How America's Right-Wing Fell in Love with Putin and Moscow

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Putin should be admired for his work in rebuilding Russia from the quagmire his predecessor left it in. Of course, conservatrash admire him for the wrong reasons, but what else is knew. They are deranged psychopaths by nature.

[ApatheticAustrian]

really impressive how putin stabilized russia through a rising gas/oil-price and dismantling democracy, the rule of law and capitalism.

[longtimelurker]

Because it was inevitable.  What passes for "Conservatism" now is merely autocratic Stalinism with a veneer of biblical fundamentalism slapped across it.  Once Communism ceased to be called Communism, the post-Reagan "conservatives" felt safe to reveal themselves for what they really are: Fascist-influenced communists.  Think that's ridiculous?  Then why does leader of the alt-right Steve Bannon profess to be a Leninist?

[Inmate Trump]

Because it was inevitable.  What passes for the "Conservatism" now is merely autocratic Stalinism with a veneer of biblical fundamentalism slapped across it.  Once Communism ceased to be called Communism, the post-Reagan "conservatives" felt safe to reveal themselves for what they really are: Fascist-influenced communists.  Think that's ridiculous?  Then why does leader of the alt-right Steve Bannon profess to be a Leninist?

While this analysis is accurate, I just don't understand how so many who claim to be religious simply fall in line by supporting in all likelihood the least Christian candidate for president we've ever had.

[Mr. Morden]

Wrong. The issue most certainly is why you guys are in love with a madman that Reagan would've despised. You openly excuse or deny him being a murderous and oppressive dictator. You all (the right) have stooped to a low I never thought possible with Trump and Putin. It continues to floor me how there is so much open complacency and admiration for authoritarianism in the party I used to support.

I've linked to this story before, but I think Peter Beinart explains it pretty well in the column I link to below.  The split within the right is between "ideological conservatives" and "civilizational conservatives".  The former are anti-Putin and the latter are pro-Putin:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/the-conservative-split-on-russia/510317/

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