Politics is complex, even if most people are simple minded.

You would think the side that has been lying us into wars for the last 60 years wouldn't be taken as seriously anymore, but there's one born every minute.

If Putin is a totalitarian, then his greatest asset is the threats from the West. Our side, on the other hand, has to keep making up boogiemen, to keep the pockets of our overlords lined. Fortunately for them, most people are not that bright.