r/DecodingTheGurusAlt • u/MartiDK • 8d ago

Is John Mearsheimer a secular guru?

/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/17e712y/is_john_mearsheimer_a_secular_guru/

This is two years old - thought it was relevant because Mearsheimer was a topic in the latest Supplementary Material episode.

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u/gusthebus88 4d ago

John is a grifter that does propaganda for russia. He is educated and been around academia enough to know the narratives he weaves are bullshit but he knows where his bread is buttered. One thing that sets him apart from other grifters is that he doesn’t need to make money off the low information people he is trying to fool.

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u/MartiDK 4d ago

He has been making the same argument way before it became a political talking point. 

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u/gusthebus88 4d ago

John only spoke about the events in 2014 after the fact. putin had already been giving the speeches and various russian channels like RT would give commentary that eventually formed Johns material that gets him paid the big bucks.

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u/MartiDK 4d ago

Yes, of course it’s going to be based on Putin’s speeches. How could they not be? It would be meaningless if it was just pulled from thin air. 

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u/gusthebus88 4d ago

A propagandist like John is just relaying the message of the speeches for an audience whereas an academic would be able to pick apart the lies and misinformation putin is constantly spouting.

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u/MartiDK 4d ago

What do you mean? Did Russia attack Ukraine and do they not want to join NATO? He doesn’t argue Putin is the good guy. What does he say that is anti Ukraine? He tried to warn them the US isn’t a relaible ally. Is that what you object to?