Zelenskyy as Positive Troll

Both Putin & Zelenskii operate in the magical realm of leadership. Trolling, War Magic, & emotionally resonant comms that inspire millions is what they’re fluent in. Z though created post-USSR’s most successful TV production company. Putin’s a 20th century troll.

Let’s compare trolls: Putin v. President Zelenskii. 1st Putin looks like a troll — he got that Nordic Russian look — troll central! His every communication is a troll for emotional reaction in others. The Russian state & its entire disinfo & military architecture’s designed to troll according to Putin’s model. By contrast, Z’s “normality” trolls Putin.

Source: Pensees 31

Zelenskyy embodies Infolklore. His communication inspires, unites, and builds community. Putin embodies Disinfolklore — his communication manipulates, divides, and destroys. The comparison is structural: both operate in the “magical realm of leadership,” but one passes the Code of Positive Trolls and the other fails it entirely.

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