“The “leaf spring army” seems to be a reference to his fans.
He has fans. Limbaugh had “dittoheads”. I was, for a few years there, a “dittohead”.
Your “Ka-ching” objection is illegitimate. Every broadcaster monetizes their audience. Every web page counts clicks. You particularize a universal case, which is a deliberate misrepresentation.”
You are exactly correct.
Some, as Putin, resent any any limitation that confronts his ability to manipulate and control others within or without Russia.
Putin becomes deranged.
In direct opposition to Putin, multi-national support has developed for Ukraine against his tyranny by imposing this invasion of Ukraine. Not only is there world-wide national support for the Ukrainian fight of freedom but people abhor his intrusion against freedom. ‘The people’ around the world resent indifference to the value of human life with his murderous actions without justification or excuse. And, stand against his tyranny they shall.
Technology has opened the door. The ‘people’ have discovered a new development for expression of freedom of thought and expression that we are privileged to experience on FR. The internet now provides resources for receiving information as well as expressing their personal freedom of thought. People will contribute their donation to fund their informational channel and cause in the name of freedom.
Only tyrants fear freedom of thought and expression.
Freedom motivates each of us here on FR. We should be supportive of this ‘new’ population that is learning to take responsibility and act within their newly found freedom.