I absolutely can, because he is a moron that is destroying Russia just as much as Trump is destroying USA.
The idea that Putin is smart is proven utterly false.
He is a one trick pony, and that trick worked fine for years, but as soon as he was called on it everything collapsed for him.
Putin is definitely not stupid. He has been the president of Russia since 26 years (forget about Medvedev), and has turned the country completely to his hand. That is no easy feat. But when you create your own tiranny, you create the risk of tunnel vision, you create the ideal circumstances for corruption, especially in a country that was ruled by corruption for decades.
You know you can be insane and shrewd at the same time. He has maintained power by being ruthless not by being smart. Unless you call it smart to make terrorist attacks on your own people to manipulate the vote. That’s his 1 trick ruthless manipulation. Being a psychopath is not being smart. And I bet his life is hell and he lives in fear, something he could have easily avoided if he had had more than 2 brain cells.
Being politically blind is also being politically stupid. Same thing.
Intelligence comes in many forms. Trump certainly has some kind of intelligence, if only that of a psychopath. Putin was a KGB officer with a high rank. You need skills to get there, you need skills to stay in power for that long. So whether it’s shrewdness or actual intelligence - he is somehow really skilled to do his job. And I long for the time that he is removed from his position, but I’m afraid that he is skilled enough to stay in power for years, and his pet Trump will not beat Putin in this regard, but I’m afraid he will live a long life.
I absolutely can, because he is a moron that is destroying Russia just as much as Trump is destroying USA.
The idea that Putin is smart is proven utterly false.
He is a one trick pony, and that trick worked fine for years, but as soon as he was called on it everything collapsed for him.
Putin is definitely not stupid. He has been the president of Russia since 26 years (forget about Medvedev), and has turned the country completely to his hand. That is no easy feat. But when you create your own tiranny, you create the risk of tunnel vision, you create the ideal circumstances for corruption, especially in a country that was ruled by corruption for decades.
Putin is not stupid. He is blind.
You know you can be insane and shrewd at the same time. He has maintained power by being ruthless not by being smart. Unless you call it smart to make terrorist attacks on your own people to manipulate the vote. That’s his 1 trick ruthless manipulation. Being a psychopath is not being smart. And I bet his life is hell and he lives in fear, something he could have easily avoided if he had had more than 2 brain cells.
Being politically blind is also being politically stupid. Same thing.
Intelligence comes in many forms. Trump certainly has some kind of intelligence, if only that of a psychopath. Putin was a KGB officer with a high rank. You need skills to get there, you need skills to stay in power for that long. So whether it’s shrewdness or actual intelligence - he is somehow really skilled to do his job. And I long for the time that he is removed from his position, but I’m afraid that he is skilled enough to stay in power for years, and his pet Trump will not beat Putin in this regard, but I’m afraid he will live a long life.