Vladimir Putin is desperate
The philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote about the consequences of living an empty life devoid of any morality. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," he wrote. "From the desperate city you go into the desperate country and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats." Thoreau might have had Russian President Vladimir Putin in mind.
Desperation takes many forms in dictators. When despots get truly unhinged, they crush information, as Putin did last week with his draconian censorship laws and press restrictions, including blocking Facebook and foreign news outlets. His actions led the steadfast British Broadcasting Corporation to shutter its operations in Russia amid a historic crackdown on information.
Day by day, information sources in Russia have closed down as live broadcasts from Ukraine continue with heartbreaking images and news. We are bombarded with information from the battlefield, but Putin is trying to close hearts and minds inside his country.
Some news outlets inside Russia have tried to continue, but repression is hard.
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