In many instances I would agree on principle, and I respect wanting to understand what makes the guy tick.

If I believed Carlson was doing this interview for some humanitarian motive, to “shed light” on why a nuclear power has attempted to obliterate its neighbor, I might go in with a different mindset.

But Putin doesn’t need this platform to promote his angle. He’s not saying anything new. And Carlson’s general viewer/listener-base is prone to side with the contrarian viewpoint as a general rule.

In my (skeptically interrogated, bitcoiner-philosophy) opinion, Carlson isn’t acting on deep principles of journalistic integrity.

It seems to me that, as usual, he’s taking advantage of a situation rife with conflict, fear, and uncertainty, to expand his reach and shill his brand