Is Putinsim a form of fascism
Putin is a nationalist rightwinger an autocrat and a irredentist leading an agressive and expanssionist Russia a majot threat to non Nato countries on its borders isnt this a form of fascism.
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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
Putin is closer to a mafia boss than he is a fascist. You can be an autocrat and expansionist without being a fascist.
I also think the narrative that Russia is a major threat to NATO or europe more generally is overblown particularly now. I mean they have proven to the world they are not even close to a near peer and were a paper tiger. They are getting their teeth kicked in by one of the weakest adjacent NATO allies that should have been a cake walk. And a handful of European nations are more than capable of taking down Russia in a conventional fight without American backing. This is one reason I think NATO is a bigger problem for Europe than a help. For decades there has no longer been a need for Europe to rely on an alliance that has been designed from day one to put American interests before an entire continent's worth of nations. Europeans are quite capable of defending themselves.
I also think the narrative that Russia is a major threat to NATO or europe more generally is overblown particularly now. I mean they have proven to the world they are not even close to a near peer and were a paper tiger. They are getting their teeth kicked in by one of the weakest adjacent NATO allies that should have been a cake walk. And a handful of European nations are more than capable of taking down Russia in a conventional fight without American backing. This is one reason I think NATO is a bigger problem for Europe than a help. For decades there has no longer been a need for Europe to rely on an alliance that has been designed from day one to put American interests before an entire continent's worth of nations. Europeans are quite capable of defending themselves.