You can measure the truth in my post, Totalitarians and the Party Line, by how furiously it was opposed. If it were not the truth, it would have been ignored. But in fact, it was read and reread and garnered the most comments yesterday. The truth has a way of getting people vexed, foaming at the mouth in their self-righteousness. THE TRUTH LIVES. Russia is no different from the other superpowers, including the USA and China, in its abuse of power. Putin is no different from any other dictator, including Xi Jinping, Khamenei, and Kim Jong-un, in his penchant for killing innocent civilians, imprisoning political opponents, and hating true democracy.