Below I'm posting Putin's two-minute and twenty second Christmas Day address. The subject matter isn't about Christmas, but rather a commentary which reveals Putin's ideology. I'll try to describe how it relates to Trump.
Putin, like Trump, is a Nationalist. Putin's vision of the world is a composition of sovereign nations which are free to pursue their own interests so long as they do not subjugate or interfere with Russia. He refers to this as a multi-polar world (Nationalism) as opposed to a uni-polar world (Globalism). Trump's worldview can be ambiguous, whereas Putin is plain spoken, but it's clear that Trump is anti-globalist and as such, is seen as a threat to the uni-polar system which has been in place since the fall of the Soviet Union.
The power brokers in the US would arguably include 1) the military-industrial complex (Pentagon, Intelligence Agencies, Lockheed-Martin and associated munitions industry), 2) the multi-national corporations, 3) Wall Street, and so on. The corporate media is basically an arm of the three listed as the media is penetrated by the main players in terms of finance, ownership, and even infiltration (CIA embedded within media).
The globalist worldview is best epitomized by people such as George Soros, but also political figures such as Obama, Hillary Clinton, and George Bush - all of whom advocate to some degree open border policy, secret and corporate friendly trade policy such as NAFTA and TTIP, and an EU governing apparatus rather than more sovereign, separate European countries. For example, Trump was pro-Brexit, whereas the globalist establishment was anti-Brexit.
Aside from policy, Putin and Putin's Russia are very conservative, and pro-religion. In his short speech, Putin contrasts that conservatism with a very liberal, anti-religious Europe (the US is beginning to lean this way), and then points out that the European culture will be lost as they have failed to adhere to a standard of majority rule and minority rights.
If you voted for Trump, your reasons may have been that he promised to protect our borders, enforce immigration law, and make "deals" independently with nations in the interest of Americans first (not corporations). Or maybe you voted for Trump because you think the country is becoming too "liberal" and losing its traditional cultural values as what we see in Europe. If any of these things is why you voted for Trump, what you really are saying is that you are a Nationalist and are disgusted with the Globalist agenda. But the globalists are the ruling parties in the United States at this time. They are at war with Trump. Much of the people Trump has surrounded himself with are either "neutral," or globalists based on their affiliations. Bannon is a Nationalist. He was targeted by character assassination as being a racist, homophobe, etc. but the press has left him alone for now. If they can't get Trump, they will probably try once again to pick off Bannon.
Putin on the other hand governs with much more support than does Trump. Russian citizens have seen what globalism meant for them under Yeltsin. The intelligence and military support Putin. There are globalists factions in Russia, oligarchs as well as well educated people out to make the highest income possible, but they are in the minority. Putin is a brilliant orator. Trump comes across at times as someone without all of his faculties.
If you wonder why Putin is vilified and why Trump's detractors and the press keep equating Trump with Putin, it's because they fear the values Putin expresses as heard in the video below. And they fear Trump will move in this direction.
Last edited: Feb 21, 2017
