged minority as myself, there are subtle signs that Russian society isn’t taking the war in a healthy way:
High reported anxiety with a peak at Sep 2022 https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/26/bursts-of-anxiety-impact-of-ukraine-war-on-russians-laid-bare-in-poll
Spiked alcohol consumption (+10% a year) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/15/alcohol-dependency-in-russia-increases-for-first-time-in-a-decade-a83718
An anti-war presidential candidate that had 10% support a month before the election
Seems very far from being enough to make the majority push for a change of regime as we could wish for.
It’ll never be enough, until it is 🤷🏼♂️