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Putin says liberalism 'eating itself,' migrant influx wrong
AP by Yahoo ^ | June 30, 2019

Posted on 06/30/2019 4:33:27 AM PDT by NorseViking

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin fired a new broadside against Western liberalism at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, saying that policies such as welcoming migrants have hurt people's interests.

Speaking after the summit in Osaka concluded on Saturday, Putin charged that Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and a drop of popularity of traditional parties in Europe have been rooted in growing public dismay with mainstream liberal policies.

He said Trump's election victory was driven by growing disenchantment with liberal policies.

"The liberal idea has started eating itself," Putin said at a news conference. "Millions of people live their lives, and those who propagate those ideas are separate from them."

He also charged that the influx of migrants to Europe has infringed on people's rights. "People live in their own country, according to their own traditions, why should it happen to them?" Putin said.

The Russian leader added that while "liberal ideas remain attractive as a whole," election results show that people want change.

Putin hailed his meeting with Trump on Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 summit as "business-like and pragmatic."

"We addressed almost the entire list of issues of mutual concern," he said. "Of course, we talked about the situation in various parts of the world. Overall, these consultations were useful."

He said the claims of Russian meddling in the U.S. election were part of the agenda of his talk with Trump.

At the start of Friday's meeting, the Russian leader laughed when a reporter shouted about Trump warning Putin "not to meddle" in the 2020 presidential election.

Asked Saturday whether the issue was discussed during the meeting, Putin said that "we talked about it," but didn't elaborate.

He said he believes it's necessary to "turn the page"

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: putin; russia
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1 posted on 06/30/2019 4:33:27 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: NorseViking

That was one twisted way to say he has nothing to do with Trump elected. Nobody would believe if he simply denies.


2 posted on 06/30/2019 4:37:46 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: NorseViking

I don’t like admitting it, but I agree fully with what Mr. Putin said here.


3 posted on 06/30/2019 4:38:26 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: Berosus

Same.


4 posted on 06/30/2019 4:43:58 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Berosus

#metoo


5 posted on 06/30/2019 4:45:53 AM PDT by samtheman (How did the 'illegal community' become the top Rat constituency? -- Rush)
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To: NorseViking
"Liberalism" is the Decadence of Western Civilization.

How interesting that the Western Nations have succumbed to this fatal and suicidal disease but that the Eastern European Nations have resisted it and promise to soar into ascension as Western Europe sinks into cultural rot and decay!

6 posted on 06/30/2019 4:48:30 AM PDT by Savage Beast (When the Light of Truth threatens to expose corruption, it's the corrupt who try to extinguish it.)
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To: NorseViking

The scum in the media will drop this issue. It spotlights a split in the Democratic party vote, most of the teet babies of the D-party could do without the fringe. Does a welfare mother really care for white men drag queen story hour at the library? Probably not if it means a sacrifice from her.


7 posted on 06/30/2019 4:48:33 AM PDT by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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To: Berosus

“I don’t like admitting it, but I agree fully with what Mr. Putin said here.”

Could Putin be doing two things at once with this statement?

1) Simply stating his position on liberalism & migrants.

2) Stroking the soft belly fur of conservatives worldwide.

Note: I agree with your agreement...


8 posted on 06/30/2019 4:56:04 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Savage Beast

How interesting that the Western Nations have succumbed to this fatal and suicidal disease but that the Eastern European Nations have resisted it and promise to soar into ascension as Western Europe sinks into cultural rot and decay!


Eastern Europe knows what socialism is because they lived it, while Western Europe knows what socialism is because their elite have told them what socialism is.

Eastern Europe is transforming into the Old Eastern Europe, while Eastern Europe is becoming what the old Western Europe once was.


9 posted on 06/30/2019 5:05:54 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: NorseViking

Putin gets it, why can’t the stupid half of our country get it?


10 posted on 06/30/2019 5:07:26 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist ( Be kind to your children. They will determine where you live when you get old.)
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To: PIF

It is more complicated than that but you are generally right. The left is still a force to recon with in the East but it is in opposition mostly.


11 posted on 06/30/2019 5:13:02 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: New Jersey Realist

Because liberalism is a mental disorder. It is immune to logical argument.


12 posted on 06/30/2019 5:13:51 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: moovova

Well, I’m sure that the real reason why liberals in the Western nations don’t like present-day Russia is because Putin has opposed the LGBT movement every step of the way.


13 posted on 06/30/2019 5:22:29 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: NorseViking; New Jersey Realist
I think of contemporary liberal multiculturalism as today's secular equivalent of medieval religious zealotry.

Liberals believe their mantra "diversity is strength" to be axiomatic - so self-evidently true that it cannot be debated, even if it flies into the face of reality at every moment. You can point out to them that in social circles and the workplace, like-minded people with similar outlooks and cultures tend to get along better than people whose attitudes and worldviews are completely alien to one another, and therefore the same thing applies to societies and nations, but it doesn't matter. When something is dogma, facts don't matter.

14 posted on 06/30/2019 5:22:30 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Savage Beast
How interesting that the Western Nations have succumbed to this fatal and suicidal disease but that the Eastern European Nations have resisted it

The degree to which Eastern Europe has succumbed to the decadence of the West can be measured by the homage paid to the liberal construct of LGBT "pride".

In this regard, the Baltic nations and Ukraine are failing miserably.

15 posted on 06/30/2019 5:25:26 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Savage Beast
"How interesting that the Western Nations have succumbed to this fatal and suicidal disease but that the Eastern European Nations have resisted it and promise to soar into ascension as Western Europe sinks into cultural rot and decay! "

Because Eastern Europe has already suffered the cultural disease under Marxism, and has acquired some immunity. Enough??

16 posted on 06/30/2019 5:30:27 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: NorseViking

Understanding a complex problem among people who are on different educational, social, and other levels is an exercise in making the explanation simple as possible in order to get everyone on the same page generally speaking.


17 posted on 06/30/2019 5:48:11 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Berosus

Isn’t he kinda like rubbing our noses in it, with the Democrats taking the most, yet imperceptible damage?


18 posted on 06/30/2019 5:55:17 AM PDT by Fhios
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To: Berosus
I agree, but of course it depends on Vladimir Putin's definition of "liberalism."


19 posted on 06/30/2019 6:21:48 AM PDT by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: moovova

Putin is giving us a tummy rub?


20 posted on 06/30/2019 6:44:23 AM PDT by Crucial
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