Obama hates America, Putin loves Russia.
Obama wants all of our efforts to fail, Putin wants all of Russia's efforts to succeed.
Obama is a confirmed Islamic terrorist, Putin fights and hates Islamic terrorists.
Obama has caused all or most of our allies to question us, some to leave us, while Putin has gained allies.
Obama wants Communism, Putin wants a government-friendly Capitalism.
They also share some very negative traits: Obama and Putin want no free speech. Obama and Putin both maneuver to rule forever. Obama and Putin will gladly kill citizens to achieve nefarious goals.
I also think that there is an expectation in Russia that leaders will be authoritarian....They simply don’t have the same DNA as Americans when it comes to politics. Our system of government isn’t for everyone.
Putin does fight Muslim terrorists on what he currently regards as his soil, but openly aids them off his soil, especially Iran, the biggest sponsor of Islamic terror in the world.
Putin is as “capitalism-friendly” as Red China—all key industries on Russian soil are state-owned, as is the media nowadays, which means his capitalism (like Red China) is a means to an end.
Putin loves the USSR, not Russia; and as has been noted in this thread (and myriad others on FR), regards the fall of the USSR as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the last century (belittling the tragedy of WWII and elevating the Cold War) and has actively rehabilitated Djughashvili.
Putin wants Russia to succeed at what? Resurrecting the totalitarian Soviet EVIL EMPIRE?
Putin does not love Russia , he loves the Soviet Union, the EVIL EMPIRE.
Putin fights islamic terrorists by sending muslim Chechens into Georgia and Ukraine to slaughter Christians? By arming Sudan? By supplying the ayatollahs with enriched uranium?
Putin has gained allies? Whom? The Chi-coms? Daniel Ortega? Nauru?
Putin wants capitalism by nationalizing oil companies, the entire media and all banking?
Putin is the tyrant Obama only dreams of being. Should we wish for Obama to show us the same kind of “love” as Putin shows Russia? I sure don't.
Putin fights and hates the Islamic terrorists who threaten his regime, and enables and supports those who threaten ours. That's not quite the same thing.
Russia certainly has many issues, but why classify them as an opponent? Are they threatening any vital US interests? Are they seeking to do us economic or military harm? Additionally, why is it our responsibility to defend nations that were once part of the USSR? I don’t want them taken over against their will, but what part do they play in their own defense? (I suppose you could say the same thing about the Iraqis. When are they responsible for defending themselves?)
Maybe I’m naive, but how come America has always claimed a sphere of control, aka the Monroe doctrine. Yet, we keep meddling in Russia’s business? We almost went to nuclear war over their meddling in Cuba, but we think it’s OK for us to make threatening alliances with Russia’s own neighboring states?
Additionally, I don’t see the USA as some great virtuous nation anymore. We’re pushing a lot of evil stuff on other countries. We act like a big, pushy bully, so I don’t think we have a lot of room to complain about how Russia treats other nations.
Exaggerated and simplistic in the extreme. Try to look for similarities, not just assume they’re polar opposites.