it is nice to see people (especially older where one would assume is more traditional) in the imperial core realising state media contains bullshit, he was of Prussian and Jewish descent and recognised what a puppet Zelensky is, shook hands with him.
It is interesting how modern fiction usually defaults to dystopian imperialism, you could argue that a shitty situation is more interesting to read about, Mortal Engine books are a good read about social Darwinism (literally mentioned within) and how the moving cities require constant slaves and resources to survive on a barren Earth.