What would you criticize about this article, if anything? It is too conspiratorially inclined or is it mostly correct? I have always been somewhat skeptical of the “heartland” theory, and i am wary when it comes to analyses by non-Marxists, especially when the focus is on individuals and shadowy groups rather than systems. Something here bothers me… but i can’t quite put my finger on it.
But they didn’t have to kill his daughter over it. I suspect she was just an easy but high profile target.
The guy isn’t actually very influential. He’s something more like a Jordan Peterson meets Tucker Carlson character.
He’s emphasized in the west because he’s a bit cooky which makes Russia look silly and he says some very nationalist cooky things that allow them to pretend he’s the mad Rasputin to the Tsar, which works well for their narrative.
Yeah, what happened to his daughter is awful, she was actually doing some really good work as a journalist, advocating for and helping the people of the Donbass.