I think people overestimate how much Putin actually gives a shit. Every press conference or video or whatever I’ve seen of him he’s kept the same very stoic demeanour through it all. Except maybe at the one stadium where he seemed hyped up (and transphobic).
It’s because liberals have cult of personality as the only way they can understand politics. So the only way they can mock or demean the Russian government is by projecting some kind of made up personality on Putin, despite being unwilling to ever read or listen to a thing he says. You could probably voice over Putin in faux Russian and they probably wouldn’t be able to tell that that wasn’t his actual voice. It’s related to how they can only understand their political opponents as dumb/senile/angry/weak as that’s the only thing they usually consider in electoral politics, actual ideology be damned.
His transphobia is not uncommon in the 3rd world and he is pretty much saying that don’t use LGBT NGOs to overthrow the government. Ukraine and Taiwan have positive LGBT attitude that doesn’t mean they are all good.
I think people overestimate how much Putin actually gives a shit. Every press conference or video or whatever I’ve seen of him he’s kept the same very stoic demeanour through it all. Except maybe at the one stadium where he seemed hyped up (and transphobic).
It’s because liberals have cult of personality as the only way they can understand politics. So the only way they can mock or demean the Russian government is by projecting some kind of made up personality on Putin, despite being unwilling to ever read or listen to a thing he says. You could probably voice over Putin in faux Russian and they probably wouldn’t be able to tell that that wasn’t his actual voice. It’s related to how they can only understand their political opponents as dumb/senile/angry/weak as that’s the only thing they usually consider in electoral politics, actual ideology be damned.
His transphobia is not uncommon in the 3rd world and he is pretty much saying that don’t use LGBT NGOs to overthrow the government. Ukraine and Taiwan have positive LGBT attitude that doesn’t mean they are all good.
lol, pretty sure the Banderites don’t have a ‘positive attitude’ about me and mine.
I’m aware, I just remember it coming seemingly out of nowhere during that speech. It could’ve been due to the translation I was given as well.
I don’t think Ukraine has a positive attitude towards LGBT people and just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s okay.
oh yeah all those LGBT NGOs just going around doing regime change, happens all the time /s