Because he sees himself as the successor of previous emperors of Russia such as Nicholas I. To him, Gorbachev was just a fake leader, watching over disaster and dissolution, while he’s a monarchical figure of inevitable destiny.

He sees the invasion of Ukraine as a defensive war, trying to keep the empire together. Prior to 2014, the Ukrainian government was essentially a puppet to Russia, after that it was like another piece of the empire was “taken”.

I recommend listening to Vlad Vexler to get an insight into how the tyrant thinks. His chat channel is also great.

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I would sleep just as well if Shaq’s top marginal rate was 90%.

Milei is a Christian, authoritarian, regressive fascist.

And he would never have gotten into power if the Argentinian left had respected the independence of the central bank, been more pragmatic with their subsidies and let the market decide more of their economy. Protectionism doesn’t work and Argentina is a shining beacon letting everyone know that.

The left in Argentina did this to themselves. Even the trade unions in Argentina are struggling with support because they’re seen as complicit in the country’s wild overspending.