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Russia's Putin says liberal values are obsolete: Financial Times
Reuters ^ | 6/28/2019

Posted on 06/28/2019 3:01:15 AM PDT by Altura Ct.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that liberal values were obsolete because they had been rejected by the majority of the people in Western nations.

Putin told the Financial Times newspaper that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made a cardinal mistake by adopting a liberal policy towards immigration from the Middle East.

“The liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. The migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants must be protected. What rights are these? Every crime must have its punishment,” Putin said in the interview.

“So, the liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population,” he said.

Putin said Russia is not homophobic, but that a Western willingness to embrace homosexuality and gender fluidity seemed excessive to him.

“Traditional values are more stable and more important for millions of people than this liberal idea, which, in my opinion, is really ceasing to exist.”

Putin also said he had the impression that liberal circles were set on using problems being experienced by the Catholic church to destroy the church.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Russia
KEYWORDS: liberalfascism; thewest; trumpputin
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1 posted on 06/28/2019 3:01:15 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Altura Ct.

Putin is 100% right here.


2 posted on 06/28/2019 3:07:54 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45 - will lethargic Conservatives let him be impeached by Dems? )
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To: flaglady47

in before shirtless Putin


3 posted on 06/28/2019 3:20:37 AM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Altura Ct.

I agree with Vlad about the Catholic Church scandal. About 90%of cases involved a priest with a post-pubescent male between about 12-18 years. This is a classic example of homosexual behavior. Yet, the news media which champions the gay/alphabet sexual deviants will not acknowledge this fact.

So, the news media condemn the clergy for behaving like most gay men, and raise the rainbow flag in every other instance. I guess it is too much to expect consistency from them.


4 posted on 06/28/2019 3:22:33 AM PDT by Gumdrop (qui)
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To: Altura Ct.

I agree with Ivan.


5 posted on 06/28/2019 3:30:38 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Altura Ct.; ETL

No matter what this man says nor how much anyone may agree with his sentiments, he is a viper and not to be trusted. This is all theatre. It is troubling how many normally smart people (rightly) bash Antifa etc but slobber all over this guy.


6 posted on 06/28/2019 3:33:14 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Altura Ct.

I just posted about this.

Socialism/Communism was new and untried in early 20th century.

NOW, it’s been TRIED and FAILED in Many places. So there is empirical data.


7 posted on 06/28/2019 3:43:25 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: DoodleBob

I tend to share your skepticism. However, I embrace the factual support and voice of reason. Its close to career ending to make this statement in the land of “free speech”.


8 posted on 06/28/2019 3:44:51 AM PDT by chit*chat
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To: Altura Ct.

Well, he’s right.


9 posted on 06/28/2019 4:01:27 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Altura Ct.

Putin is more trustworthy than Russophobia neocon, McCainocrats.


10 posted on 06/28/2019 4:02:00 AM PDT by granada
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To: Altura Ct.

This is why the democrats hate Russia now that they’re no longer communist. He speaks the truth on immigration causing ruin.


11 posted on 06/28/2019 4:03:45 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Putin loves Merkel and the liberals in the EU. They are following policies that Putin would mostly implement himself.

The greatest threat to Putin is a more conservative EU.

So, Putin’s endorsement of the conservative policies allows the liberals to claim conservatives are in the pocket of Russia.

This is what Putin did for the Democrats. He praised Trump and allowed them to say Trump is in Putin’s pocket.

Putin does not want Trump as POTUS....he would have preferred Clinton as she can be bought and is more aligned with Putin’s communism.

This is all strategery.


12 posted on 06/28/2019 4:17:21 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-mob)
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To: Erik Latranyi

“Putin loves Merkel and the liberals in the EU. They are following policies that Putin would mostly implement himself.
The greatest threat to Putin is a more conservative EU.
So, Putin’s endorsement of the conservative policies allows the liberals to claim conservatives are in the pocket of Russia.
This is what Putin did for the Democrats. He praised Trump and allowed them to say Trump is in Putin’s pocket.”

Totally disagree with your analysis here.

Putin does not want Trump as POTUS....he would have preferred Clinton as she can be bought and is more aligned with Putin’s communism.

This is all strategery.


13 posted on 06/28/2019 4:24:33 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45 - will lethargic Conservatives let him be impeached by Dems? )
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To: Altura Ct.
The Rooskies are on to something...
14 posted on 06/28/2019 4:33:19 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: chit*chat
I understand your position; it is tempting in this day and age. But given all this background and even more, I can't choke up any support for Putin. I could care less if he personally funded the NRA and destroyed ISIS...it's like the American Renaissance crowd supporting Trump: no thanks guys.
15 posted on 06/28/2019 4:39:19 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: DoodleBob

I agree that Putin is not to be trusted but that has nothing to do with the truth of what is said here. He is absolutely right.


16 posted on 06/28/2019 4:44:58 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: flaglady47

“Putin is 100% right here.”

When Putin says stuff like what he says here, the Left ABSOLUTELY HATES HIM. Some with social values.

Never forget, Putin (and Russia as a whole) were our FRIENDS from the end of the Cold War (about 1990) to 2014.

What happened in 2014? Two things: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea (which is 90% Russians, and wanted to be part of Russia) and Russia decided that it wasn’t a good idea for gays to be recruiting children.

If you want to know why we’re enemies again with Russia, read the above paragraph again.


17 posted on 06/28/2019 4:45:20 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Pollard

“in before shirtless Putin”

Can someone get a picture of shirtless Putin with Biden holding his shoulders?


18 posted on 06/28/2019 4:46:31 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Liberalism is toast, the Left is regressing to superstition to pacify their non-Western voters and not even white conservatives have the heart to keep funding the luxury known as “Liberalism.”


19 posted on 06/28/2019 4:47:55 AM PDT by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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To: Maris Crane

“NOW, it’s been TRIED and FAILED in Many places. So there is empirical data.”

Socialism/Communism fail once the left starts killing people. We are two liberal SCOTUS picks way from getting rid of guns. Do you think that once the left has congress, whitehouse and SCOTUS they won’t start taking away our guns and gunpoint if necessary? All they need to do is win and then pack SCOTUS and every court that leans conservative with radical leftist justices.

Our country right now is fragile. The only way to bring it back to some semblance of order is to make radical changes to how lefties take our rights to free speech.


20 posted on 06/28/2019 4:53:08 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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