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Not the head, but he supports nationalists movements within the western world to encourage a less uniform resistance to his expansionist plans: http://blog.adl

Not the head, but he supports nationalists movements within the western world to encourage a less uniform resistance to his expansionist plans: http://blog.adl.org/extremism/american-white-supremacists-attend-russian-nationalist-conference http://blog.adl.org/extremism/american-white-supremacists-at... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/putin-follower-appear-us-white-supremacists-far-right-conference-1463350 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/putin-follower-appear-us-white-supr... https://antifascistnews.net/2015/12/21/racists-today-why-is-russia-today-using-white-nationalist-commentators/ https://antifascistnews.net/2015/12/21/racists-today-why-is-...

Mikeb85 10y ago
There's far better evidence you could use to prove your point. Instead you choose to highlight parties that Putin doesn't support, and US parties that aren't actually part of the 'alt-right'. All it shows is that you bought into Hillary's propaganda.
marcoperaza 10y ago
For years, RT, a Russian-government controlled broadcaster, has been pushing left-wing propaganda favoring the Democrats. Of course, you've never heard about that, but you've heard about Putin recently supporting some right-wing groups. Could it be because one benefits the political narrative of most journalists but the other does not? Putin uses his propaganda machine to support whatever he thinks serves his interests at that time. This year it's a soft-on-Russia Trump. A few years before, it was the soft-on-Russia Democrats. I promise it'll never be Mitt Romney or John McCain though. And in general, it's a little amusing seeing the American Left suddenly discover this year that they are anti-Russian cold-warriors, after decades of being the exact opposite.
- hackuser 10y ago
  > RT, a Russian-government controlled broadcaster, has been pushing left-wing propaganda Having seen/read a bunch of RT, I don't think that's true. It's propaganda, but it's whatever suits the Kremlin at the time, usually framing issues in ways that favor them. Certainly, favoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Assad is not "left-wing propaganda", as easy examples.
  - pyre 10y ago
    > Certainly, favoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Assad is not "left-wing propaganda", as easy examples. Didn't you hear? Putin invaded the Ukraine because he wanted to setup a bunch organic grocery stores and yoga studios? He's really a left-wing kinda guy! /s
    - marcoperaza 10y ago
      He wants a meek and ineffective West devoid of moral confidence in itself.
- mwfunk 10y ago
  It's crazy but true, and it makes perfect sense- Trump said that in the event of a Russian invasion of a NATO member nation, he would consider standing up to Russia and honoring America's NATO obligations, but only if the other alliance members could pony up the cash for it first. That's got to be music to Putin's ears. All Clinton had to do was assert that yes, the US would honor military alliances that it actively belongs to, and she instantly became the more hawkish one where Russia is concerned. What a crazy freaking world we live in, and not in a good way sometimes. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-interview.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-f...
- int_19h 10y ago
  I'm Russian, and I've heard plenty about how Putin regime supports far right-wing in Europe from Russian sources for several years now. Russian lefties (the actual ones, who call themselves "socialists" and really mean it, Marx in hand - not what you call that in US) are especially vigilant in that regard, and will bring it up whenever they do something like inviting leaders of far-right parties for a conference. Russia essentially is, in many respects, what European and American far right desires to be (which is why they generally tend to have a positive opinion of it). Its propaganda, both inside and outside, is clearly reminiscent of that - for example, the usual topics of "Western decadence" are brought up a lot, with the implication that Russia has nothing to worry in that regard. Naturally, these kinds of opinions lend to political alliances with far-right Western parties that share a lot of the same worries.

Mikeb85 10y ago

There's far better evidence you could use to prove your point. Instead you choose to highlight parties that Putin doesn't support, and US parties that aren't actually part of the 'alt-right'. All it shows is that you bought into Hillary's propaganda.

marcoperaza 10y ago

For years, RT, a Russian-government controlled broadcaster, has been pushing left-wing propaganda favoring the Democrats. Of course, you've never heard about that, but you've heard about Putin recently supporting some right-wing groups. Could it be because one benefits the political narrative of most journalists but the other does not? Putin uses his propaganda machine to support whatever he thinks serves his interests at that time. This year it's a soft-on-Russia Trump. A few years before, it was the soft-on-Russia Democrats. I promise it'll never be Mitt Romney or John McCain though. And in general, it's a little amusing seeing the American Left suddenly discover this year that they are anti-Russian cold-warriors, after decades of being the exact opposite.

hackuser 10y ago
> RT, a Russian-government controlled broadcaster, has been pushing left-wing propaganda Having seen/read a bunch of RT, I don't think that's true. It's propaganda, but it's whatever suits the Kremlin at the time, usually framing issues in ways that favor them. Certainly, favoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Assad is not "left-wing propaganda", as easy examples.
- pyre 10y ago
  > Certainly, favoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Assad is not "left-wing propaganda", as easy examples. Didn't you hear? Putin invaded the Ukraine because he wanted to setup a bunch organic grocery stores and yoga studios? He's really a left-wing kinda guy! /s
  - marcoperaza 10y ago
    He wants a meek and ineffective West devoid of moral confidence in itself.
mwfunk 10y ago
It's crazy but true, and it makes perfect sense- Trump said that in the event of a Russian invasion of a NATO member nation, he would consider standing up to Russia and honoring America's NATO obligations, but only if the other alliance members could pony up the cash for it first. That's got to be music to Putin's ears. All Clinton had to do was assert that yes, the US would honor military alliances that it actively belongs to, and she instantly became the more hawkish one where Russia is concerned. What a crazy freaking world we live in, and not in a good way sometimes. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-interview.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-f...
int_19h 10y ago
I'm Russian, and I've heard plenty about how Putin regime supports far right-wing in Europe from Russian sources for several years now. Russian lefties (the actual ones, who call themselves "socialists" and really mean it, Marx in hand - not what you call that in US) are especially vigilant in that regard, and will bring it up whenever they do something like inviting leaders of far-right parties for a conference. Russia essentially is, in many respects, what European and American far right desires to be (which is why they generally tend to have a positive opinion of it). Its propaganda, both inside and outside, is clearly reminiscent of that - for example, the usual topics of "Western decadence" are brought up a lot, with the implication that Russia has nothing to worry in that regard. Naturally, these kinds of opinions lend to political alliances with far-right Western parties that share a lot of the same worries.