Saturday, October 26, 2024

What is Steven Segal doing these days in Russia?

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He waddles around the Kremlin dressed like the portly bastard grandson of Rasputin and some Mongolian shaman. When Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia once more (he’s been in charge of Russia for 25 years now and counting) after the latest sham election, Steven Seagal was there, looming sinisterly in the background.1]

He’s always there, because he’s a “special envoy of friendship between the Russian Federation and the United States of America”. That is his official function and title — Putin gave Seagal a purpose and a sense of usefulness while in Russia. In effect, what it means is that Seagal walks around, shakes hands with Russian dignitaries and hovers around the Russian dictator like an obese bearded Elvis impersonator who’s seen better days… he even tours occupied Eastern Ukraine to boost the morale of Putin’s troops with his rotund and menacing presence.

Steven Seagal is doing what an aging star does when he can’t act to save his life, his movies have bombed for years and he’s deeply attracted to the allure of political strongmen and brutal dictatorships. It’s sad but the only purpose Seagal has left now is to be a willing propaganda asset for his country’s chief geopolitical rival. It’s the only way he gets to feel important.

Footnotes

[1] Steven Seagal Attends Inauguration Ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin 

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