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by Yizahi 2548 days ago
Russia has semi-free access to information and majority of Russians applaud the wars that their governments wage against their neighbors.
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> Russia has semi-free access to information

The only major resources which have permanent ban I know of are PornHub and LinkedIn (not including the sites which were blocked during the Hunt for Telegram, 95% of IPs have been removed after the body which operates the blacklist admitted their fail).

> majority of Russians applaud the wars

If you got the data from official Russian survey agencies or government, you can divide it by 0 twice. And don't forget that more than half of the population were born in USSR, a third part had been educated in soviet schools and a sixth part in current propaganda-driven schools (started in 2004) which makes a majority alone.

In which country is that fundamentally different? Perception creates reality, short of traveling everywhere, you'll rely on the media for information. "We're being attacked", "we're on a peace keeping mission", "we're helping oppressed people", "We're fighting terrorists" are messages to get a population to support a war, and you will find a war time press in pretty much any country.
Just like Americans. Information freedom is no panacea but I think it helps. It’s just that it has a long lead time.