Putin's Jugend
By David Aikman
When Adolf Hitler started consolidating his power in Germany before World War II, one of his tools was a fanatic youth-movement called the "Hitlerjugend," or "Hitler Youth" in English. Impressionable adolescents were indoctrinated and mobilized into squads of bullies that persecuted Jews, foreigners and other minorities.
Well, guess which current world leader is almost precisely imitating Hitler in this regard? Vladimir Putin.
The Russian leader's youthful followers are called "Nashi," which means "ours." They are told Stalin was a strong leader and that Boris Yeltsin weakened Russia while Putin has made it strong.
With opposition leaders jailed, exiled, and Putin's critics intimidated or assassinated, Russia is sliding inexorably into fascism. It's time to wake up.
When Adolf Hitler started consolidating his power in Germany before World War II, one of his tools was a fanatic youth-movement called the "Hitlerjugend," or "Hitler Youth" in English. Impressionable adolescents were indoctrinated and mobilized into squads of bullies that persecuted Jews, foreigners and other minorities.
Well, guess which current world leader is almost precisely imitating Hitler in this regard? Vladimir Putin.
The Russian leader's youthful followers are called "Nashi," which means "ours." They are told Stalin was a strong leader and that Boris Yeltsin weakened Russia while Putin has made it strong.
With opposition leaders jailed, exiled, and Putin's critics intimidated or assassinated, Russia is sliding inexorably into fascism. It's time to wake up.
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