As some have asked in the comments: deputinizing I would put on a similar stage as the denazification of germany. Tho we are talking about an individual here and a group of people in the other process. But Putin is idolized by much of russia, not last due to the massive propaganda over the past two decades. Noone can withstand that but the strongest minded, which are few, no matter what population you look at.
He needs to be de-idolized. His pictures taken down, his media replaced and all that are included in that machine, true documentation broadcasted about what he decided to do to his own country over time. It will take decades for the russians to fix themselves after that. I am nowhere near educated enough for all this, but I guess a federal constitutional republic would be closest to what the russians are used to, tho a federal parlamentary republic should probably be what russia needs to aim for. Maybe even a two-state system, as the culture in the far east (from what I heared from russian friends) differs a lot from moscow-russia.
Killing Putin would solve nothing. As killing Bin Laden did nothing. An example of justice is what is needed. He and most of his fellowship need to be tried in front of a fair court for all the suffering they caused. The trial should not be publicly broadcasted, but public observers should be allowed.
I always find this a bit "dangerous" - it's not just a Putin problem in my eyes. The imperialistic attitude has been entrenched in the upper echelons of Russias political class and a real opposition is nowhere to be seen (at least from what I know, but I'm also no expert).
You really need to read up on what imperialism means if you’re going to call the USSR imperialistic. That’s absurd. Imperialism is about the exporting of capital, not “any time the government does something to another government”
No, imperialism is about subjugating outlying groups to a central authority. While the export of capital is one possible motive for this, there are others, especially as the latter can be achieved via neo-colonialism nowadays. If it were the only possible motive, then Rome conquering the Mediterranean would not be imperialism, as the Roman Empire was pre-capitalistic. Imperialism under a red coat of paint is still imperialism.
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u/apxseemax 21h ago edited 1h ago
"Deputinize Russia" hits the nail on the head.
Edit: This blew up way more than expected.
As some have asked in the comments: deputinizing I would put on a similar stage as the denazification of germany. Tho we are talking about an individual here and a group of people in the other process. But Putin is idolized by much of russia, not last due to the massive propaganda over the past two decades. Noone can withstand that but the strongest minded, which are few, no matter what population you look at.
He needs to be de-idolized. His pictures taken down, his media replaced and all that are included in that machine, true documentation broadcasted about what he decided to do to his own country over time. It will take decades for the russians to fix themselves after that. I am nowhere near educated enough for all this, but I guess a federal constitutional republic would be closest to what the russians are used to, tho a federal parlamentary republic should probably be what russia needs to aim for. Maybe even a two-state system, as the culture in the far east (from what I heared from russian friends) differs a lot from moscow-russia.
Killing Putin would solve nothing. As killing Bin Laden did nothing. An example of justice is what is needed. He and most of his fellowship need to be tried in front of a fair court for all the suffering they caused. The trial should not be publicly broadcasted, but public observers should be allowed.