It is hard not to read this and think that Putin's true motivation for ruthless bloodshed is fear that Western democratic values and tolerance for diversity of beliefs, ethnicities, races, and lifestyles has been more attractive to citizens of countries like his run by dictators. We see this same sentiment among American MAGA GOP fascists.
It is hard not to read this and think that Putin's true motivation for ruthless bloodshed is fear that Western democratic values and tolerance for diversity of beliefs, ethnicities, races, and lifestyles has been more attractive to citizens of countries like his run by dictators. We see this same sentiment among American MAGA GOP fascists.
I keep reminding myself that most of Putin's life history is not only being a part of the KGB, but rising to the top in the KGB. Mass psychology and propaganda manipulation and the conscienceless use of lies must be a major aspect of that inculturation. I doubt very much that his "true motivation" has anything to do with "...tolerance....etc." But who better than a professional KGB manipulator understands the magic power of these memes over ignorant, religious, economically stressed populations? I expect he's just feeding scapegoats to the susceptible. The only "Western democratic value" that bothers him is Russia being an underdog.
It is hard not to read this and think that Putin's true motivation for ruthless bloodshed is fear that Western democratic values and tolerance for diversity of beliefs, ethnicities, races, and lifestyles has been more attractive to citizens of countries like his run by dictators. We see this same sentiment among American MAGA GOP fascists.
I keep reminding myself that most of Putin's life history is not only being a part of the KGB, but rising to the top in the KGB. Mass psychology and propaganda manipulation and the conscienceless use of lies must be a major aspect of that inculturation. I doubt very much that his "true motivation" has anything to do with "...tolerance....etc." But who better than a professional KGB manipulator understands the magic power of these memes over ignorant, religious, economically stressed populations? I expect he's just feeding scapegoats to the susceptible. The only "Western democratic value" that bothers him is Russia being an underdog.