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Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
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This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
That last detail...wow. They really don't want to leave any doubt about what they're doing, do they?
I have to wonder, don't the majority of Russians pretty much know that their government is full of shit? There's enough of the population old enough to see the fall of the USSR, the time between the fall and the rise of Putin, and then every bit of Putin's transition to autocracy, to the point that there's enough word of mouth in private to counter the majority propaganda. Granted, the younger generations will grow up not knowing anything else, especially with older generations dying off or getting killed either via war or suicided by falling out of windows.
Let me offer my perspective,as a Russian. People do not want to lose everything like they did in the 90s. Yes, everyone understands that the government is full of shit, but they believe in the belief (google it, an interesting concept) that it's virtuous to support a government.
It's like a classic trolley problem. Yes, you'd probably push that lever, but you know of consequences and you just purchased a car and your wife is pregnant. You are caught in this unending circle, you simply do not want to deal with it because it doesn't affect you. But when it does affect you, it's always the west: shock therapy of the 90s, current sanctions, debit card ban, visa bans, etc.
Interesting, thank you for your input.