I’ve looked for the “Empire of Lies” speech on line in full from Russian or other sources - but it is BLOCKED.
Welcome to our America’s NWO Government and controlled media which are no better or different than China’s or Russia’s.
In most of human history the elites controlled information and speech.
The reason was very simple—they had the political power and wanted to keep it.
If the citizens could speak freely they might decide that the elites were exploiting them and might decide to do something about it.
The elites always fear that the people might disseminate “disinformation”—which equals any views that oppose the ruler’s narratives—and “conspiracy theories” which suggest that the few are exploiting the many.
“Instead, we saw a state of euphoria created by the feeling of absolute superiority, a kind of modern absolutism, coupled with the low cultural standards and arrogance of those who formulated and pushed through decisions that suited only themselves.”
An excellent description and summation of the attitude of the Establishment / Deep State and its allies in Big Tech, Big Business, Big Pharma and the media. They steal elections, create fake pandemics, force medical experiments on the global population, mandate what may / may not be said, promote and normalize sexual deviancy, and indoctrinate our children with ideology and beliefs contrary our wishes and values. And they do so in unison and without fear of retribution.
I must admit that Putin is on target.