So are you a Putin plant? Is that what you are saying?
"Putin also imprisons critics, kills those who oppose him, and circumvented the Russian constitution so he could serve more than the two terms as president outlaid in said constitution."
The Commie Posterboy who's now burning in Hell Fidel Castro did much worse. Yet we had Leftists across the planet lauding how great Fidel was and what a giant of the world stage he was....the same Leftists who are saying very much the same thing as you below that Putin is:
"He is very much in the mould of Hitler in 1933."
A completely absurd and beyond hysterical statement.
How is Russia a threat to the Western world, Russia has repeatedly stated that they want to work with The West to jointly fight ISIS and Islamic Terrorism.
The West and Russia could soon sort these POS from the Satanic 7th Century Death Cult, The West and Russia would be their nightmare scenario, a formidable and winning force incinerating them.
This is bad why exactly?
1) Where have I lauded Castro?
2) I qualified my Hitler point. Please don't try attribute my meaning by cherry picking what I said. People can read.
3) How is Russia a threat to the western world? Have you not seen what they are doing in Syria? Do you know they have nukes? Do you know that Putin is an egomaniac who is constantly trying to undermine the West either in the UN, openly or surreptitiously via espionage. Russia is NOT the west's friend.
4) The 'death cult' analogy is an over reaction usually by right-wingers, Christians, or a mixture of both. Is there an Islamic problem? Sure. But I find the threat of Russia much more problematic. And NK, too.
If Putin is such a good guy and friend to the west, this is what he would have said when the Russian-backed Ukraine rebels shot down the Malaysian airlines flight over Ukraine in 2015.
"I believe the Ukraine rebels have a right to leave the Ukraine because they are Russian by ethnicity and have more in common with us. However, when you shoot down a civilian airline with innocent civilians onboard this it totally unacceptable. The Russian Federation will do its utmost to bring the perpetrators of this to justice to face the full authority of the law. We support the independence movement but not cold blooded murder."
Now, is that what he said? No? Why? Because Russia can do no wrong. His ego at being seen to be tough is more important than doing what is right. The US has just voted a similar personality into the WH. The difference being that the US (currently at least) has (hopefully) enough checks and balances in place to keep the Orange Buffoon in line.
If the US went into freefall economically tomorrow, don't for a minute think Putin wouldn't be doing the Happy Dance in the Kremlin. Russia is NOT your friend.