Tucker Carlson let Putin speak for himself.
He was not there to correct errors in Putin’s thinking. I doubt Putin would have accepted any *corrections* anyway. I’m sure he believes he is correct in his analysis of the situation and like most people, won’t accept being told he is wrong.
Putin needed to have his say and we needed to hear it so we know where he’s coming from. It helps explain a lot about why he does what he does.
Putin needed to have his say and we needed to hear it so we know where he’s coming from. It helps explain a lot about why he does what he does.
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I consider Tucker’s approach to interviewing much more effective than turning the interview into a shouting match. Even Putin is entitled to his opinions. Who really knows what was going on in Hitler’s head before he entered Poland?
Agreed.
Tucker got the interview they couldn’t, and they hate him for it. They demand to control the propaganda — they are Putin’s counterpart.
They don’t mention Tucker’s repeated questions concerning the relevance of the history as it might relate to the recent invasion.
They are incapable of seeing beyond the agitprop they’ve been trained to spew.
Well said. Carlson was not there to argue with Putin, but to get Putin’s thoughts on the table. That allows others, such as the Polish Foreign Ministry in this article, something concrete to contest with facts and argument.
Putin’s comments about Poland were very off the mark, and I doubt very much that he believed most of it himself. The entire historical presentation is an ideological narrative Putin has contrived to justify his policies whenever he sees fit.