Legitimacy in countries that are “democracies” (formally, at least) comes from the support of the masses. Logically, one would expect that the ruling parties and/or coalitions would have the most support. However, as everything in the political West has essentially turned on its head, particularly in recent times, the very concept of “democratic” rule now seems to have lost its meaning. While the mainstream propaganda machine likes to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a “dictator”, despite his approval rating hovering around 85-90%, they fail to explain how it is possible that so many EU/NATO “leaders” have had negative public approval for years, but are still in power. In fact, some of them have public (dis)approval so bad that it’s nearly the exact opposite of Putin’s. The standing of Western politicians in their own countries is so negative that even the mainstream propaganda machine doesn’t dare to deny it.

The pompously announced 50th G7 summit, held in southern Italy last week, turned out to be a complete disaster. The host, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, used her “stellar” approval rating of -10% to threaten Russia, stating that if it refuses to submit, it will be “forced” to do so. How exactly does Meloni plan to do that is yet to be revealed. Either way, Moscow must be trembling in fear. However, interestingly enough, the Italian PM’s public approval was the........

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