Most of the people that post this garbage aren't new. We just have a small percentage of folks that have allowed themselves to become Putinista's. It's mostly conspiracy theorist, libertarian types who think this whole thing is a giant EU, Neo-Con (aka Jew) conspiracy having to do with fiat currency, gold reserves, etc, etc. There are also a few social conservatives that are willing to look past Putin's anti-democratic oppression of any opposition because they like his positions defending traditional marriage and attacking the homo-lobby. They just don't seem to appreciate that the enemy of my enemy isn't always my friend.
In the end, this isn't going to work out for Putin/Russia. Most ethnic Ukrainians, 75% of Ukraine, are now so bitter about what Russia has done that they will almost certainly push harder than ever to join up with the West. Putin may be able to keep the Crimea, but he's effectively lost the bulk of the rest of the Ukraine for generations.
What’s disturbed me though is that I’ve caught several of the Putinistas being purposely deceitful. It’s not a matter of opinion, which even the Paulistas are entitled to, but seems to have a strategy behind it. I don’t really understand how such a collective madness can come about from people who were reasonable in the past, if not annoying for their Liberaltarianism.
Bingo.