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Vladimir Putin became President of Russia 25 years ago today. No leader in modern history, except for Xi of China, has had his record of accomplishment and achievement.
And yet the West insists that he has failed – that the Russian economy is teetering on the verge of collapse – and Putin risks being overthrown. We have the President of the United States— with supposedly the most advanced information resources in the world— saying as much—despite a 10 year old with Google knowing better.
This is ideological thinking— a characteristic of Western culture that goes back centuries, belief replacing reason
