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To: tejek who wrote (407860)8/18/2008 5:05:32 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573901
 
"It blows me away that the Russians gave Putin their vote of confidence. Its so obvious what he's doing.......why would they want to go backwards?"

Why did so many Germans follow Hitler? They were hurting and Putin coincided with things changing.



To: tejek who wrote (407860)8/18/2008 6:03:33 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573901
 
"It blows me away that the Russians gave Putin their vote of confidence. Its so obvious what he's doing.......why would they want to go backwards?"

He's got 'em standing tall in the world again. Their individual lives have improved. What's not to like, from the Russian citizen perspective? They liked him, they voted for him.