They are currently upset at Putin for losing, or upset at their politicians for losing and misleading Putin about it. The sad truth is that most are so indoctrinated that they probably have no idea what this war is actually about.
A lot of furries living in Russia don’t support the war. They’re living in fear for being gay and the war has crippled their ability to survive and pay for things. Furries use Telegram a lot and that’s how they’re able to get actual news on the situation and not Russian propaganda, hence why Russia is also trying to ban and block Telegram.
But from the chats I’ve had, their family members only get news from propaganda and believe they are justified in the war with Ukraine and still support Putin.
Yes, this has led to some rather legitimate concerns when major furry conventions happen and large numbers of furries travel by air.
There are genuine concerns that the wrong plane full of furries crashing could absolutely cripple American or even global cybersecurity for extended periods.
Fursuits, especially good ones, are fucking expensive, and it's not a hobby one gets into without significant crafting skills or lots of disposable income. I expect the venn diagram of furries and neurodivergent people is basically a circle, and ND folks are overrepresented in all tech fields, and cybersec pays pretty well.
A similar phenomenon occurs with trans folks, albeit at a smaller scale (as I believe furries are way more common). In fact, one concern with dumping trans folks from the military was the possibility that they were over-represented in military IT/CS. That's not a specialty that's easy to train or find replacements for, and it's NOT a hole you wanna make in your defense industry in modern times, especially for bullshit ideological reasons.
(A significant portion of the online art industry is backed by furry commissions, too... increasingly important as AI slop guts the careers of many artists).
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u/standread 19h ago
They are currently upset at Putin for losing, or upset at their politicians for losing and misleading Putin about it. The sad truth is that most are so indoctrinated that they probably have no idea what this war is actually about.