Trump's seeming addiction to the sound of his roaring mobs was scary. It validated him. It probably brought out the worst in him. But that was then...
One thing that's happening with Russia's current campaign in Ukraine is that it is spotlighting what's dead wrong with having an unrestrained "strongman" running a large nation in 2022, as if he's a throwback emperor. What's terribly wrong is when it's a nation possessing a handy arsenal of nuclear weapons.
To
make it worse, when the strongman lives in isolation, except for a team
of sycophants, it makes a good outcome nearly impossible. Who knows how
many food-tasters Putin keeps on the payroll?
Nonetheless,
if the suffering world survives Putin's current flirtation with
launching World War Three, I hope this calamity will inspire a fresh
movement, worldwide, to call out and shun countries run by bloodthirsty
strongmen. Maybe for that to really happen Ukraine has to find a way to
defeat Russia ... at least, in the long run.
Anyway, now the world's most dangerous man has just shown us who he is. Putin is an aggrieved, unhinged creator-of-war. Now in reckless pursuit of an empire-building destiny, Putin has become unafraid to reveal his true blood lust to a world horrified by his evil. Now he's working that angle to gain an advantage over anyone pursuing peace.
However, one benefit already flowing from this nightmarish turn of events is how damn foolish it's making Fox News Putin-supporting commentators look. Meanwhile, down in Florida, Trump has to be more than a little jealous of the widespread fear Putin is inspiring.
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