Should the Right support Putin & Russia? Should the Alternate Media Support Putin & Russia? An addendum to "stop idolizing russia" by NFKRZ, & addressing Eli from Russia.
Is Putin truly a friend & defender of Christendom, Christians, Christianity & enemy of the Antichrist? Is Russia a true safe haven for Christian beliefs, morals, & values, & a model for the west?
Observing the alternate media, I've seen some people, usually related to alt-right, western nationalist, or paleoconservative circles, praise Russia for things such as opposing the New World Order, & how the supposed rise of Christianity in Russia (& Eastern Europe) is saving Russian (& Eastern European) culture & how the West should embrace Christianity to save itself.
I'm here to respond to these views, provide facts on the matter, & provide commentary.
Videos to listen to, if you prefer to listen instead of reading this article:
Russia is not great [1/3] - Cultural Enrichment
Russia is not great [3/3] - Societal degeneracy
Russia is not great [2/3] - Living in Russia
Russian Myths vs. Russian Reality with Edward Slavsquat
Riley Waggaman Provides Updates from Russia
Part 1: What is Russia's & Putin's relationship with the New World Order?
In reality, Putin does NOT oppose a New World Order, NOR is he a White Nationalist. He is creating his own totalitarian Eurasian-world order.
Freedom Alternative has addressed Aleksandr Dugin's plans in his video
What is Duginism and why it matters.
Vigilante Intelligence has came to a similar conclusion;
Will Vladimir Putin save the world?
Will Vladimir Putin save the world? 2
James Corbett has also touched on the Eurasian Union, and both he and Ryan Dawson has criticized having a sports team mentality in geopolitics:
James Corbett and Ryan Dawson on Crimea & Ukraine and the polarized media coverage
Russian Myths vs. Russian Reality with Edward Slavsquat
Also, I'm sure that many on the socio-political alt-right & paleoconservative related circles value their right to free speech, religion, & right to keep & bear arms, & sticking to a country's constitution (& rightfully so).
In Russia, what I just described hardly really exists.
James Corbett already described censorship in Russia, but the Russian constitution supposedly PROHIBITS censorship by the government (except for "propaganda or agitation instigating social, racial, national or religious hatred and strife" & "propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy", not that I agree with it) (http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-03.htm).
Russia even prohibits so-called "Rehabilitation of Nazism" (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Rehabilitation+of+Nazism+site%3Awww.rt.com&atb=v69-4__).
Funny enough, it doesn't seem like MTV (which many American social conservatives dislike for their depiction of crime, gangs, drug use, & sexualisation) has been taken down in Russia (though I don't know how Russia's MTV compares to the U.S.'s).
In 2016, Vladimir Putin has also imposed quite a few restrictions on religious freedom, as explained in the article Is persecution returning for Russia’s Christians? – New laws make evangelism illegal.
You'll probably be surprised about Putin's relationship with Muslims (there are even Muslims who support Putin);
PUTIN DECLARES RUSSIA AN 'ALLY' TO ISLAMIC WORLD
As ties with the West suffer, Russia embraces its east
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Russia does NOT have a right to keep or bear arms. While I haven't found particularly strict weapon laws on irritant/inflammatory (ie pepper) spray, or melee weapons (ie knifes, batons), I have found strict laws on the elephant in the room: firearms.
Russian firearm laws are actually quite strict, & in some areas of regulation (especially the number of firearms one can privately own), are even stricter than some U.S. states & European countries (Overview of gun laws by nation Russia - GunPolicy.org). While there is a group called Right to Arms in Russia, about 70% of Russians aren't seriously supportive of the right to keep & bear arms, & seem to be rather contempt with their country's firearm laws (Russian public has no problem with gun laws).
So Russia has "may issue" licenses, & limits one to owning up to 5 shotguns, 5 rifles & 5 trumatic (rubber bullet) guns (though I've read that someone said 2) combined, with heavy restrictions on handguns, short barreled shotguns & rifles, & machine guns. Most western countries are not that arbitrary.
Also, Russia has a gun ownership rate of about 8.9 per 100 individuals, which is relatively low & is comparable to, say, the United Kingdom (Estimated number of guns per capita by country).
Even countries such as Germany & Sweden, major culprits to cultural Marxism & outright stupidity, are better off than Russia in terms of firearms ownership rate.
Here are a few comments (some parts which I cut out) made by an individual named masterspaaaaark on the video New Cuban Missile Crisis, US and Russia Now In Standoff In Syria;
"Russian msm, which is controlled by government, already pushing propaganda that Trump is worse than Obama was. They do it to fool Russian people, because when people have outer enemy it's easier to manipulate them. Putin is building authoritarian state so his corrupt oligarchy friends could continue to exploit and rob Russia and it's people. I'm Russian and I know what I'm talking about. We already have less freedom than were in damn communist Soviet Union."
"Putin is the leader of Russian establishment and I really doubt that he will come to terms with Trump to de-escalate the Syrian conflict. The only hope is next presidential elections in Russia, but corrupt government will do anything to stay in charge and if Russian people won't overthrow it Russia will completely turn into dictatorship and world will face new cold war."
"Putin used to fight deep state 17 years ago when he became president for first time, but now he is a part of it. Putin escalates international conflicts to distract Russian people's attention from inner problems. Russian economics is dying because of oligarchs, and millions of people are facing poverty. Corrupt state clerks illegally taking people's property, but to keep high ratings Putin is making aggressive outer politics. He escalated Ukrainian conflict and MSM brainwashed people so Russians and Ukrainians started to hate each other, when Ukrainian situation started to became smoother Putin started Russian military campaign in Syria."
"I live in Russia and I see that shit with my own eyes. Putin abuses Russian people and escalates international conflicts to fool them. Also if you'd see Russian MSM you'd think the exact opposite way."
For icing on the cake, Russia is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Corporation
Other comments I recommend reading from What is Duginism and why it matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UgxOnWBlh1xhXmnKLOB4AaABAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UgiirUoIoNKMZHgCoAEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UgwTiuPSfCGhwBXaRk94AaABAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UghOphl7-L87kngCoAEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UghoSLXW_Io0u3gCoAEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkfEKOVaFc&lc=UgiFGulvJqhlu3gCoAEC
Part 2: Is Russia really coming back to Christianity? How "morally Christian" do people in Russia statistically act?
According to Russians Return to Religion, But Not to Church, while Russians may be returning to religion, they aren't returning to church, & don't always return to Christianity.
According to Importance of religion by country, about 34% of Russians say that religion is important to them, which is actually on-par with the Netherlands (which is liberal about sexuality &, to a lesser degree, drug use). Russia is, on-paper, less religious than countries such as Mexico, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Taiwan, & even the United States & Germany.
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Substance use:
Russia, along with parts of eastern Europe, still has some of the heaviest alcohol consumption in the world (Alcohol consumption in Russia), & still suffers from heavy drug use (Why Russia's Heroin Addicts Are Going Through Hell), & was once on the rise (Drug addiction statistics in Europe and Russia: Reference materials by Sputnik, Drug use increases in Eastern Europe.).
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I'd also like to mention that Russia, despite how seemingly both the government & the people are gung-ho are about the drug war, actually decriminalized the possession of up to six grams of marijuana (& the transport of it) or two grams of hashish, & the cultivation of up to twenty plants (Legality of cannabis by country - Russia). Up to that amount is essentially a slap on the wrist (it's treated more like, say, having beer in public).
In that regard, Russia is actually more liberal than many western countries, & the line between criminalized & non-criminalized possession of marijuana is a gram higher than the Netherlands.
So in that sense, Russia is even more liberal than Sweden, the latter of which literally punishes people for having marijuana in a harsher manner than people who have raped young kids (this is NOT an exaggeration).
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Sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases & marriage:
Russia still has higher teen birth rates than some western countries (Prevalence of teenage pregnancy - UN Statistics Division, estimates 1995-2010), has a higher presence of HIV/AIDS than some western countries (List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate), & has the highest per-capita abortion rate in the world (Abortion in Russia).
As for prostitution, it's treated like an "administrative" offense in Russia (which is treated like drinking beer in a public or being naked in public & is punished with a slap on the wrist), Romania & Slovenia does not criminalise it, & non-organised prostitution is perfectly legal in Poland, Hungary, & Slovakia (Prostitution in Europe)
While Russia has a high marriage rate, it still has the world's highest divorce rate & a fairly high divorce-to-marriage ratio (Divorce demography - Divorce statistics by country/region).
As for allowing homosexuals to serve in the armed forces, Russia & many other eastern European countries allow homosexuals in their armed forces, some even have policies to specifically protect them.
These countries in alphabetical order are:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia
(Sexual orientation and military service by country).
A article that you need to read is
Twelve reasons why Russia sucks, which goes over what actual life is like in Russia, including the nihilism & lack of faith in life Russians have after the Soviet experience.
Related to this is Homo Sovieticus, a conformist Soviet citizen. I’ve read that Russians act tough, but I think that they’re just insecure from being oppressed from childhood with authoritarian schooling to plain authoritarianism in adulthood & existing in the world’s biggest shithole.
And related to that is the vatnik.
What is a VATNIK? (The Russian BOOMER)
I'm glad to see at least two or three comments on the article Vladimir Putin, Christian Crusader? that sees through the "Holy Russia" myth.
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Examples of countries that social conservatives should be a fan of are:
Czech Republic & Estonia. They’re two of the world's least religious countries, yet have some of the strictest immigration restrictions in the world, have shall-issue licenses to own centerfire, semi-automatic rifles & shotguns,along with shall-issue licenses to own & even conceal carry handguns, being two of the five countries in Europe that have shall-issue licenses to conceal carry firearms (the others being Poland, Latvia, & Lithuania). New Hampshire is one of the two least religious states in the United States of America, but has permissive weapon laws & low taxes.
Japan. Japan is famous for having very little immigration. Japan is also a strict law & order society with no tolerance for crime (the Yakuza are tolerated to keep other criminals down). East Asia in general is like this.
Singapore. Singapore has a secular government, but is an insanely socially conservative law & order society. East Asia in general is like this (I consider Singapore to be a cultural exclave of East Asia, considering how it’s ethnically 3/4 Chinese).
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When it comes to Christianity (& religion in general), see the article
Part 3: Is there a better way to save Western culture & the West? What should western society do to save itself & become great again?
It is not so hard when you get down to it. Here are 6 things that the west should do:
6. Have people boycott entertainment media that promotes stupidity & what is virtually anti-intellectualism.
5: Learn how to bring real change while avoiding violence. Also learn the non-aggression & common ground principles.
(Also read When is violence justified? | StormCloudsGathering & Six Reasons Libertarians Should Reject the Non-Aggression Principle, the latter article of which gives detail, insight, & information not presented in the former article.)
4. Boycott the government schooling system & have children be educated through home education.
3. Boycott the mainstream media & support the alternate media, & always support independent media that talks about issues of importance & does NOT sensationalize, promote wedge issues, or otherwise divide potentially educable people.
2: Support individual liberty with the keeping of rule of law & promote ethical philosophy. Giving government more power is the key to more tyranny.
1: Most importantly on a geopolitical scale, get western governments to stop messing with the world, bring our troops home, & overall, quit wasting money killing people. We can save a lot of tax dollars if we cut the interventions.
To go with this, cut-off unnecessary free-welfare programs, since they encourage laziness.
If you're concerned about demographic decline, if push came to shove, maybe governments should start paying people to have kids. I'm reluctant to do this considering how parenting isn't for everyone. However, using religion to reverse demographic decline can lead to situations in developing countries where they get overpopulated & parents are unable to provide for their kids, or otherwise provide a result other than what we would want.
The west should also promote economic freedom (hopefully you also already support this).
Part 4: So in a nutshell:
1: Putin is NOT an enemy of the New World Order.
2: Returning to Christianity will NOT save the west in of itself. Pragmatic philosophy would probably work better than superstitious faith. I would rather have people be cultural nationalists (Styxhexenhammer666 identifies as a "Civic Nationalist") than religious fundamentalists, even though I (along with people such as Ryan Dawson & Ron Paul) do not identify as any nationalist.
3: If one listens to the right sources, it should almost be a no-brainer to connect the dots & figure out how to save the West (& the World at large).
Part 5: My opinion of NFKRZ/Roman.
I do Roman & many insights that he gives, but my main problem with him is that he doesn’t know how to talk to Right-wingers or appeal to their values.
There can be one or more reasons for why he doesn’t talk politics too much.
One, being a Russian citizen, he has to be more careful about upsetting his government, which is more autocratic than my own (American) or upsetting supporters of the Russian State (such as their equivalent of NeoCons). He doesn’t want to wind up being arrested & shipped off to a gulag, to the meat grinder in Ukraine (a convenient way of getting rid of a dissident, killing two birds with one stone, almost literally), or being intimidated, murdered or kidnapped by mobsters & having Russian law enforcement look the other way because he’s a dissident.
And/or Two,he’s not deep into politics like I am, &/or maybe doesn’t feel like he would be articulate enough to talk politics.
Regardless, I do appreciate that he so far comes across as respectful whenever he talks about people he disagrees with, with such as in stop idolizing russia, & another example, 3 minutes into Will I Go Back To Russia?, Roman said that he & his parents value different things.