Putin has been able to suppress opposition to his adventurism (then so does US via different means). But he's still playing defense
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I would agree insofar as conservative FP types are impressed by what they believe to be "ruthlessness."
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And "decisiveness." And this is something that goes well beyond Putin, back to the Cold War.
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When cons were utterly adamant that Soviets were eating our lunch even as Afghanistan fell apart and economy collapsed.
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Sure. But that's sort of what the Russia fear industry is doing today. Largely by Dems and Dem-supporting Neocons. It was political
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But read neocons now or in the 1980s, stark undercurrent of admiration for Putin/Soviets.
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I guess aside from Trump, and a few real authoritarian GOP (very distinct from Neocon GOP), there's a difference, IMO.
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Again, I think that there's a specifically neocon form of admiration for Putin that we're not getting at.
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I believe the Neocons are best understood as utilitarian postmodernists. So I don't credit their admiration to be good faith.
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They don't offer it in good faith, but it's a strong undercurrent to their commentary on Russia issues.
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Sure. But my point is that it is not good faith. Trump's is. Neocons' is not, IMO.
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Trump and the neocons are impressed by different things, and they vocalize differently.
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