So I watched the Tucker Putin interview and these are my thought, what's yours?
I was sort of disappointed that there was no new information, pretty much everything discussed we already knew about (at least here on this board). But I don't really have a perspective on this in terms of normie people. They have been bombarded with propaganda from US and NATO since day 1.
I almost think he should have split the interview into 2 pieces; Putin went off on a tangent right away with a history lesson of Russia and Ukraine which came off as pretty boring, and I think a lot of newcomers would have lost interest right then and there. Most of it I already knew, and what I didn't already know was certainly interesting, but I think most people would have lost interest pretty quickly.
I was disappointed that they did not even touch on US bio-labs and human trafficking. But I guess I can understand why. They did touch on Nordstream, and who did it, but overall I think the interview was pretty tame. Anything that could be even remotely construed as controversial I think came from Tucker, like "Do you think Zelensky is even allowed to try and negotiate?"
One thing that seemed clear was that US leaders are "not in control". They did touch on possible negotiations between Russia and the US that seemed possible, but then unelected bureaucrats from US agencies put the brakes on that. That was certainly interesting. But other than that, all pretty tame. What do you think?
I need to watch the whole thing, but I very much connected with Putin. It appears we’re both very intuitive deep thinkers. It is very hard to explain to people like Tucker who just want to get to the point. Alas, it is the journey to the point that matters most. (wow, I think I just expressed something profound) My wife is more like Tucker. She has razor fast reasoning for surface level thought; WAY faster than me. By the time I can formulate it in my brain, it is already coming out of her mouth. I often say “I think it and you say it.” My strength is the ability to see and understand things that she simply ignores. This is also my burden, but for her “ignorance is bliss”.
So much of my thought process, and I believe Putin’s, is VERY abstract. We’re taking in tons of different data points; so much so that we barely understand what we believe to be the best course of action.
Leaders must make hard decisions based upon incomplete information. People like Putin and me think very deeply, but we struggle to express our thoughts to others. It comes across as more of a GUT feeling than anything.
I think Putin’s stroll trough history was Putin’s attempt to better solidify his own thoughts as much as it was to try to explain to others his decisions.
Russians are deep and comprehensive thinkers. Ever read Dostoyevsky? Or Solzhenitsyn?