Is he the saviour of mankind, no. Is he evil incarnate, no.
Is he self aware to realise that he can literally point to all the issues and down the line people in the West will be more resentful of their own leaders lying to them than any actions he does, yes. He's a lot smarter than the Western leaders pitted against him and it shows.
Almost everything on Earth exists within these shades of grey. Too few people these days are capable of understanding this, which is why everything is seemingly so divisive.
I've tried to discuss the Covid and Russia/Ukraine situations with people I thought were smarter and all I got was 'you afraid of needles then?' or 'Putin's evil and shouldn't be doing this.'
I've found it's made me more insular as a person, because more often than not a conversation can be more exhausting than it's worth.
Is he the saviour of mankind, no. Is he evil incarnate, no.
Is he self aware to realise that he can literally point to all the issues and down the line people in the West will be more resentful of their own leaders lying to them than any actions he does, yes. He's a lot smarter than the Western leaders pitted against him and it shows.
Almost everything on Earth exists within these shades of grey. Too few people these days are capable of understanding this, which is why everything is seemingly so divisive.
I've tried to discuss the Covid and Russia/Ukraine situations with people I thought were smarter and all I got was 'you afraid of needles then?' or 'Putin's evil and shouldn't be doing this.'
I've found it's made me more insular as a person, because more often than not a conversation can be more exhausting than it's worth.