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#131 — Dictators, Immigration, #MeToo, and Other Imponderables

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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What Is Public Opinion in Russia?

In a country that has no public and no opinions, it is very difficult to talk about public opinion. Putin over his 18-year reign has presided over the near complete destruction of the public sphere. The lived experience of being in Russia now is the lived experience ofBeing under totalitarianism.

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