The philosopher publishes a post: “If he doesn’t save his people, he will pay for it with his life.” Then the cancellation and the “repair”. And Medvedev is provoking a nuclear escalation
The one counts little, the other less than what he wants to appear. But they have names and a past that deserve attention. The former as an alleged Kremlin ideologue, the latter even as president. And with their latest statements, which could not be more different, they hint at the current disorientation of what, for the sake of brevity, will be called the Russian party of total war.
“In an autocracy we give the sovereign absolute authority to save us all and full authority in the event of success, but also full responsibility in the event of failure.” Aleksandr Dugin, a philosopher of a nationalist right, is so extreme that impractical even for Vladimir Putin’s historical reviews has good reason to be disappointed. But there was nothing to suggest such a reaction, aimed at the man to whose benevolence he ultimately owes his fame. “Russians are crying and suffering” for the surrender of Kherson.
Three days ago, in a lengthy post on Telegram, Dugin indulged in an insult disguised as a reflection on the nature of Russian power. “When the sovereign surrounds himself with dung or spits on social justice to save his people, it’s uncomfortable but justified.” On the contrary, “if he fails, his fate is that of the rain king,” or death, notes the philosopher, citing an essay by Scottish anthropologist James Frazer. Clearer than that. Even too much.
In fact, the very spiritual Dugin must have received very earthly invitations to rectify, which came after a clumsy attempt to delete the offending text in a new post published yesterday.
“The West is spreading the fiction that I and the Russian patriots turned against Putin. Of course, nobody will believe it, but just in case: nobody turns their backs on the President, we all support him unconditionally ».
Blame can never lie with the leader, as was the case in the Soviet century. The blame lies with that section of the Russian ruling class “that does not agree with the idea of our victory and represents the greatest obstacle in the way of our ideology.”
Dmitry Medvedev, ex-Putin dolphin, current leader in the words of Russian hawks, certainly does not fall into the aforementioned category, careful in his usual daily post to voice the most threatening position as usual. “Russia has not yet deployed its full arsenal” just because it wants to avoid “hitting the enemy in populated areas.” But there is no doubt, he concludes, that “it will continue to reclaim its territories”.
Until now, none of his dark prophecies have ever come true.
Meanwhile, at the G20 summit in Bali, Putin’s name is still on the agenda for the second session, although he has expressed his intention of not even remotely linking up. Should that be the case, Western leaders, along with those of South Korea and Australia, intend to take action. The era of monologues seems to be coming to an end.
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