• nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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      431 year ago

      Hasn’t his importance in Russia been exaggerated by western media? My understanding is he’s a relatively fringe figure without much influence.

      • GaveUp [she/her]
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        321 year ago

        Absolutely, Western media has to shine spotlights and magnify nut cases like Dugin because the Russian government is pretty competent and generally correct in their statements when it comes to geopolitics

        • kristina [she/her]
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          101 year ago

          for anyone screenshotting, the ‘when it comes to geopolitics’ is doing the heavy lifting here

          • ProxyTheAwesome [comrade/them]
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            111 year ago

            Don’t have to like Putin to agree you need to listen when he speaks, as he delivers threats and warnings that he often is serious about and follows through with. His red lines were extremely explicit and clear, and were flagrantly crossed at many points - and he eventually pushed back as he warned he would. He is competent and makes rational moves, and he just iced the dude who tried to coup him 2 months to the day after he said he would.