Angelyn
Female
I have said in the past, and reiterate it here. Alphaness in men exists separate from politics. I am sure that many of you know guys who dominate their company or organization or government. These guys can be total jerks. But they're alpha still.
P u t i n is an alpha male.
You don't have to like him or trust him to recognize that. I certainly do not like him nor trust him. I regard him as generally bad for the world. And only so-so for the Russians, since he leads an illiberal Russia that has regressed in many ways in order to have stability and social order. A very high price to pay. But it doesn't change the fact that P U t i n is alpha. Which his Ukrainian rival isn't. I'm sure most people haven't even heard of Poroshenko. If I were not a well read academic, I would probably not know this person existed either.
P u t i n is an alpha male.
You don't have to like him or trust him to recognize that. I certainly do not like him nor trust him. I regard him as generally bad for the world. And only so-so for the Russians, since he leads an illiberal Russia that has regressed in many ways in order to have stability and social order. A very high price to pay. But it doesn't change the fact that P U t i n is alpha. Which his Ukrainian rival isn't. I'm sure most people haven't even heard of Poroshenko. If I were not a well read academic, I would probably not know this person existed either.