Why are there so many pro Putin people on FR? Yes Biden is a demented fool and has handled the situation poorly and Zilensky is corrupt.
That still doesn’t exonerate Putin’s very dangerous and desperate statements and moves that raise the possibility of WW3.
I think they’ll go into mourning if Putin is eliminated.
Apparently, you have missed ZelenskyyIdiot calling for a pre-emptive nuclear strike on Russia? That the White House keeps up with its own nuclear rhetoric? Why is FR filled with so many NEOCONs? Will they likewise mourn the passing of ZelenskyyIdiot?
“Why are there so many pro Putin people on FR?”
This war has exposed there are two very different flavours of conservatism:
1) Small government conservatives. People who hate that the left is using big government to impose a leftist social order and believe the solution to limit government and defend free speech, free religion and free markets.
2) Big government conservatives. People who wish that instead of the state imposing leftist ides the state would instead impose a conservative social order.
Putin is the great hero to people who want an all powerful government that imposes a conservatism on the nation.
Thank you I have tried to say this many times but nearly as succinct
“Why are there so many pro Putin people on FR?”
I believe there are four groups of people in that camp.
The first are those who are Russian, or are of Russian descent. These include paid provocateurs. A subset of these are actually Chinese assets being paid to stir the pot. But most are simply acting out Russian chauvinism. These individuals are fairly easy to spot.
The second group represent extreme conspiracy theorists who are opposed to anything Biden does, no matter what it is. These are people convinced that a shadowy hidden hand drives all world events, that Putin is the savior of Western civilization. He is pure and uncorrupted, while the Ukrainians are the devil incarnate. These are the ones touting the “bioweapons labs” in Ukraine. Notice how that’s all but dropped off the radar? I wonder when Putin’s going to release all that proof as those Freepers promised?
The third group are the antisemites and homophobes. They hate the NWO because Soros backs it and he’s a Jew. Zelensky is a Jew therefore he’s bad. Zelensky is a magic Jew to boot, being both a member of the Tribe and a card carrying member of the SS simultaneously. Many of the neo Confederates on this board share similar antisemitic views. When they mention “New York banking interests” causing the Civil War, what they’re really referring to of course are Jews.
Woke culture promotes LBGTQ interests and above all else some people simply cannot abide homosexuality, in an almost Old Testament way. Look how many times the Young Putineers reference “GloboHomo” and no, they’re not referring to global homogenization.
Finally we come to those contrarians who always have secret knowledge outside the mainstream. They see black where things are white, and vice versa. They will tell you the Beatles we’re talentless hacks, that New Coke was a clever marketing ploy to boost sales in the long run. To them all traditional news sources simply make up reports of any Ukrainian success. And they’ll never admit they were wrong. How could you admit you wasted your money when the bomb shelter you built and the 18 month supply of freeze dried food never gets used? For these people Armageddon can never come too soon. There’s one infamous poster here like that, you know the guy who loves maps and enjoys posting the same graphics over and over again.
Of course several people probably belong to two or more of these groups. But all in all it’s a very motley crew of Young Putineers.