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Putin's pathology is simple. His lust for power far exceeds anything remotely resembling any form of empathy he may once have had for his own people. He now lives in a bubble of his own making which includes only the wealthiest of the wealthy, the oligarchs that keep Russia's fragile economy afloat. He'll get away with what he's doing but only at a very high cost to the Russian people. Through his own wealth he'll be fine, but the people will suffer and in the end, by the Grace of Goodness, they will finally take him down. That is the hope and that is what we all must pray for, for the sake of democracies everywhere.
Thanks for sharing this, Otto.
Putin's pathology is simple. His lust for power far exceeds anything remotely resembling any form of empathy he may once have had for his own people. He now lives in a bubble of his own making which includes only the wealthiest of the wealthy, the oligarchs that keep Russia's fragile economy afloat. He'll get away with what he's doing but only at a very high cost to the Russian people. Through his own wealth he'll be fine, but the people will suffer and in the end, by the Grace of Goodness, they will finally take him down. That is the hope and that is what we all must pray for, for the sake of democracies everywhere.