Putin wants to kick ISIS ass more than he cares about what Obama does:
The Russian president has rejected a suggestion of the foreign ministry to expel 35 American diplomats in response to a similar move by the US. He said Obama’s act was designed to provoke a reaction, but Russia would not take the bait.
“We reserve the right to retaliate, but we will not sink to the level of this irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy. We will take further moves on restoring Russian-American relations based on the policies that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump adopts,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement published by the Kremlin website.
Putin said that, unlike the Obama administration, Russia will not target foreign diplomats and their families days before New Year’s celebrations.
“We will not forbid families and children from spending the New Year’s holidays at the places they are used to. Moreover, I invite the children of all American diplomats with accreditation in Russia to New Year’s and Christmas festivities in the Kremlin,” the Russian president said.
Interesting. Like a true K-strategist, Putin does not flip out in response to the sanctions and use his K’s to lash out at our’s in a tit for tat. I almost get the impression in war he would feel bad about having to kill enemy troops. This is a guy who hates rabbits, seems to feel positively towards warriors, and has both class and restraint – signs of amygdala development.
Trump should undo the sanctions the moment he takes office, saying Obama cared more about attacking Russia than destroying ISIS, while he cares more about destroying ISIS than attacking Russia. Since the sanctions are in the way of effectively teaming with Russia to destroy ISIS, they are history and we are on to victory.
Yet one more sign Putin is a goal focused K-strategist looking to change the world, whose amygdala is not easily perturbed by the impotent ranting of angry rabbits as he heads to victory. He and Trump will make quite a team.
If I were a rabbit, or a radical Islamist, I would be very afraid.
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What do you make of the rabbits in this country calling Trump a traitor because he made a Putin-supporting tweet? Trying to defect from their own lack of in-group loyalty or trying to pit different K populations against each other?
They are trying to play us, by using our urges to loyalty against us. I would out-group them by saying the world is devolving into the real men (Trump and Putin), vs the manginas (liberals, cuckservatives, and neocon shitbags)
Great take AC.
Speaking of such things, I read the transcript of Putin’s speech from earlier this week at a press conference. It was 3.5 hours long so a lot of material. I had never read that much content from him before and was highly impressed with his demeanor and erudition, and also particularly struck by the depth of his knowledge on economics. We need more leaders like him in the West (particularly Europe, where there seems to be a complete vacuum of developed male amygdalas- among other body parts).
Agree. I think Putin is the real deal, and not an act