At first glance, the title of this article may seem absurd. After all, Hitler and his Nazi thugs killed millions in the Holocaust, and during World War II. And Joseph Stalin killed millions more, and is responsible for the greatest mass raping of women in history.[2] What makes Putin different?
The answer is simple: he learned from what Hitler and Stalin did; and he seems determined not to make the same mistakes. After all, his formative years were spent in the DDR, or East Germany, after Hitler's Third Reich was crushed. And he assumed power in Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed.[3]
He is pure evil, personified; and when he dies, Putinism dies with him. Until that day, he will make his mark on world history. Right now, he is playing with Joe Biden like a cat toys with a mouse. At any time, the cat knows that the mouse can be consumed.
The sanctions that Biden and the West have levied against Russia are laughable, at the very least. Does Biden know that Putin has enough "dirt" on his son Hunter and him so that Biden is incapacitated and will never act effectively? Or is he so impaired both mentally and morally that all meaningful and strategically effective actions are off the table?[4]
After all, this is the father who watched Hunter leave his wife for his dead brother's widow, and then drop her for a stripper whom he impregnated. And Hunter denied his paternity until the woman proved it with DNA testing. When the widow sought advice from Joe, he reportedly told her to get "mental health counseling."[5]
Why is this relevant? Because Biden is ostensibly the "Leader of the Free World" today; and if he cannot or will not take meaningful actions against Putin, this tells Xi Jinping all that he needs to know about Taiwan and China's other ambitions globally. Also, it sends a message loud and clear to both our friends and enemies that his humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan was not an aberration.[6]
Would Putin use nuclear weapons or other nation-ending weaponry against us? In a nanosecond, if it was needed to save his life; namely, he was "cornered" and felt it was necessary for him to survive. China would too, without any hesitations. After all, in a real sense, Putin is fighting a proxy war against us for his "senior partner" China. And China launched the deadly Coronavirus pandemic globally; it has used tactical EMP weapons already to "fry" Indian soldiers in its border war with that country; and it has enslaved approximately 1 million ethnic minorities including the Uyghurs.[7]
We are approaching very dangerous times ahead, perhaps unlike any that the United States has faced during our lifetimes. And we have Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the highest echelon of American decision making. It is scary for those of us who love our country, and who have lived through other brutal wars. Will America exist when the Biden-Harris presidency has run its course? Time will tell.
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© 2022, Timothy D. Naegele
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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
[3] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ ("The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War"); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2022/01/27/ ("Will Putin Seize Ukraine, And If So When?")
[4] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/biden-is-brain-dead/ (“Biden Is Brain Dead”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/brain-dead-joe-biden-has-picked-willie-browns-ho-as-our-next-president/ (“Brain Dead Joe Biden Has Picked Willie Brown’s Ho As Our Next President”)
[5] See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9641655/Hunter-Bidens-baby-mama-Lunden-Roberts-employee-firm-texts-reveal.html ("Hunter's 'stripper' baby mama was an assistant at HIS firm and after she had his baby he kicked her off company health insurance - disproving claims he had 'no recollection' of her") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9431143/Hunter-Biden-says-doesnt-remember-having-sex-Lunden-Roberts.html ("Hunter Biden tells how he found his grieving sister-in-law 'alluring' and claims he doesn't recall having sex with a stripper - who ended up having his child - months before meeting his current wife who 'saved his life,' in new memoir")
[6] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2021/08/15/the-tragedy-of-afghanistan/ ("The Tragedy Of Afghanistan")
[7] See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele, "The Coronavirus and Similar Global Issues: How to Address Them," 137 BANKING L. J. 285 (June 2020) (see https://naegeleblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/timothy-d.-naegele.pdf) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/can-we-coexist-with-asias-communists/ (“Can We Coexist with Asia’s Communists?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/coexistence-with-china-or-war/ (“Coexistence With China Or War?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/the-coronavirus-must-become-chinas-chernobyl-hastening-the-collapse-of-its-evil-regime/ (“The Coronavirus Must Become China’s Chernobyl, Hastening The Collapse Of Its Evil Regime”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/why-should-the-world-trust-china-ever-again/ (“Why Should The World Trust China Ever Again?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/china-infects-the-world-then-lies-and-blames-america/ (“China Infects The World, Then Lies And Blames America”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/expert-warns-quarantine-process-failed-as-china-stands-ready-to-crash-world-economy/ (“Expert Warns Quarantine Process Failed, As China Stands Ready To Crash World Economy”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/china-is-americas-enemy-and-the-enemy-of-free-people-everywhere/ (“China Is America’s Enemy, And The Enemy Of Free People Everywhere”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8957019/China-used-secret-microwave-pulse-weapon-Indian-soldiers.html (“China ‘used secret microwave pulse weapon to cook Indian soldiers alive’ and force them into retreat in Himalayan border battle”)
There's really no proof that Russia has anything on Hunter, and Biden is only one world leader among hundreds. Sorry, just don't buy it. The real reason no country is standing up to Putin is simply because they are afraid. They don't want to be dragged into a war and risk their own soldiers lives. So instead they'll let Ukraine be overrun.
Thank you for your comments.
First, the courageous Ukranians are standing tall and inflicting deaths and destruction on the largely conscript Russian army.
Second, the West is standing up, finally, and being shamed into doing so.
Yes, but only with sanctions. Not with any real action. But I will say the sanctions are far more significant and far reaching than I ever expected from Biden. Good for him.
For once I'm actually glad Trump isn't president - his adoration for Putin was a bit much. Even now he's been praising him
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2022/02/24/russias-kgb-trained-killer-putin-may-be-more-dangerous-than-hitler-or-stalin/ ("Russia’s KGB-Trained Killer Putin May Be More Dangerous Than Hitler Or Stalin")