The real problem with Putin’s interview — maybe an unpopular opinion

I feel my prediction about the interview was largely right. There was no reason to overreact. I don’t think the interview will go down as a ‘historic’ one. It was a forgetful one instead; there was nothing controversial or unexpected about it. Putin exposed his usual self — full of self-importance, validating his decades-long bloody reign through his unique interpretation of historical events, dating back to the ninth century. Yes, the ninth century. I mean come on — even if you secretly admire Putin — you can’t possibly watch this interview and not notice that this guy has mental issues that are unfortunately impacting hundreds of millions of people. One term to describe Putin’s condition would be megalomania. I’m not sure it’s a medical condition, but it aptly describes Putin’s deranged mindset. Imagine living your life and seeing your role from the perspective measured in thousands of years. I guess in some cases such a perspective could potentially bring value to humankind — for example, if you’re into space exploration. With Putin, it brings nothing but tragedy — destroying hundreds of millions of lives — because a single powerful individual found an outlet for his insecurities and ambitions — the topic of how empires are built or destroyed.

Among other things, Putin presented Tucker letters from Bogdan Khmelnytsky — you can explore this historic figure on Wikipedia. We’re now in the 17th century of Putin’s recourse to history.