There have been many stories in the media since the Ukraine war started , about how Putin is Hitler, and how Hitler could have been stopped if only the world had taken action against him sooner.
Is Putin like Hitler? Will he really invade country after country if he’s not stopped in Ukraine?
Do the stories of history apply to this situation?
Funny, they say the exact same thing in Russia: "NATO is now on our border and arming Ukraine against us. If we don't stop them here...."
> Is Putin like Hitler? Will he really invade country after country if he’s not stopped in Ukraine? <
That’s a VERY important question.
If Putin is like Hitler, then he must be stopped as soon as possible. One of the great tragedies of the 20th century is that the West did not stand up to Hitler early on. And so disaster followed. Millions died.
But maybe Putin is more like Kaiser Wilhelm II, an opportunist. Another great tragedy of the 20th century is that in 1914 the West casually expanded what should have been a localized conflict. Again, disaster followed. Millions died.
Better not guess wrong. I’m guessing Putin is another Wilhelm, not another Hitler.
If the U.S. had declared war on Germany and Japan in 1941 while allowing 10-15 million invaders to flood across our southern border, FDR would have been chained to his wheelchair and dumped into the Potomac River.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. (Matthew 12:30)
thus ultimately most of out neighbor are enemies of those who follow Christ (as we are if we choose to not follow Him), as are nations, with the difference only being a matter of degrees, and (in judgment) that of accountability.
But to some degree, we should be able to live in peace with those whom we have theological and ideological disagreements if basic moral rules of conduct are consented to, but no person or nation pointing arms nukes at us as peaceful moral persons is a true ally, nor those promoting wokeism. Putin does the former, as do the Chicoms and Iran, and fundy Islam, while Western Europe and Ukraine do the latter.
However, you may be able to work with a person holding to the latter, but those threatening to take over territory by force are the more immediate threat. Yet of course, on a large scale the issues are usually not clear who the fault mostly belongs to, though in chastened yet victim Israel vs. horror-able Hamas there should be no debate.
Answer is YES if you bother to read the scribblings of Aleksandr Dugin, popularly known as "Putin's Brain". This guy would be considered a nutcase here, but in Russia he co-authors books with high-ranking army generals and is an officially appointed advisor to the Duma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics