(03-01-2024, 10:32 PM)p_rushing Wrote:

(03-01-2024, 07:46 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I don't think he's wrong. As much as I disagree with John Stewart, I think he hit the nail on the head when he said that conservatives are allying themselves with the anti woke, of which Putin fits the bill. I don't think it's true that conservatives value Putin holistically, but I do think they are finding common cause with the idea that the American government doesn't just get to do whatever it wants. There have been many statements on this board that come across like they are pro Putin.

It's the enemy of my enemy is my friend situation. Putin is still Putin, but you also need to see that he is presented to Western world as the MSM wants. There isn't fair reporting as nothing good is going to be reported here because it doesn't fit the only an evil dictator narrative and no one would really care. Same reporting with the war, nothing Ukraine did was bad and everything Russia did was bad. Republicans don't want to send money to Ukraine because it's wasted and there are plenty of problems at home that need the money first.

Russia is corrupt and to hold power that long, you have to have done evil things. It doesn't mean everything they do is bad. Getting rid and keeping the woke, WEF, global elites, etc out of Russia is a good thing for Russia. Saying you think it's right or support them in that effort doesn't mean you support Russia in any other way. If you know any Russians, all of them were breaking laws to survive during the cold war era. Most Russians just saw it as normal, accepted behavior, and Putin and others in his intelligence position were able to get away with anything.

It's also the way liberals and MSM like to frame discussions. If you don't agree with them 100%, they call you out for not agreeing with them and being fully against whatever they are talking about. There's no middle ground or gray area, it's either for or against.

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He clearly assassinates his political opposition and appears to be a de facto dictator since he's been in power in one form or another since 1999.  Voters don't have a real voice in Russia if their chosen champion is assassinated for being out of power and in the minority.  These statements shouldn't be construed as pro-Ukraine.  The situation as a whole may not be cut and dry.  Opposing Putin should be though.  He's not doing any of this to "fight Nazis" in Ukraine as I've seen some say previously.  He's doing it to increase power and influence.

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