America is a superpower but is tossed on the ropes—why? Lack of leadership. Putin does what he does, not because Russia’s a superpower but because he uses what he has to the fullest of his ability. It shows how personality is a big factor in history—Modern history (Liberal) says its about Movements and political class struggle. Traditional history states its about men—great men, evil men, holding and using power. It looks like the old ideas are the true ones after all.
“Putin does what he does, not because Russia’s a superpower but because he uses what he has to the fullest of his ability.”
Russia wants also RESPECT. It won’t allow the US to bully it, like US did to Libya, Pakistan or Yemen.
The other day I invented a proverb adhoc: “Don’t play in the bear’s woods and poke him in the ribs, he might get annoyed...”
Putin learned much from Yeltsyn, namely that a weak leader gets laughed at, despised and mocked. He himself never made that mistake. For years now - since 1999 - he strives to modernise and update the military, doubled the defence budget, used the oil and gas money to improve the people’s income (up 400% since year 2,000) , took back the national wealth (Yeltsyn privatisations) from the oligarchs, developped the economy (GDP up with 250%) and reduced drastically the national debt, which represent now only 8% of the GDP. He also introduced the flat tax, so people can get enough money left to buy goods. Last year 40 million Russians (25% of the population) took vacations abroad ... C’est du jamais vu in Russia, since the fall of Romanoffs...
Putin is nobody’s fool.