https://brentcates.substack.com/p/the-putin-history-lesson-during-tuckers
Below, just the end section of this excellent column. I'm not adding the block quote symbol to each line (lazy), but the excerpt is indeed all one quotation. Italics are mine.
Western minds think your passport proclaims who you are.
Where you happen to be living.
Where you were born.
I NEED TO HIT THIS HARD, SO PLEASE FOCUS ON WHAT I AM TRYING TO CONVEY.
Russia is home to as many as 190 different ethnic groups, making it one of the most diverse countries in the world. Around 20% of the population is comprised of ethnic minorities.
There are 26 languages which are considered official languages in various regions of Russia, along with the Russian language.
To Russians, their binding tie is not blood or language.
It is their HISTORY AND CULTURE.
Teaching Russian history and culture is a PRIORITY for young Russians.
They BELONG to it as much as IT belongs to them.
Russia is a STORY. A STORY that is still alive and unfolding.
Vibrant and treasured beyond measure.
Now, contrast this with the soulless bureaucrats and cold industrialists of the European Union and the WEF.
Contrast that with what hideous horseshit US.EDU is currently engaged in doing to American schoolchildren.
What I just described regarding what the Russian People value used to describe what Americans also valued about their wildly diverse ethnic make up & amazing culture.
But it is no longer valued.
Every single thing that made America great and wonderful has been devalued, eroded and worn down. DELIBERATELY.
We have been unmoored from our past, pushed away from our values which leaves us no future but one allowed by vile authorities who hate us.
America’s Founding ideals and values are now cast as a THREAT to those treading the corridors of power in DC.
Those DC Denizens have been working to undermine, devalue and corrupt every single aspect of what makes America uniquely powerful upon a World Stage we dominated for over two centuries.
For those claiming “not me! Not MY kids!” Cast a weather eye to Garland’s DoJ where you are being singled out for “special consideration” as DOMESTIC TERRORISTS for not wanting your kids brainwashed or mutilated.
The difference is Russia DEMANDS every Russian child be taught their culture and history.
They ensure that happens.
We have lost our way, pied pipered out into a dark, hellish wilderness by unscrupulous Liars and Thieves.
You are about to find out that the Russian People, while not sharing all aspects of our American interests or ideals, have the Lion’s share of them and that DC, the Globalist Criminals and the SHITBAG complicit Media have cast them as a Phantom Menace to prevent us from ever realizing just how much we have in common as peoples than whatever might divide us.
I expect the developments from this incredible interview to happen fast and thick now millions worldwide has watched it and been exposed to the thoughts and perspective of a Russian Champion fighting the same Globalist Ghouls we are.
Some people on here have a rather odd view of Russian history
Russia wants an Empire. It has wanted one for centuries. It regards countries like Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic States as being essential parts of it’s Empire
The people in those countries don’t want to live in a Russian Empire, which means that Russia has to rule them by force
It has had several attempts at creating such an Empire, under the Tsars and under Communism. Each of those collapsed because Russia was never strong enough economically, politically or militarily to govern those countries against their will.
Each collapse leaves Russia humiliated, each humiliation fuels the desire for a new Empire
The Russia economy is weaker now than it was under Stalin, it's military vastly weaker. A tiny elite are incredibly rich, the average Russian lives in poverty and dies young. It has a life expectancy for men as bad as sub saharan Africa.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was designed to strengthen his own position at home - he is old, and there are lots of rich and powerful people who would be his successor. His attempt at Empire has failed - Russia faces another Imperial humiliation
There is nothing MAGA about cheering on Putin, or sharing in his humiliation.
I think you are right, certainly about a tiny elite having most of the wealth, and Putin is known to have incredible personal wealth, which he didn't earn by honest business practices. Also, Putin's political opponents keep dying or getting arrested.
On the other hand, I believe Putin is sincere on A) supporting traditional values in Russia, including Christianity, and B) wanting to End the Cabal as much as Trump does. No, I don't think he's as benign as Trump, but he is a strong ally in those two areas.
I see Putin as similar to Muammar Gaddafi -- a brutal dictator who actually loves his country, wants it to prosper, but definitely sees himself personally as the ruler of the land and will not tolerate opposition to his policies.
Putin was a hardline communist, then an anti-communist, when he thought it was in his interests. He is opposed to globalist elites, but is part of the globalist elite, and so are his cronies. He was pro-NATO when it suited him, then NATO's biggest opponent. He was hostile to the Orthodox Church, now he claims to be it's biggest defender. He is opposed to imperialism and fascism but he wants an Empire of his own, and isn't shy of using fascism to get his own way. He was a liberal reformer, and then a social conservative.
The most shocking thing about visiting Moscow isn't the poverty (it is a lot scruffier and poorer than Mexico City, or even Delhi) it is how communist it still is. The old statues, and symbols are still there. It is still the old communist regime, but with a rich globalist elite, still fresh flowers on Stalin's grave.
He will say or do anything to stay in power and make himself and his mates richer.
He doesn't want to end the cabal. He wants to own it, and use it to make himself richer and more powerful.