That was an an official response from OG #MAGA co-founder and #Dugin apprentice Steve Bannon for my #NatSec & now former #DoJ doubters

Both are pissed cause they r believers #Eurasianist ️

The West doesn’t need to “understand” #Dugin’s ideas – it needs to reject them outright. Every time he’s platformed, his #dystopian fantasies get one step closer to reality. The world has enough problems without indulging another failed #authoritarian dreamer.

17/17

#Dugin’s Eurasianist theories have been used to justify #Russia’s #wars, interference in Western politics, and violent #geopolitical strategies. But I guess normalizing Russian #imperialism and #fascism is just the next step in restoring trade relations and lifting #sanctions.

16/17

… legitimized rather than condemned. #Dugin presents himself as a philosopher, but he’s really just a second-rate #Rasputin cosplayer. His “theories” are nothing more than dressed-up justifications for #authoritarianism, #genocide and imperial conquest.

15/17

…needs better ratings, and maybe someone thought this would help. Imagine Western media giving #Goebbels airtime in the 1930s under the guise of “understanding different perspectives.” That’s what’s happening with #Dugin today – his ideas are being…

14/17

And Carlson isn’t alone. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria also platformed #Dugin, referring to him as a “#Russian political philosopher” instead of an #extremist fascist. This normalization is dangerous and shifts the #Overton window in favor of #authoritarianism. To be fair, CNN REALLY…

13/17

Tucker, who can’t even pronounce #Dugin’s name (WTF is “Duujin”?) has also complained that the madman’s books can’t be found on Amazon. Despite being an ultra-nationalist #propagandist, he is increasingly being normalized as a “philosopher” in Western discourse.

12/17

This trend was started in Apr 2024 by everyone’s favorite #vatnik #propagandist and “#Russia expert”, Tucker Carlson. He gave #Dugin an uncritical platform. By doing so, he mainstreamed his #ideology to millions already primed to distrust their own democratic institutions.

11/17

For years, #Dugin’s influence was mostly confined to #Russian and far-right #European circles, with some weirdos like Jackson #Hinkle thrown in the mix. But now, he is appearing in major #Western media outlets, often framed as an “intellectual” rather than an #extremist.

10/17

During the early stages of the #Moscow-driven war in #Donbas in 2014, #Dugin declared on #Russian state television that “#Ukrainians need to be killed, killed, killed,” later continuing that “#Ukraine needs to be cleansed of idiots. A #genocide of cretins is a given.”

9/17

#Dugin has consistently advocated for #Ukraine’s annihilation. He claims Ukraine is an “artificial country” that must be absorbed into #Russia. His rhetoric has dehumanized #Ukrainians, even calling them a “race of degenerates” in 2014.

8/17

Eventually, #Dugin envisions a multipolar world where #authoritarian empires—led by #Russia—replace Western liberal values with traditionalism, spiritualism, and, of course, absolute power. He frames this as a struggle between a “corrupt, materialistic West”…

6/17

Some of #Dugin’s most extreme fantasies – #wars, #occupations, and ethnic cleansings – are unfolding in #Ukraine and #Georgia. The final outcome is still uncertain, but his vision is being carried out in real-time.

5/17

#Dugin called for destabilizing the #US by exacerbating internal divisions. Fast forward to today: culture #wars, #conspiracy theories, far-right lunatics, and social media algorithms doing half the work for him.

3/17

In my first #Dugin Soup, I covered the man’s 1997 book Foundations of #Geopolitics — a manual for dismantling the West, breaking up #NATO, and building a #Russian-led empire. In it, he makes eerie “predictions” that seem to be playing out today.

2/17

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@KimSJ
In that same book, Osnovy Geopolitiki, #Dugin also suggests to alienate the UK from the rest of Europe… which was achieved with #Brexit in June 2016, just a few months before Trump got elected,

…to visit #Romania. Recently, #Dugin praised Călin during an interview, claiming that “Călin #Georgescu is an outstanding politician, he is useful for us. He cannot be called pro-#Russian, but he is similar to #Orban.”

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