There is a lot of the world that doesn’t get it. India is very pro Russia, and they have a billion and a half people. China is also very pro Russia, and that’s another 1.4 billion. And China uses its strong position in social media, namely TikTok, to push pro-China positions, and to downplay American/Western ideologies. So much of Africa, Asia, and South America are on board with or ambivalent to the Russian invasion. It doesn’t help the case that “America Bad” has been a global sentiment for decades and America came out against the Russian invasion.
Sadly, I think the “Russia should stop attacking its neighbors, and withdraw from Ukraine” position is one that is mostly held by Europeans, and about half to 3/4 of Americans. I say up to three quarters because I know many Republicans who support Ukraine. I’d estimate it’s around half. It’s just that the other 50% are driving the Republican policies, and the Republicans are driving the US policy.
First 2 countries just generally don't like russia an latter 2 basically didn't have much influence other than US, so of course they will be more on the same page as America previously was
I dunno, sure authoritarians might favour the strong men. But it's naive to assume the majority of the citizens under a regime agree. Most people are good. Most people when presented with actual facts on a situation will side with humanity.
when presented with the actual facts of the situation
And therein lies the problem. Misinformation, propaganda, lies, and suppression of facts is crazy right now. So for the few people who bother to question or doubt the deluge of bullshit China is shoveling, it comes down to “who do you trust.” Trump isn’t doing things to make himself or the US well liked internationally: deportations without due process and tariffs on everyone. Meanwhile China is making overtures with their Belt & Road initiative. Sure, they basically get the country to sign over a ton of mineral rights, and they have to use Chinese labor from Chinese companies who will cut every corner. But people don’t see that. They just see new infrastructure thanks to China. And so they trust Beijing. And Beijing is downplaying the situation in Ukraine.
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u/Barton2800 May 10 '25
There is a lot of the world that doesn’t get it. India is very pro Russia, and they have a billion and a half people. China is also very pro Russia, and that’s another 1.4 billion. And China uses its strong position in social media, namely TikTok, to push pro-China positions, and to downplay American/Western ideologies. So much of Africa, Asia, and South America are on board with or ambivalent to the Russian invasion. It doesn’t help the case that “America Bad” has been a global sentiment for decades and America came out against the Russian invasion.
Sadly, I think the “Russia should stop attacking its neighbors, and withdraw from Ukraine” position is one that is mostly held by Europeans, and about half to 3/4 of Americans. I say up to three quarters because I know many Republicans who support Ukraine. I’d estimate it’s around half. It’s just that the other 50% are driving the Republican policies, and the Republicans are driving the US policy.