Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are? by Free_Thoughts in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are? by Free_Thoughts in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] Free_Thoughts@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

To be fair. In my experience I see much more hate directed towards Trump and Elon here in Finland too. Putin is rarely the subject of discussion among my friends.

Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are? by Free_Thoughts in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are? by Free_Thoughts in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] Free_Thoughts@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Israel caused more death and suffering than Russia

Irrelevant and not true.

As of 5 November 2024, over 45,000 people (43,391 Palestinian[1] and 1,706 Israeli)[19] have been reported killed in the Israel–Hamas war

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Russia’s military casualties, the officials said, are approaching 300,000. The number includes as many as 120,000 deaths and 170,000 to 180,000 injured troops. The Russian numbers dwarf the Ukrainian figures, which the officials put at close to 70,000 killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded.

Source

And that doesn't even include civilians.

Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are? by Free_Thoughts in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[-] Free_Thoughts@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago

I follow plenty of news communities as well as Ukraine and NoCredibleDefence communities but I still rarely see comments like that. Not never but it seems way disproportionate compared to what I see of these right-wing political figures.

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I’d argue it’s an objectively true statement that, of all the people alive today, Putin has singlehandedly caused more death and suffering than anyone else. The gap between him and whoever is second is likely orders of magnitude. Yet, when I read discussions about him, Russia, or the war in Ukraine, I almost never see the kind of hateful, nasty, and mean comments directed at him that I regularly see aimed at Trump, Elon, or even ordinary Republican politicians. Why is that?

Bonus question: Why be so nasty about it in the first place? There’s nothing wrong with criticism, but I struggle to understand the need for such meanness. Even when I agree with the sentiment, reading comments like that feels toxic. It poisons my mind too. I don’t like being angry, and I avoid it for practical reasons as well. Anger clouds my judgment, and I think it does the same for others and thus should be avoided.

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[-] Free_Thoughts@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago

any facts or evidence can be dismissed with a thought terminating cliche

Not in any way exclusive tactic to Trump supporters though. It's done by most extremists on the left and right.

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[-] Free_Thoughts@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Why does that make you happy?

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