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Why would they demonize a place that throws doctors out of windows, poisons political opponents, kills journalists, and has a horrible reputation for LGBT rights? Weird, right? /s
Not to mention actively trying to meddle with US elections.
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There always were a lot of propaganda involved since forever. Even now Russia is demonised in Western Media, mostly quite unfair.
Why would they demonize a place that throws doctors out of windows, poisons political opponents, kills journalists, and has a horrible reputation for LGBT rights? Weird, right? /s
He was poisoned, and survived thrice, and was also jailed for really insubstantial periods of time. I think the Kremlin is very much content with having such a plaything opposition, which tacitly plays along, and does nothing to really challenge it. The few other people who ever were a credible threat to the regime in Russia were dealt with much more unceremoniously: gunned down in the broad daylight. I think the KGB…
He was poisoned once in jail before, and someone threw brilliant green at him, damaging his eye. So, technically, he was poisoned twice, not trice. As if this mattered. Sigh.
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Not to mention actively trying to meddle with US elections.
And Brexit, and French and German elections, and shoot down Dutch airlines, etc.
People like Putin and Trump play dirty because they think that's what you have to do to win
To win what? Lets not forget what the stakes are, the countries where all these narcissistic psychopaths were either elected or self imposed dictators for life were held back. Who wants a president who considers winning a personal gain? It is extremely harmful for the short and long term as well. A president has to inspire unity for the country and most dictators suppress and hide the fact that they don’t even have h…
He was poisoned, and survived thrice, and was also jailed for really insubstantial periods of time. I think the Kremlin is very much content with having such a plaything opposition, which tacitly plays along, and does nothing to really challenge it. The few other people who ever were a credible threat to the regime in Russia were dealt with much more unceremoniously: gunned down in the broad daylight. I think the KGB…
Don't forget the "fell out a window" accident that has happened to several Russian doctors recently.
Is there a book written by a soldier that explains why people defend/enforce the power of evil people? Putin himself is not poisoning these people, someone is doing it for him. Why? Doesn't have to be from Russia. Any soldier defending any evil person - why?
I can't point you to a book written by a soldier, but you might be able to find some conclusions by reading "The Authoritarians" by Bob Altemeyer[0], which studies, as you say, why people defend/enforce the power of evil people. [0] https://www.theauthoritarians.org/options-for-getting-the-bo...
I would like to find an introspective writer who is also an authoritarian.
I remember an essay a few years ago (it was the Ukrainian poisoning?) where the author essentially said that Russia's brand has basically been spoiled for outsiders. (political brand certainly, but maybe overall as a country). As in, Russia is no longer a trustworthy seeming, interesting, attractive place to want to go visit or collaborate with or be associated with. I mean, of course it depends on the level of detai…
What's up with that?