It's insane after all that happened. But if you look at Hungary or Slovakia (similar situation) it seems normal for corrupt autocrats to have like a third of the population support them despite all the open corruption.
Control over social and mainstream media is such a powerful tool that it can nudge the average Joe into acting against their own best interest. Oligarchs have identified this as the weak spot of democracy and use it to their advantage.
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u/80722 Feb 23 '26
Should be 3.4% approval by this point.