The only antidote to collectivism is a principled defence of the very ideas Putin opposes: individualism and individual rights.

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said in a speech to the Russians that he did not believe that aggression was being carried out on their behalf, reflecting the general view that Putin was acting against the values ​​of the Russian people. . Although Putin is clearly insane, his actions are driven by a philosophy that extends to Russia today as deep as Germany in the 1930s. This fact is supported by the reaction of many Russians to the invasion of Ukraine. Many Russians accept the government's "justification" for the attack. There are some heroes who resist and demand big credit, like Russian soldiers who refuse or refuse to obey orders to kill civilians, but they are a small minority.
"What is happening now in Ukraine is a kind of barbarism that many in the West consider history . Cambodia and many other collectivist dictators of the 20th century are still alive and capable of inflicting terrible damage on millions of innocent people.
"The only antidote to collectivism is the principled defense of the ideas that Putin rejected: individualism and personal rights."
~ Thomas Walker-Wart, The Collectivist Roots of Russian Cruelty from his article.

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