“To understand what’s going on in Ukraine right now, what’s going on inside of Russia, too, and what’s driving Vladimir Putin, we need to talk about a man named Ivan Ilyin,” says @mehdirhasan. Let him introduce you to the Russian autocrat’s favorite fascist philosopher:

Mar 21, 2022 · 12:12 AM UTC

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Keep manufacturing that consent.
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Maybe it is to late to stop Putin, he is enjoying being evil
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Might also read Timothy Snyder's book Bloodlands about atrocities Stalin and Hitler both committed in Ukraine Belarus Poland etc.
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Thank you Mehdi. I’ve been hoping someone would explain this to Americans. Dugin’s loving this right now. He’s like the cat that licked the cream.
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I knew there must be a fascist somewhere there influencing Putin. He is completely turned into a Hitler 2.0.
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Close but no cigar. The guy guiding Putin's version of National Socialism is Aleksandr Dugin who published 'Foundation of Geopolitics' in 1997. Dugin was sanctioned by the US Dept of Treasury in 2015 - the year after the invasion of Crimea. tec.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/al…
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Putin Fascism 101
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