It's Happening! Russians Are Finally Losing Their Fear. Kremlin Prepares for the Worst - The Russian Dude

[TexasTowelie]

Russia has entered a moment the Kremlin spent decades trying to prevent: the moment when fear stops working. For years, Putin’s regime relied on repression, censorship, intimidation, and absurd punishments to keep society silent. Teenagers were jailed for memes, parents fined for comments online, protesters arrested for blank sheets of paper. But the more the state cracked down, the more Russians began to notice the biggest truth of all — fear loses its power once people realize it’s being used not for safety, but for control. Inside Russia, frustration has been boiling for years, and now it is spilling over. The hypocrisy of elites who face no consequences while ordinary citizens are punished for nothing has ignited a new emotional response. Russians see propagandists threatening nuclear strikes with total freedom, while everyday people are arrested for wearing the wrong colors. This double standard is pushing anger to replace fear.

The endless cycle of false promises and fake signals about peace talks made hope itself a weapon. Every time the Kremlin dangled the illusion of negotiations, millions felt a spark of relief — only for it to be ripped away again and again. That betrayal created something deeper than frustration. It created fury. It broke the psychological spell. Russians no longer believe silence will protect them, because even loyal citizens were dragged into mobilization and forced into a war they never supported. Once people realize the system will target them no matter what, fear becomes pointless.

Across Russia, the real revolution is happening not in the streets, but in kitchens, workplaces, text messages, and late-night conversations. The “kitchen culture” that once belonged to the Soviet era is returning louder than ever. People speak openly about corruption, the war, mobilization, and propaganda. They mock patriotic slogans and laugh at the state’s collapsing narrative. And laughter is deadly to authoritarianism. When people are no longer scared to joke, it means they are no longer scared to think — and once they think, they speak.

This is the beginning of a national psychological awakening. Russians increasingly believe that repression can’t imprison everyone, censorship can’t silence everyone, and intimidation can’t control millions who feel the same way. The Kremlin’s fear machinery is cracking under its own absurdity. Arresting people for blank papers, jailing teenagers for memes, and hunting citizens for private messages makes the system look weak, not powerful. People no longer see a strong state — they see a panicked regime. And when an entire nation understands that the authorities themselves are afraid, the spell breaks.

The fear wall is collapsing. Anger is replacing obedience. Conversations are turning into defiance. Millions quietly realize they are not alone. And once a population stops fearing its rulers, regimes built on fear begin to crumble from the inside. The awakening has already started, and the Kremlin is preparing for the worst because they know one truth they cannot stop: once people lose fear, they never go back.

[gab13by13]

1. Fantastic thread,

Not enough talk about the Russian people finally realizing what is happening.

1.16 million Russian casualties since 2022.

Russia not able to pay its soldiers.

Russia leaving its dead and wounded on the battlefield.

Russians understanding that the talks of peace in Ukraine are lies.

Winter is coming to Ukraine and soldiers who don't want to fight, who don't have a reason to fight coupled with a long cold winter are not a recipe for victory.

Ukraine will never surrender. The peace plans floated by our MSM were meant to give hope to unwashed Russians, yet the war rages on.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I believe that even Russian history books won't be able to rewrite the damage that Putin

is responsible for regarding the loss of life, military power, and diplomatic soft power with the foolish plans to invade Ukraine. The Russian Dude supposedly maintains some communication (at great risk) with friends and family in Russia so I believe that he provides some insight that other commentators are not able to provide.

[Gum Logger]

3. Do we cry for Ukraine