How do you think they enacted number 6 ?
In fascism , corporate power is embraced , not arrested.
Not a fascist state. It was USSR that defeated the 1930s fascists .
You are right, precision in vocabulary is needed.
USSR was not a fascist state, it was a Stalinian one. But, fascism, Nazism and Stalinism are three forms of totalitarianism.
Putinism cannot be reduced to these forms of totalitarianism, it is a new one.
I concede Putin is not a fascist, he is a totalitarian dictator, with some specific traits.
Nazism did not attack corporate capitalism, because corporate capitalism supported it.
Putin supports the oligarchs who support him and punishes or kill the other ones.
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How do you explain putin having a higher popularity with the people than many if not all western leaders in their country? Take macrons ’ popularity
Democrats and republicans work with and for oligarchs all the time.
A comparison of the two
https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/
Not really surprising answer to that. Do you ever check your own bias?
qualitative studies reveal a more nuanced reality. Putin’s high approval ratings do not necessarily reflect genuine loyalty or agreement with his policies. Instead, they result from political apathy, symbolic allegiance, and the lack of viable alternatives
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Statista gives you the actual question that was asked.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306904/russia-public-opinion-on-military-action-in-ukraine/
Then there is also your vague and clunky language that makes it hard to tell what you mean
That does not make Putin a democrat !!!
And that does not prove that Putin does not support the oligarchy…
First, Putin propaganda has explained for years that Ukraine is a Nazi country which has attacked Russia. with no free press to counter this propaganda, it is easy to understand why many people believe it.
Second in a dictatorship, the accurateness of polls is relative.
Third, polls do not prove that Putin is a democrat.
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That doesnt make the dems or republicans or macron a democrat !!! Where to from here ???
You could stop arguing in circles. Let’s go there.
Topic is Ukraine’s war.
We were exchanging about some infos related to the war.
You were telling that the cause of war is the maidan movement, when Ukraine said no to Putin offer.
I countered telling that Putin was bullying Ukraine and that we cannot trust him about the contents of the deal offer.
I added that Putin cannot be trusted being a totalitarian dictator.
You denied that contesting the way i definite totalitarianism.
You gave your definition and i said that Putin checks it.
Being unable to demonstrate that Putin is not a totalitarian dictator, you attack Macron.
If you open a topic about the limits of western democracy, i gladly will explain my views, but not here
i constate that therefore, by using this crude diversion, you concede that Putin is a totalitarian dictator, and that what he says or what his subordinates say is merely propaganda, and cannot be trusted.
Any way, Putin being a totalitarian dictator, the true cause of war is his imperialism., even if i don’t deny that USA and Europe made mistakes.
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So then speak of Ukraine
Russia has informed Ukraine of its baseline condition for conflict termination—
1 . withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from the territory of lands which include Kherson, Zaporozhia, Donetsk and Lugansk.
2. if Ukraine does not accept these terms, the next time Russia is willing to sit down and negotiate with Ukraine, their demands will include four additional Ukrainian oblasts - Odessa, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk, and Kharkov.
And why Ukraine should accept ?
Anyway, Putin has other demands, mainly Ukraine accepting to become a vassal of Russia, with a government obedient to him …
Stating the obvious - its because the longer this was goes on the worse it gets from Ukraine
Blind freddy can see this
What is worse than having Russian in control of your life?
American control of your life. You need good relations with your neighbour. Not the guy in another city in another country
That didn’t even come close to answering my question.
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In fact, you confirm that Putin is an imperialistic bully.
And that this imperialism is the main reason of war.
Point taken.
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Russia holding firm on wanting to resolve root causes for the war. Looks like the EU cabal has run out of ideas