Putinism?

Putinism as defined by Fareed Zacharia is:

Nationalism

Religion

Social Conservatism

State Capitalism

Government media control


So, how does Putinism differ from the Soviet Union?

The things in common would be:

Nationalism

Social Conservatism

State Capitalism

Government Media Control

So,  what is the only thing different from
the Soviet totalitarian state?

Religion.

Also, what other large country is similar?

China. Except that China still sees religion as a poison to it's people like
Mao Tse Tung did when he confronted the Dalai Lama when he was about 18 years old as the God King of Tibet.


So, how do western Democracies differ from Russia and China at present?

They all share Nationalism and to some degree Conservatism

But where they differ is in regard to State Capitalism and Government media control.

So, at least now in regard to Russia we don't have the same problems at least in regard to religion as we once did. However, with China we still have a problem at least in regard to the freedom of religion.

Also, in regard to China, the nation of China is the single largest corporation on earth with which no single (non-country sized)   corporation can actually realistically compete.

Though these differences don't seem at first as big as they were during the 1980s they actually are just in a different way.

So, this is why clashes with Russia and China by democratic nations around the world is inevitable. However, some kind of equipose or understanding between nations is necessary in order to prevent all this from turning into a nuclear war that ends the earth and all life upon it.

So, once more Russia is a Christian ruled nation so it joins all other mostly Christian ruled nations in this. Also, it is not a Godless nation so Christians and Muslims and other religions likely prefer this as well. However, Russia does not believe in human rights nor does China.

Historically, they have their reasons for this, so just being horrified that they don't recognize human rights (at least historically) shouldn't be surprising. However, for democratic nations around the world this lack of human rights in Russia and China is a horrific thing in regard to ecology and the survival of the human race upon the earth. Both Russia and China have had completely horrific problems in regard to ecology because the human rights to a clean environment are not recognized by either country which has been killing their peoples for at least since World War II if not before.


Fareed Zacharia on CNN this morning also talked about the "Rise of Putinism" in the politics of Erdogan in Turkey and the leader of Hungary.

But, in the end unless Putin is successful in destroying Ukraine and forcing it once again under Russia's influence, Putinism might begin to fade away and not be as popular. So, we will see what happens next on the world stage.