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‘just NATO moving closer’ is blowing off a lot of stuff.
Good point.
dugin is a liar or an idiot
Probably mostly the former, is my assumption, but I can’t rule out the latter. Would make sense to perceive his book (Foundations of Geopolitics) as a mix of doctrine and russo-centrist propaganda, and his statements like that as an approach to manufacturing consent for future (at the time) invasion of Ukraine.
Absolutely, Western media has to shine spotlights and magnify nut cases like Dugin because the Russian government is pretty competent and generally correct in their statements when it comes to geopolitics
Don’t have to like Putin to agree you need to listen when he speaks, as he delivers threats and warnings that he often is serious about and follows through with. His red lines were extremely explicit and clear, and were flagrantly crossed at many points - and he eventually pushed back as he warned he would. He is competent and makes rational moves, and he just iced the dude who tried to coup him 2 months to the day after he said he would.
Good point.
Probably mostly the former, is my assumption, but I can’t rule out the latter. Would make sense to perceive his book (Foundations of Geopolitics) as a mix of doctrine and russo-centrist propaganda, and his statements like that as an approach to manufacturing consent for future (at the time) invasion of Ukraine.
Hasn’t his importance in Russia been exaggerated by western media? My understanding is he’s a relatively fringe figure without much influence.
Absolutely, Western media has to shine spotlights and magnify nut cases like Dugin because the Russian government is pretty competent and generally correct in their statements when it comes to geopolitics
Good to know.
for anyone screenshotting, the ‘when it comes to geopolitics’ is doing the heavy lifting here
Don’t have to like Putin to agree you need to listen when he speaks, as he delivers threats and warnings that he often is serious about and follows through with. His red lines were extremely explicit and clear, and were flagrantly crossed at many points - and he eventually pushed back as he warned he would. He is competent and makes rational moves, and he just iced the dude who tried to coup him 2 months to the day after he said he would.
I have no idea, myself, being that his writing was purportedly used for academy curriculum, which may or may not be a partial or complete fabrication.