▲ 721 ▼ Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by muelltonne@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ramsesder13te@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) 93%? Why not 108%? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago Y'know I've often wondered that, but authoritarian propaganda seems to have a penchant for keeping its statements plausible. I mean they could take the piss and say it was 500% and it would be just as well. I'm guessing there's some psychological benefit to be had from keeping it "real", gives the rubble some kind of logic to cling to? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago Y'know I've often wondered that, but authoritarian propaganda seems to have a penchant for keeping its statements plausible. I mean they could take the piss and say it was 500% and it would be just as well. I'm guessing there's some psychological benefit to be had from keeping it "real", gives the rubble some kind of logic to cling to? permalink fedilink source parent