• Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    How can anybody make an opinion poll in Russia that is even remotely accurate? This is just rubbish.

    • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      There was an interesting methodology I read about. Basically, they read 4 statements and asked how many (not which!) the interviewee agreed with.

      Then they did the same thing with 5 statements, where the 5th was what they actually wanted to find out. With a large enough sample size on both and the power of math, they can essentially deduct test 1 from test 2 to find out how many people agree with the 5th statement without anybody outing themselves to the FSB.

  • misk@sopuli.xyzOP
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    10 months ago

    The poll was done a month ago, let’s see how it plays out after recent 170k mobilization.

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    10 months ago

    When a poll shows that Russians support the war, people are saying that Russians are bad. But when a poll shows that Russians don’t support the war, people are questioning the poll.

    • Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      This is because if you watch the war closely, you’ll see that russkies are supporting the war. It started with ~140k troops. Now, after losing about 150k to 300k, there are 400k troops. And there’s no active draft, too much of them are collectors contractors volunteered to go and kill Ukrainians.

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        10 months ago

        They volunteered because the monthly salary is more than most Russians earn in a year, especially in Southern/Eastern regions with no opportunities. Most sign up for the money, nothing more or less.

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          10 months ago

          That’s a totally valid reason for invading another country and committing war crimes. Where can I sign up?