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I was and still am very irritated by the Carlson's Putin interview. Not a fan of censorship in general but offering a platform to an autocrat to rewrite history
by maximinus_thrax 3y ago
I was and still am very irritated by the Carlson's Putin interview. Not a fan of censorship in general but offering a platform to an autocrat to rewrite history and rationalize his imperial ambitions is a net loss for humanity in general. If only for the reactions and the firehose of horseshit which will come as either a reaction or a derivative work to the interview. This specific type of poppycock is very dangerous especially when a large swath of the world's population is not educated in the history of WW2 or the monstruous previous expansions of the Russian empire.
Case in point this article which assumes that Putin is a sophisticated rational actor and a relentless crusader with a historical goal. Let's just say if all world leaders start a wave of revisionism and 'historical claims' the world as we know it will end. If everyone in Europe will work for reconquering their territories at the peak of their history, we'd need 2-3 more Europes for everyone to be happy and nobody to die.
I wonder how much garbage this interview will end up creating in the world. And I do realize my comment is part of said garbage.