re: More people have watched the Tucker/Putin interview than the Super Bowl

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But, specifically, what are they worried about? What did he say? I know he's going to give his propaganda and the other side has given theirs. Just wondering what specifically is different.

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The pro-Ukrainian faction are mostly (not all) simply mindless bots who repeat the narrative fed to them by the MSM. Therefore, they are insecure at the very notion that someone would attempt to make them “think” differently about a subject they were told to be emotionally invested in. They actually are shocked that someone might have a different viewpoint, instead of actively trying to understanding opposing views.

Now, granted, this process of looking at all sides is very murky indeed. Almost all important conflicts and decisions involve trade-offs and proper historical perspective. And Putin, being very intelligent and a former KGB officer, is skilled at obfuscation and manipulation.

Nevertheless, understanding the position of the opponent (even if it’s only their stated position which may or may not obscure reality) is the START of diplomacy and absolutely essential.

The most immediate take away from the interview is the fact that the U.S. State Department and the POTUS aren’t in frequent and meaningful communication with Putin and Russia, both before the conflict and during.

The second take away which was hinted at but should be investigated fully, was the very strange behavior of the U.S. in dealing with Ukraine during the Obama Administration with Joe as VP and actively involved in political processes, an alleged coup, covert bio-labs (remember those), obvious money laundering and bribery, entertaining the idea of Ukraine being admitted to NATO at a time when the mission of NATO was unclear at best.

The left acts like it’s unpatriotic and shocking to question the Biden/Obama Admins about what exactly was our policy towards Ukraine and Russia. Why was it all so covert? What was so special about Ukraine that made it different from Lithuania or Turkmenistan or Romania?