In hindsight, the first quote already perfectly summarises what happens next: "Important public men like yourself are not 'common men.'" This binary thinking m

In hindsight, the first quote already perfectly summarises what happens next: "Important public men like yourself are not 'common men.'" This binary thinking makes it a lot easier to throw people into the front line. According to Garry Kasparov, Putin thinks the same. Common people are not worth much and can be thrown at any task if the elite thinks that is necessary.