Putin supports 86% of the population, isolation of the Russian Internet from the world supports 58% of the population, supports the death penalty ... reluctance to clarify. Today you can ask: "How do you think, is it necessary to ban?. "(Without explaining what it was) - and most will viciously exhale:" Yes!. "In fact, mass support for the bad is not based on fear of getting a neck for" not the same "answer, not for the love of twisting nuts and, in the case of Putin, not at all for love of him personally, writes Rossbalt, a Russian blogger, journalist, TV and radio presenter, writer Dmitry Gubin.
Remember, there was such a Moscow Mayor, Luzhkov, adored by the Muscovites? A solid business executive and all that. In the elections in 2003 he scored 74.8%, and was absolutely convinced of the people's love. I, Luzhkov did not like at all, I testify: the arguments "Who, if not Luzhkov? "And" He does a lot for Moscow! "Were in the capital extremely popular. Therefore, when Luzhkov was dismissed, he sincerely believed that Muscovites would be outraged, would defend him and, possibly, even take to the streets.
Frogs. Luzhkov is not a pet, not some york or corgi, to gnaw at him. Luzhkov Muscovites merged with the same indifference with which for a century before the Russians merged the priest-tsar. They loved and loved, they could not live without the tsar, but they overthrew him - well, so the devil with him.
And with Putin will be the same, the question is - when and as a result. But it will be handed over with giblets and nameless 86%, and has specific names surrounding, including the nearest.
My confidence is based on the mechanics, the functional features of our system, formed about 750 years ago under the horde of the Horde (it has not changed fundamentally since then). Principal - the way of survival. If for the West, beginning with the era of capitalism, the basis of survival is a struggle, for the Russian people survival consists in mimicry, opportunism, in an instantaneous adjustment to the demands of any power: at least Tatar, even tsarist, though Soviet, even anti-Soviet. 750 years have been taught to believe that rebelliousness is doomed (and from the rebellion it will only get worse), therefore it is necessary to take that external form that the authorities demand. And inside, in a narrow circle, at the level of friends or family, behave the way you think is necessary and fair.
Actually, what is called the people in Russia, it is more correct to call the service population, because to become a people it is nevertheless necessary to declare and defend one's values. And the service population, in order not to err on the neck, repeats only what the boss considers necessary. Out loud - the damned West and the great Russia. On the sly - sanction cheese from Finland, because to our price we know.
What do you rulers want to see us today? Do you want - we will be liberals and tolerant zainkov. And you want - with dog shit. We are the absolute plasticine. You say being dog shit is unpleasant? But it is strategically advantageous. Try to destroy the shit, crumbling to pieces! Only you'll get mad. Why should we abandon such an effective life support system? Moreover, it exists not only in Russia. In Turkey, the same: read Orhan Pamuk. Similar to Iran, Iraq - in general, the third world.
In the third world, mimicry, adjustment, opportunism is the most effective way of survival. Therefore, the system is always stronger than power. The Shah of Iran was also popularly loved. But when his kick-like Nicholas or Yuri-was removed, all of his remarkable power was immediately forgotten and obediently fell under a new, religious. About which, when it collapses, they will forget in the same way.
That's why I would not have relied on the figures of support in the place of Vladimir Putin (or even the collective vladimiraputin). This, I repeat, is not a metal of beliefs and values, but clay under the colossus. And when the change of power happens, we will see how the clay takes on a new form. For us, recently, external values ??were communism, atheism, internationalism, right? Flick of the fingers - and, op-la-la, here is Orthodoxy, patriotism, isolationism. And with a new click, everything will change again. The population will be satisfied by any authority, if only it does not touch.
Do you want to - we'll work under Ataturk, you want - under the patriarch, you want - under the shah, you want - under the president. We will say anything, and support anything.. Although the fight against gays, even same-sex marriages.
That's why I would not be in a hurry to rejoice in the future in the future for fighters with Vladimir Putin (or with Vladimir Putin) with changes and progressive slogans and self-esteeming results of sociological research. At us, I repeat, the system is stronger than power. On this fluctuation and hold on, learning the art of balance. It would be genius in Russia to replace not power, but a system, that is, it would be genius for the population to finally become a people that strictly controls the power. But, I'm afraid, without a complete collapse of the system, this is in no way feasible.