21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Atreus 9 Feb \ on: Tucker Carlson in an interview with Vladimir Putin: brief remarks news
I really enjoyed Tucker's look of stunned bewilderment as Vladmir traced the story back to 9th Century Russia.
But lols aside, it does speak to the different mindset each side approaches the issue from. For the West, this started in 2022, maybe 2014 if we're nuanced, and maaaybe 1991 if we're being charitable. For Russia, it's more like "Well you see this whole trouble began with Batu Khan's invasion 800 years ago..."
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 9 Feb
yes that's the point and it's becoming more and more obvious that it was the strategy of the western media makers to completely overplay the Russian background and keep people away from looking deeper into the topic. that's why i think Putin tried to do exactly that: to present this historical background in detail even if it was a bit lengthy
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