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Originally Posted by Firebot
The right-wing love for Russia makes absolutely no sense from a traditional conservative perspective.
Even the neocons (Bush Jr era) weren't crazy pro Russian fanatics, in fact quite the opposite. Mitt Romney for example is one of the biggest cynics of Russia well before Russia shed it's cloak that suddenly shocked the west.
I don't understand what this Trump era Republican Qanon era created, I feel they grift for the sake of grifting. Why is Tucker Carlson so pro-Russia?
It literally doesn't make sense, considering how Russia / Soviet Union was a natural enemy / rival of the US in the past 100 years. This is not a 'hate everything Democrats' thing either, as it was popular to be pro-Russia within Republican ranks during the Trump era
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...ussia-fox-news
It utterly baffles me. |
The political spectrum is more of a circle than a line. You end up with extremists sharing beliefs, regardless of whether they identify as left or right.
The whole left/right divide is pretty meaningless anyways and amounts to not a whole lot more than fashion. What people should be looking at is methods and how they treat other humans.
You also have a lot of cross over in the "right" wing and the Putin supporters when it comes to conspiracy theories. Putin's ethos is based on Western conspiracies to take down his righteous government, who stands more or less alone fighting the corrupt West. Not too different than the conspiracy theorists of the west.
Putin is also very far from anything left wing. Left wing, by definition, should be progressive and against established institutions. Putin is very anti gay, trans, immigrant, religious minorities, etc.. And does not care about the welfare of those he deems to be his opponents. He is all about strengthening the existing institutions in Russia and crushing any opposition.
Yes, Putin's government, in the distant political past, was derived from Leninist and Marxist thought. That has almost nothing to do with what their preaching now. Putin is promoting an ethically pure and very conservative society. He's also allowing capitalists to function, as long as they totally bend to his will. If that's not fascism, what is?