I. The Split in the Republican Party on Putin
A. Republican Christian Conservatives — Battle Between Christianity and Atheism
The Republican party was split on how they saw the battle with the Soviet Union and now with Russia. The Christian Conservatives like Mike Pence, Pat Buchanan, Ben Carson, and Mike Flynn saw the battle with the Soviet Union and Russia as a battle between Christianity and Atheism.
B. Republican Government Philosophy Types — Battle Between Democracy and Communism and now Authoritarianism
The government philosophy types like John McCain, Mitt Romney, John Kasich, and Lindsay Graham saw the battle with the Soviet Union as a battle between Democracy and Communism and now with Russia as a battle between Democracy and Authoritarianism.
C. Geopolitical Republicans — Battle Between Geopolitical Super Powers
The Geopolitical Republicans like Kissinger saw the battle as a battle between Geopolitical Super Powers and that there could only be one Geopolitical Super Power.
Here is an article explaining this division in the Republican party:
Why Trump's Republican Party is Embracing Putin
II. Why Many Christian Conservative Republicans Have Embraced Putin
A. Putin Embraced Christianity
Several years ago Putin realized this split in the Republican party. He also realized that Christian Conservatives felt abandoned by the Republican establishment. They felt that the Republican establishment had essentially accepted gays, multiculturalism, and multi-religionism. Putin began positioning himself as the leader of Christian Conservatism worldwide. Here is an article from 2013 on how Putin was establishing himself of the leader of Christian Conservatives:
Vladimir Putin, Conservative Icon
B. The Battle Between Atheism and Christianity is Over
Putin began to openly embrace Christianity and said that he was secretly baptized by his parents. Putin has been openly anti-gay, anti-abortion, and anti-liberalism. Seeing this, Christian Conservative leaders began to ask if Putin was “one of them” and if he was the only world leader representing their values. They decided that Putin was one of them and justified themselves embracing Putin because the battle between Christianity and Atheism in Russia was over — Putin was a Christian and he was promoting their Conservative Christian beliefs in Russia. To Conservative Christians, the difference in governments is not important. What is most important to them is that the “government is Christian” and “is espousing Christian beliefs.” They believed that Putin was using his government to espouse Christian beliefs by going after gays and liberalism.
C. Christians Embraced Putin as Their Conservative Icon & to Remake the West into Traditionalist, Nationalist Christian Nations
Christians worldwide joined with Putin to embark on a battle against the new "real" enemies worldwide, Western Liberalism and the growth of Islam. Steve Bannon, who has said that his Breitbart News is the platform for the Alt-Right, has said that the modern battle is Christians against the growth of Islam and Western liberalism. Bannon has said that he is a follower of Pat Buchanan and the Alt-Right’s ideology. Right wing leader, Pat Buchanan, explained on his website that the far right was embracing Putin as the leader of Christian Conservatives worldwide because they felt abandoned by the Republican establishment that essentially has embraced gays, multiculturalism, multi-religions, and globalism.
The Alt-Right is Traditionalist, Nationalist and anti-gay, anti-multiculturalism, anti-multi-religion, and anti-globalism. The far right explained that they were joining with Putin to remake the West into Christian Traditionalist, Nationalist governments and to destroy “liberal” Western alliances like Nato and the EU as well as to go after Islam.
D. Old Battle Was East (Russia) vs. West (Europe and America) — The New Battle is Putin & Christian Alt-Right vs. Western Liberalism
Pat Buchanan and other Christian Alt-Right leaders have explained that the old battle was East vs. West (Russia vs. America and Europe), but the new battle is Traditionalist Nationalists (Russia and the Christian Alt-Right) vs. Western Liberalism (liberal social values, multiculturalism, multi-religions, Islam, and globalism). Here is Pat Buchanan, on his own website, asking if Putin is one of them as saying “yes” and another where Pat Buchanan asks whose side is God on and answering, Putin's:
Is Putin One of Us? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Whose Side is God on Now? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Here is Matt Drudge is 2013 embracing Putin in his tweets:
"Putin is the leader of the free world… — MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) August 31, 2013"
The Drudge Report became one of the largest Russian propaganda sites during the election.
The Drudge Report Has Linked To Russian Propaganda Sites At Least 91 Times In 2016
Matthew Heimbach, another prominent figure in the alt-right, recently told Business Insider that “Russia is the leader of the free world." Neo-Nazi Alt-Right leader Richard Spencer also embraced Putin saying that Russia is "the most powerful White Power in the World." Here is an article from the Worldwide Catholic Network on how Russia had positioned itself as "the Light of the World" on Christian values during a Pro-Family Christian conference that they held in Moscow. Russia Positions Herself as a “Light to the World” During Pro-Family Conference
Here are other articles about how Putin positioned himself as the leader of the American and European Alt-Right, Christian Nationalist groups:
'A model for civilization': Putin's Russia has emerged as 'a beacon for nationalists' and the American alt-right, Why Some Conservatives Have Taken to Putin, and The Religious Right Has an Unholy Crush on Vladimir Putin.
The Christian Right here in America has embraced Putin as the leader of Christian Conservatism worldwide. They are working with Putin to install Far Right Christian Conservative governments in the West. Russia is openly funding Far Right parties in Europe and using disinformation campaigns to install Traditionalist, Nationalist leaders in Europe in an attempt to weaken the West and destroy Western alliances and to bring about a new rise of Russian power. These are all reputable news sources describing Putin’s interference in the elections in Europe and the Alt-Right’s embrace of Putin as their path to power:
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III. Steve Bannon is Working in Concert With Putin
France:
Steve Bannon, Trump's Chief White house Strategist, is openly working in concert with Russia. Bannon opened Breitbart France to support the far right Le Pen National Front Party in France. Bannon hired Le Pen's niece to run Breitbart France. Working in concert, Russia has openly funded Le Pen's campaign.
www.telegraph.co.uk/...
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Germany:
Steve Bannon has also opened Breitbart Germany to attack Angela Merkel and support the far right party opponents there. At the same time, Russia is using a disinformation campaign in Germany to try to bring Merkel down and help Germany's far right Nationalist parties.
www.economist.com/...
www.reuters.com/...
England:
Steve Bannon also is good friends with Nigel Farage the far right Upik party leader in England. Bannon used Brietbart London to help Farage bring about Brexit. Farage is pro-Russia and appeared on Russian TV so many times, they offered to give him his own show. Farage campaigned with Trump here in America.
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IV. More Detailed Analysis of the Connections Between Bannon, the Alt-Right, and Putin
Click here to read a more detailed analysis of the: The Connection Between The Alt-Right, Bannon, Trump & Putin
V. Putin & The Alt-Right’s Goals
Putin wants to bring an end to the EU, which has sanctions against Russia and makes Europe politically and economically stronger against Russia, to end NATO, and to end Western alliances. Putin and the Alt-right want Europe and the West to devolve into separate, individualistic Christian, Traditionalist, Nationalist nations that are pro-Putin, hostile toward each other (America First, France First, Germany First etc.), and are not united. And they perceive the new battle as one against Western Liberalism and Islam. Here is Alexander Dugin, Putin's brain, explaining the Alt-Right's alliance with Trump to remake the world, destroy western alliances, and the rise of Russian power and greatness again under Trump:
Putin & Trump's plans By Alexander Dugin