Kremlintarianism
Kremlintarianism [1] is is the defense of Kremlin policy (Kremlinism) by alleged libertarians.
Kremlinism and Kremlinophilia
Kremlintarianism is a form of Kremlinophilia and Putinism.
As such it defends Kremlinism (the policy of the Kremlin kremlin.ru), Russian Imperialism, etc.
Characteristics
- Staunchly support for the US to avoid/lose wars
- Staunchly support for Russia to win its wars
- favors decentralization of small states into even smaller, indefensible ones (when it would make the weaker for Russian Imperialism, favors expansion of the largest state on earth (Russian Imperialism).
- always sides with the most anti-libertarian, most authoritarian regime in any conflict (China over Taiwan, Russia over Ukraine, anyone over Israel and the US, etc)
- Of course, they will call their opponents “russophobobic”
- Of course, their staunchest opponents are Russians (starting, of course, with the ones from Москва itself ru: Мне_стыдно_быть_либертарианкой). Followed by Ukrainians, Poles, etc.
Kremlintarianism is directly correlated to residence at a safe distance from the Kremlin:
- Have you noticed that [Kremlintarian] support for Russia increases in proportion to how far the [Kremlintarian] lives from [the Kremlin]? Libertarians from Finland to Ukraine are all appalled at the betrayal. Libertarians in Russia (those who dare speak) feel similarly. Here is an appeal by the Libertarian Party of Russia. [2]
The worst kind of Kremlinophilia
Arguably, it is the worst type of Kremlinophilia, as its purported ideas (libertarianism, antistate, antiwar, decentralization, etc) are the complete opposite of what it is actually supporting (Reverse straw man).
More Kremlinist than the Kremlin?
As the Kremlin propaganda keeps shifting, sometimes they have trouble keeping up. For instance, some of them are still clinging to the lies about NATO expansion as reason for Kremlinism, even while more senior Kremlinists switched to openly embracing Imperialism. [3] [4]
Prominent Kremlintarians
- Murray Rothbard (🎖 Order of Lenin for outstanding lifetime achievement [5])
- Walter Block (🎖 International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples [6] for his outstanding conclusion, as lifelong scholar on kremlintarian theories of justice, that: « If there were any justice in the world, Russia ... would have declared war on all the member nations of NATO, all of them without exception. » [7])
- Justin Raimondo
- Scott Horton
- Daniel McAdams
- Hans-Hermann Hoppe (see: ru:Ханс-Герман Хоппе)
- Rand Paul (see: ru:Рэнд Пол)
- Lew Rockwell
Kremlintarian Dens
- “Mises” Caucus
- “Libertarian” Party
- ProWarDotCom (sometimes jokingly referred to as “Antiwar.com”)
- Mao Tse Tung Institute (allegedly “Ludwig von Mises Institute”)
- Ron Paul Infamy for Peace and Poverty
- Lew Rockwell Cesspool
Studies on Kremlintarianism
- Against Urki Libertarianism
- Putin’s Libertarians
- Libertarianism is against aggression
- An appeal to western libertarians about the war in Ukraine
