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Because Putin is a Russian narcissistic psychopath, whatever he does, it's in line with what you'd expect.

Trump is an American narcissistic psychopath who is selling out the country to the highest bidder. Well, I guess that too is quite on par with what you'd expect from a powerful person in the US...

Never mind

Putin has singlehandedly caused more death and suffering than anyone else.

And your proof of this is... what?

I almost never see the kind of hateful, nasty, and mean comments directed at him

Because Putin is not a product of the US. Trump is, and, to a large extent, so is Musk.

Closer to home for most people, I guess.

I get angrier when I think of Musk or Trump because, bafflingly, my peers have been fooled into giving these frat boys control over parts of my life.

Not so much Putin. Yet.

Granted he is probably more objectively evil.

Because Russia never pretended not to be a racist hellhole. The US had a good undercover run.

I don't hear about what Putin is doing every single day. But I talk shit about his bitch-ass too, when he comes up. Fuck Putin. All my homies hate Putin.

Pretty sure you are measuring using the wrong indicators.

There is little reason to talk shit of Putin as he is so hated, just as no reason to discuss water being wet.

Don't start "whataboutism". Those other people suck too. No reason to rank them.

Because people don't like jumping out of windows to their death.

I utterly reject your premise

Putin killed away all critics early?

Pretty sure that if you're Russian expressing your hate to Putin would at best put you in trouble, and at worst lead to a slow and painful death in a labour camp.

Don't under-estimate how privileged we are in the West to express our hate for Biden, Macron, Trudeau, Von der Leyen and who ever is the British PM it's changes so fast that I stopped to follow. Without any legal repercussion

Quality concern trolling. No notes.

Putin is a fascist dictator and you expect him to act that way. Democratically elected politician in democratic country should behave differently and when he doesn't, it obviously result in some outrage.

Can't say for sure, but my theory is that people sorta accept that Putin is a hated person. Most people in Western countries - or rather people not in Russia - hate the guy, therefore people don't necessarily feel the need to elaborate on their dislike of him. Whereas people like Trump, after all, he got voted in so clearly some people must like the guy. Therefore people push back harder against him to convice others to do the same.

I think most of who you're hearing are Americans. I might hate Putin with all my heart, but he leads a different country. There isn't "chain of command" between me and him.

Edit/more blathering:

I try to avoid the virulent speech (not always successfully I admit) about Americans' choice in leadership. And to a large degree, at home, even that is outside my "sphere of influence", but I at least have an opportunity to be heard by other parts of the electorate here.

And by the way, I think supporting Trump is supporting Putin. I hope I'm wrong, but I do believe that.

We can piss and moan about Putin (and we do, I'm not sure what you're missing TBH), but investing time and emotional energy, it makes sense to start at home, where we at least should have some influence on self-determination.

Pretty sure that's because of what kind of communities you're following (or not following). He absolutly get's that level of hate. Arguable even more as people regularly want him dead and mean it.

It kinda depends on on distance. I live in a country with a long shared border with Russia. Putin, putinists, Ukraine and whatthefuckcanwedoaboutit are regular and well researched debate in here.

In here American politics/elections are not in daily discussions but they surely are a thing to follow/be aware.

So here on Fediverse it is what most active users see and do. It's pretty American (and German). Far away from the war and Putin.

Because Americans are stupid and easy to play

You'd accidentally fall out a 10th floor window.

Found on Lemmy.

But also, Trump and Musk have a much larger following in the western world. And they spout so much idiotic shit that it's hard to believe anyone would actually like them. So it's more fun to dunk on them because your goal isn't to insult them but their followers.

Putin has always been an asshole dictator and everyone always knew him to be an asshole dictator. Hardly anybody likes him in the western world. And if people do like him it's easier to understand because he doesn't show the idiocy we've come to expect from Trump.

Because Lemmy is dominated by USA demographic, and Putin is ruling on another continent, so his actions are less impactful for average Americans' lives.

Another fascinating question is why Netanjahu is receiving more hate in the West when they're basically doing the same thing, only Putin has even less of a reason and is killing more people. (Ukrainians didn't massacre Russian civilians or take them hostage, either)

Maybe because we don't get the psyop that putin is not an evil bastard, so we do not feel wronged when we hear about him.

kim and trump get plenty but since they have been pretty impotent all around they don't get as much play. Its about who seems to be inclined to do harm and has the most potential to.

Putin's ability to directly impact American lives is limited. And what he does do (inflation on food, gas) is too far removed for most to understand.