I read the article. Putin is in many ways a throwback to the old Soviet practice of cultivating the sympathy of the gullible capable of accepting any propaganda from Russia and anyone willing to do the bidding of the Russian leader. In Soviet times the ideology was obvious enough -- Marxism-Leninism. Today it is just about the power of the Russian State and elites within the Russian economy.
Needless to say I distrust him. I'd be wary of some of the secessionist movements, especially one in Alaska. Someone might be interested in having an 'independent' Alaska secede, the new parliament of the short-lived republic having as its first topic of business a request for reunification with Russia.
Needless to say I distrust him. I'd be wary of some of the secessionist movements, especially one in Alaska. Someone might be interested in having an 'independent' Alaska secede, the new parliament of the short-lived republic having as its first topic of business a request for reunification with Russia.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.