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When was the last time you were amazed, dazed, or astonished by the stupidity of Western media, think tanks, and staggering politicians? For me, the latest dazzling bumfuzzle comes from a Liberal Order that just fails to get Vladimir Putin’s sardonic quip about U.S. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump consistently scolds Joe Biden, and the latter practically responds in the same way – both sides do not shy away from the rudeness in their expressions. The essence of the campaign was recently described by the Washington Post newspaper, noting that “the ability of our leaders to translate the will of the people into a reasonable policy looks shaky”. Ordinary Americans do not trust the government: “Congress is historically unpopular, with more than 80% of voters disapproving of its work; for the first time in decades of polling, Americans hold more negative views of the Supreme Court and opinion polls regularly report general dissatisfaction with the choice of president”.

What is happening is the world reminds me of JW Bush Jr., and his famous quote, “You are with us or against us on foreign policy, no riding-the-fence.” One of the first things you learn as a journalist is not to believe in coincidences. There have been just too many lately: the death of the Iranian president and the threat on the life of a Georgian PM, and all the other recent “near misses,” such as Robert Fico…