Why the 'mainstream media' hates Putin

reptiliandude · 2018-12-21

Here's another reason...

Now do a little research on the Baselcement factory, which makes alumina, in Pikalevo.

See how this board of directors let people starve so they could drum up profits.

Here he is putting corruption in check like a boss.

And here's something else you you don't see on the news in the US.

And, a little geography lesson you'll never hear.

Now why did I post this here?

So I don't have to repeat or justify why I like this fellow.

Note that he has encouraged studies in particle-entanglement, rather than to give credence to those who willingly ignore and even seek to suppress what CERN accomplished back in the late 90's.

Let me state clearly that the leader who makes this possible and causes the Fibonacci Sequence to sound out humanity's change of status shall be the representative of this world.

fieldlilly · 2018-12-21

This is a big assumption, but I’m guessing that this post is at least partially inspired by the Secretary of Defense’s resignation letter that outlines his disagreement with POTUS’s ostracism of NATO allies and apparent desire for closeness with Russia and China.

Here is the thing with Russia. It was really really broken after the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. It lacked many human rights provisions that most western countries take for granted, it had a much more capable mafia than it did a government. It was everything the government there could do to keep nuclear and chemical warheads out of the hands of criminals and terrorists. They had a series of weak and inept leadership largely due to citizens distrust of a powerful state that controlled every part of their lives. It was a power vacuum.

I would say that Putin has been very good for Russia. Unlike several leaders they have had in recent history, he seems to both care about the people there, and does not automatically roll over on his belly when criticized. Much of what he is doing in Russia right now is establishing standards and norms that have already been proven to work by trial and error by more open societies that he simultaneously criticizes. He at the same time points out hypocrisies and bad policies, also a decent trait. He does it by cult of personality, however, and that tends to dissolve when that person is no longer in charge. While our system may have been undermined within the last 100 years or so, it is built upon hundreds of years of enlightenment thinking, thousands of dedicated statesmen and citizens being actively involved and building the structure of civilized society together. It did not entail gulags, concentration and death camps or secret police that could pick you up at any time, under any pretext and keep you for however long.

On the flip side, perhaps coming from that dystopia, Russia can reject a future that entails it with much more vigor than countries that find themselves slowly being boiled in a pot like a frog.

That does not mean that Russia is good for the United States or the rest of Europe. It definitely doesn’t mean that we should roll over on our bellies when they interfere with our elections, preform psy-ops on our population or attempt to usurp our influence with their own. That is not in our own national self interest. They are not the same Russia of the Cold War era, which is what a lot of people can’t keep from thinking of. They are not as oppressive, they are not as state controlled and they are not as totalitarian. I still wouldn’t want to live in Russia, though, or in a world that is based primarily on their culture or world view.

Does that mean that there is no room for dialogue and finding common ground that we can expand from? No, it doesn’t. They are not our ally, though. They have their own self-interests at heart (as every sovereign nation should), and they are our competitor. Sometimes competitors can be the whetstone to sharpen our mutual blades, however instead of being the axe that chops you off at the knee. I also don’t believe that we should automatically abandon existing allies or obligations in the course of attempting to curry favor with them.

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DestinyAcension · 2018-12-21

We never learned from the mistakes of 1914 and it appears a redux is near. For the planets sake we would do well to avoid poking the bear. For better or worse I hope Vladimir manages to hold fast against the wolves at his gate.

To be clear I'm no commie, it just shames me to think that the next world war will paint us as the axis. Shoe really is on the other foot this go round.

garbotalk · 2018-12-21

My feelings about Russia and Putin are all wrapped up together with the Soviets, the cold war, the propaganda disinformation campaigns and my life long fear that they might push the nuclear button.

I remember practicing hiding under my desk in case we were hit by nuclear weapons from the Soviets in first grade. It was terrifying to think that we might disappear in an instant because a Soviet leader pushed a button.

I focused on that red button my teacher told me about. Why did they hate us? How can anyone hate so much to kill children like me that they didn't even know? Did we have a red button too? What about children over there? Were they hiding under their desks afraid of us? Why were there red buttons on leader's desks anyway? We were already in the Vietnam war. How could we have another war too?

Needless to say, my teacher told me to be quiet and quit asking questions that nobody knows the answers to anyway.

I remember bugs bunny cartoons making fun of Germans and Japanese and asking about them. No, we aren't in war with them anymore, those are old cartoons. Why aren't we in war with them anymore? Because we pushed the red button. And I immediately understood that for them, we were the bad guys, and they were hiding under their desks afraid of us pushing the red button AGAIN.

My first exposure to propaganda was those cartoons produced by Americans for Americans. My first understanding of the fear of nuclear bombs was that we made them and used them already, and now others might use them against us.

I liked Mad Magazine's Spy versus Spy. One had a white hat. The other had a black hat. But they both did the same bad things to each other, sneaky, bad, mean things.

My Dad said President Johnson lied to us about the Vietnam war. He said we only were fighting in Vietnam, but actually, we were in several more countries, which disgusted my father.

So, I learned that Presidents lie. They press red buttons. Governments send spies to be sneaky and mean. They make tv shows to tell us who to hate, and then the shows get old and they make new ones tell us to hate different people. And there is nothing little girls can do about it, even if they feel bad for children hiding under their desks in school drills in other countries with leaders like ours.

Nothing has changed since my initial understanding of governments on this world. They are flawed, overreactive, competetive and sneaky. That is why I cleave to my faith in Christ who offers an entirely new way to live.

Putin is a smart, crafty man who wants better lives for his people. But he lies, sends spies, promotes propaganda, and threatens to push the red button, just like our Presidents.

There are no black and white hats, only grey ones worn by imperfect leaders trying to lead their nations to get ahead of other nations. It's a rat race for a caged species manipulated by aliens to fight amongst ourselves so that we ignore what the aliens are doing.

The leaders we need are those who stand up for Christ and who will protect their people from being controlled by aliens. We will see who that will be.

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LucePrima · 2019-01-03

Putin is a man that has benefited greatly from his training as a spy

The KGB bore an individual with a thirst for power and a capacity to quench it

Whose interests are undeniably tied to his identity as a Russian, and what seems to be a sincere desire to see his people risen from the misery that crippled many under communism

Unfortunately, few of his moves on the world stage are ever a 'checkmate'

He simply lacks the economic engine so desperately required to take bold action without inviting ruin from within

As every time he takes a step towards his goals, the world hits his empire where it hurts the most

In the pockets of his money men

Who live like Kings and the Russian people their subjects

And stifle real growth by filling their piggy banks with profits, which are so reassuringly predictable that companies can be managed with scant attention to metrics such as efficiency or quality or a job well done

As is evidenced, perhaps in caricature, perhaps not, in the video posted here

Nevertheless, Putin’s economy is sluggish and innovation virtually non existent

Few people can afford to live like those in America or Europe, where consumer spending per capita is so great that it fuels growth across all industries, in a cycle of wealth creation and expenditure that improves the well being of both individuals and corporations

But Russia's economy is tied to the fortunes of a very few at the top, who in turn pull all the strings, reigning in competition in the name of predictable blunder

And in so doing stifle the very foundations of growth and creation at the heart of every roaring economy

He would be well served if he broke apart the oligarchs, scattered their empires, and watched their embers glow

And ignite those old coals under that great engine in his economy: his people

Russians, despite earning half of what an American makes, are almost twice as likely to have a college education

Gift these people the twin forces of wealth creation and expenditure

Shatter those monopolies that constrain growth

Create the conditions for a burgeoning middle and upper middle class

And perhaps, as a measure of their thanks, the people may give Putin what he truly desires

A larger scepter, and a lifetime appointment

ACuriousHumanBeing · 2019-04-01

A bit old thread, but the question is most relevant here Birdy Lizard.

Is part of the reason why the Ba'alaket are so ardent in supporting Russia because of the countries own extensive history of mistress culture, one persisting even with Christianity flushing its way through the country and the Soviet crackdown on sex.

Because I remember something my professor taught me a while back about how Russia has a deep history of mistresses, revealing itself in its Literature and nowadays its music videos.

In fact the practice is seeing a bit of resurgence in Russia. Really reading the article makes me feel bad for some of these woman, seems to hurt a few of them.

We know how libertine the Ba'alaket are, and how little qualms they have about indulging into these practices. I can't help but imagine this culture in Russia would be very useful to them. Especially if Russia were to answer the beacon and rule over this world, giving them an 'in', so to speak, after the Assembly leaves.

I wonder then, did they cultivate this culture, or was it there waiting four them to pounce on it.

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