Russia Ukraine war, page-2489

In this way he's snookered. He doesn't understand democracy at all. He only sees weakness he doesn't understand the inherent strength of a pluralistic society.

You could be talking about the alt-right and ultra-nationalists there. All they understand is brutishness, crass behaviour, and they desperately want to liquidate their political opponents. I am sure they are fast drifting away from valuing democracy, they actually see value in how autocrats crush dissent to get what they call 'unity'. They see the commonality they have with Putin, and also Xi.