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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

There’s a reason this hasn’t happened since Hitler and Mussolini

That's a wild statement to make considering that Putin is a household name these days.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

    Putin is hardly a charismatic leader. Might as well throw in Maduro or Noriega, or Saddam Hussein if you're going to talk about leaders who ruled through fear and force rather than charisma.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power.

    And while Maduro wasn't charismatic, Chavez certainly was

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    You don't talk about Hitler "more often than not" being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums.

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