Some Democrats, such as the young Marxists Ocasio Cortez and the Somali-born Ilhan Omar, have a fondness for Russia, which is still regarded as the heir to the fatherland of the working people - the Soviet Union. In the world of American campuses, where idols include the genocidaires such as Lenin and Stalin, Putin, who challenges the West, deserves admiration. The mental knots in these people are impossible to untangle.
The better, the worse
To conclude, one more paradox. The better things happen on the frontline, the worse it gets in terms of support for Ukraine. Just a year ago, 51% of Americans and 50% of Democrats said that Russia posed a serious threat to the United States. The willingness to help Ukraine was therefore significantly higher.
Now, after 12 months of war, when Russia has shown its misery, its rotten, corruption-ridden and nihilistic face, its fundamental, irreparable weakness, barely 29% of Republicans and 43% of Democrats see it as a threat. The inclination to help Ukraine is therefore less because the bear is drunk in a stupor, sick, moulted, toothless, clawless, i.e. not a threat. On the other hand, it can be seen that the $115 billion invested is yielding a great return, so perhaps it is worth spending more to kill the bear .
The percentage of adults who say the United States is giving too much aid to Ukraine has increased by six percentage points since last September and by 19 points since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last year, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted on 18 January.
This shift in opinion is mainly due to a growing number of Republicans who say that the US is giving too much support to Ukraine. Today, this view is shared by 40% of Republicans and independent Republican supporters, compared to 32% in the autumn. Last March, only 9% thought so. 15% of Democrats and independent Democratic supporters now say this. Last March, 5% held this view.
At that time, both Republicans (51 per cent) and Democrats (50 per cent) said the invasion posed a major threat to US interests. Since March 2022, the proportion of those in both parties who see the conflict as a major threat to US interests has fallen. Today, 43% of Democrats and only 29% of Republicans are convinced of this.
– Dariusz Matuszak
-Translated by Tomasz Krzyżanowski
TVP WEEKLY. Editorial team and jornalists