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"The Putin Phenomenon." Part I
God forbid you get into trouble with power
and not act falsely as heroes,
and be rich - but don't steal,
of course, if that's possible.
E. Yevtushenko
When your humble servant was much younger and much more inexperienced, he asked himself a naive question. Why do applicants for pilots, submariners or astronauts undergo professional selection? But those running for the highest positions in the state do not. I have never heard anything about “public commissions” that give recommendations on the professional suitability of, for example, candidates for the post of president or something similar, especially in our Fatherland. This refers, first of all, to scientifically based moral and psychological assessments that could be taken into account by voters, which presupposes making public the entire ins and outs of the candidate. A public position is obligatory.
And since one well-known person on one of the planets of our solar system, three times, with a break for the premiership, the president did not bother to obtain reviews from authoritative luminaries in the field of human nature, apparently due to forgetfulness or for reasons of saving budget funds, I decided to fill this gap , of course free of charge. I would like to warn you in advance that the excerpt below is the result of scientific research, and not a claim to originality in the journalistic genre. Therefore, grievances on anyone’s part are inappropriate here, just as complaints about a medical diagnosis are inappropriate. It is known from psychology that all of us, sinners, belong to one of the types, depending on your luck. So, the specimen, conventionally called “Putin’s type,” looks like this.
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“Psychological states: uncertainty, feeling of insecurity, conceit.
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Combination of ego characteristics: envy - pedantry. Combination of social characteristics: vindictiveness – conservatism.
An example of a “refined” pedant is Chekhov’s literary hero Belikov. Fear of the surrounding world - changeable and unpredictable, inherent in a pedant, turns him away from the surrounding reality, gives rise to the desire to protect himself with a “shell” in order to protect him from external influences. But, if an individual is also overwhelmed by envy, then this forces him, despite his fears, to look for “a place in the sun.” “So that they don’t think that he is worse than others.” At the same time, a permanent sense of danger keeps him in constant tension, forces him to scrupulously think through his actions, insure himself against accidents, carry out “distracting maneuvers”, and be cunning. Hypocrisy and duplicity are his “heavy artillery” against potential threats. To a first approximation, such a person is called a cunning person. But this term will be inaccurate, since it does not reflect the entire variety of behavioral shades. Social experience for such individuals has developed a different definition - “on your own.”
The integral ego characteristic is “on your own mind.”
In social life, a pedant always appears as a conservative. It is most often not possible to predict how social changes will affect one’s own social status, and any uncertainty frightens a pedant. And taking into account the fact that in this case we are also dealing with an envious person, the proud person’s phobia of unpredictable changes, combined with self-doubt, transforms into aggressive conservatism. Fear of an unpredictable future sublimates all the intentions of such a person to actively resist any social changes. The latter are seen as a threat to their position.
Being “on his own,” the conservative camouflages his aggression in defending the social status quo, which is, in essence, a defensive reaction caused by carefully hidden fear, with demagoguery, perverting everything “to the contrary.” As you know, “the best defense is an attack.” And now, in reality cowardly and vindictive, he seems to be a heroic fighter defending public interests. Mimicry of a hero is scrupulously furnished with ostentatious attributes of heroism. Spreading the hero’s “peacock tail” serves both to intimidate opponents and to strengthen his own false heroic image among supporters, whose interests he supposedly represents. The latter are simply misleading. The image of a hero must be constantly maintained, so incessant acting becomes the curse of a pseudo-hero, does not allow him to relax for a minute, and makes him a slave to his own “role.”
An integral social characteristic is false heroism.
Historical characters who had similar personal qualities were: A.D. Menshikov, favorite of Peter the Great; Alexander I, 10th All-Russian Emperor."
Yes... If the “skeletons” stored in the “closet” of the bearer of the above “virtues” fell out for everyone to see at the most inopportune moment, i.e. during the period of his election spells, then many of our simple-minded fellow citizens, who once again succumbed to the charm of the newly-minted hero, would probably think twice. “Is it that way...” they give their vote. But such an incident was hardly possible. The “repertoire” of the stage “for public viewing,” the number of which can be counted on one hand, is determined by the “arts council,” carefully selected by the “chief director.” At the same time, he acts as a guarantor of stability, although many, out of naivety, consider him a guarantor of the Constitution. However, the result would hardly have changed. It is known that “it doesn’t matter how they vote, it’s important how they think.” Apparently, he also does not object to this thesis of the “leader of all nations,” I suspect, the idol of our guarantor. He outlined his priorities in this matter by the act of “canonizing” the country’s chief accountant, otherwise how can one understand awarding the latter with the Order of Alexander Nevsky? Although, as we will see below, it is not difficult to understand.
It makes no sense at all to talk about the priorities, as such, of a subject “on his own mind.” The only priority that interests him is his own, to put it mildly, care. In common parlance, that part of the body, waddling from one side to the other, a smug “with mirrors on feathers and a hooked tail,” the drake walks in the center of the “inner circle” of nondescript, but devoted to the board ducks; By the way, the only thing they know how to do is that with stubborn consistency, with their loud quacking, they notify the entire neighborhood about the great happiness that befell their flock, that the Almighty sent them such a unique leader. Of course, this skill is generously rewarded by the latter, who reward the close caste with abundant lands inaccessible to the uninitiated. Well, of course, not so vile that they are selected for their loved one; it is impossible without subordination in this sensitive issue. Nevertheless, it is a sin to complain to those close to you. A duck's life, as they say, was a success. But, let’s return to our sheep, in the sense of the simple priorities of the subject under discussion. In his “zoological” scale of values, everything is simple. If you have distinguished yourself in your zeal before my Majesty, you will receive it. Moreover, a clear example to others who have not yet understood what is what - don’t be a fool, “quack” as you should and you will get a “duck’s life”. What a sinecure.
Wise political scientists and analysts keep thinking and guessing. Who will head that department? What's behind this appointment? And every other time they get into trouble. They cannot understand that the selection criteria for an amateur “to soak in the toilet” are neither professionalism nor public reputation. And not even clan loyalty. The main thing is personal loyalty to the “sovereign”. Based on an attachment to “common interests”, or, why not, on an ingenuous admiration for a created idol; minor roles can be entrusted to simple-minded simpletons. It’s in vain that a lot of money is spent on creating the image of an infallible hero - a defender of the state. And, since the traces of the above-mentioned “common interests” are carefully covered up, the result is, in the end, fortune-telling. And what kind of another naive soul, or maybe just the opposite - ready to sell out to the devil, in the end - what difference does the "Banderlog" tamer choose when appointed to one of the meaningless vacancies, then to understand this, you need to have no track record rummage through lists and track scandalous television news. So, one weirdo from Nizhny Tagil “grunted” to the whole country in time, saying, I’ll come and deal with the opposition that has come from nowhere, offending someone dear and loved. And immediately from the shop heads he ended up as a plenipotentiary representative. This is how to make a career. So, dear smart people, it’s better to read famous fairy tales. Then you will know that one “Du...remar” can baffle a hundred wise men. But, apparently, things have become completely bad for the “record hero” with the personnel reserve of admirers - we have to look for them in the proletarian outskirts. And no wonder. How long can you play the same “role of Zorro” in a one-man theater? Even an outstanding stage master will get sick of it. And life, after all, is not theater, despite the fact that the poet claims the opposite.