Regarding Darya Dugina, I think that foreign observers tend to wildly exaggerate significance of ideological alignment (like are you pro/against Putin). That is 99% rhetorics and can be changed overnight
But they just as wildly underrate the significance of class and status
Condolences published by the "opposition" figures are very telling. "Innocent", "child [30 y.o.]", "victim". Singling out Dugina and whitewashing her, absolving from responsibility for her actions makes sense if:
- "Pro/against Putin" doesn't matter
- "Noble/commoner" matters
What is important about Dugina is that she leveraged the *international* fame of her dad to get into the circle of Moscow establishment -> become noble. After that the Moscow establishment (= Russian nobility), "oppositional" or not will stand for her like a Spanish tercio
1) She is one of us = noble
2) Noble person plays political games. Pro/against Putin (or war) is just a game
3) She played a game and got killed. A horror. It means other noblemen may also suffer for the consequences of their actions
This model explains their behaviour perfectly
What guides the actions of the noble class is the collective struggle to preserve their privilege, unaccountability being the central pillar of that privilege. Should one of them be held accountable for their actions, they all gonna screech, no matter their ideological alignment.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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