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Why U.S. conservatives love Putin
by confuzzled dude Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:49 pm
On Friday, I wrote a piece reevaluating the Russian position on the crisis in Syria, asking whether, in hindsight, Moscow's early attempts to preserve the regime of Bashar al-Assad ought to have been taken more seriously by the West.
But, parsing the comments beneath the post (and trying to ignore a lot of the nastiness and ad hominem attacks), a clear theme emerges: the respect, if not total adoration, on the part of many American conservatives for Putin. Over the past year, we've seen a consistent trend in both the United States and Europe of conservative admiration for Putin, a strongman praised for his decisive leadership, Christian values and old-school nationalism.
These sentiments were widely on display among the 900+ comments appended to my piece, which I had the pleasure of sifting through. Below are excerpts that serve as a guide to American conservative support for Putin. Many want a leader in Putin's iron-cast mold, free of the fluff and frills of American politicking:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/08/25/why-u-s-conservatives-love-russias-vladimir-putin/
-> *ahem* wonder who are the real commie lovers & socialists
But, parsing the comments beneath the post (and trying to ignore a lot of the nastiness and ad hominem attacks), a clear theme emerges: the respect, if not total adoration, on the part of many American conservatives for Putin. Over the past year, we've seen a consistent trend in both the United States and Europe of conservative admiration for Putin, a strongman praised for his decisive leadership, Christian values and old-school nationalism.
These sentiments were widely on display among the 900+ comments appended to my piece, which I had the pleasure of sifting through. Below are excerpts that serve as a guide to American conservative support for Putin. Many want a leader in Putin's iron-cast mold, free of the fluff and frills of American politicking:
Some commenters just really, really like Putin:8/22/2014 10:28 PM EDTWe would be wise to listen to Mr. Putin (and be aware that once we do he will try to manipulate us). He's a real professional, and a very talented one Mr. Obama is a not very talented amateur. Mr. Putin's job is to advance Russian interests, not ours. However American interests are not always diammetrically opposed to those of Russia. We both have a lot in common in our desire to maintain some semblance of international law and world order.
t-bone51
8/22/2014 6:17 PM EDT
I intend to name my first born son, Vladimir. How does "Vladimir Erickson" sound?
JohnLeeHooker1
8/23/2014 1:52 PM EDT
arguably, Putin would be a better Commander in Chief than our dear leader
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/08/25/why-u-s-conservatives-love-russias-vladimir-putin/
-> *ahem* wonder who are the real commie lovers & socialists
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Re: Why U.S. conservatives love Putin
by Hellsangel Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:48 pm
Dear Uncle Vlad is no commie.
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