Putin Rambles on for Over Two Hours in a Weak Attempt to Portray Strength – Body Language Analyst
VLADIMIR Putin looked pale and sickly as he rambled on for more than two hours in front of a rigid audience, a body language analyst has said.
Weak Appearance and Threats of Nuclear Power
Professor Erik Bucy told Central Recorder that the raging tyrant “limped” up to the podium before straining to present a “strongman savior” front to his glazed listeners.
Mad Vlad today gave a disturbing annual state of the nation address and warned the West about Russia’s nuclear power.
The 71-year-old dictator said consequences for “potential invaders” would be “tragic”, and threatened the “danger of nuclear conflict”.
He bragged about Russia’s Satan-2 nuclear rocket and said the West could be destroyed on its “own territory”.
The long and tedious speech comes ahead of the country’s bogus elections, where he is undoubtedly set to secure another term as dictator.
Physical Weakness and Isolation
Dwarfed by enormous staging and hidden behind his podium, Professor Bucy told Central Recorder today’s speech was Putin’s weak attempt to come across as the “strongman”, and “lone savior” of Russia.
Instead he appears isolated, and sickly as he limps up to the podium.
Over the next two hours, Bucy says, he consistently shifts his weight from one foot to the other, without ever stepping away from the podium.
His face appears “puffy and pale” and he is “not the portrait of health”.
Orchestrated Audience and Manipulative Speech
The isolated position on the stage, Bucy explains, is an attempt to paint him as “the sole political voice of the nation, alone on a vast stage, communicating the only official view of the nation allowed”.
Throughout the grueling address – countless Russian elites sit stock-still with frosted expressions or smile blandly and clap when expected.
His obviously staged audience serves to solidify any warped perceptions of being the voice and savior of Russia.
Professor Bucy told Central Recorder: “On occasion throughout the speech, muted applause fills the arena in response to Putin’s statements.
“The tone is polite and deferential, as if the audience was coached on what level their applause should be.
“This orchestrated, group response is the only form of reaction the audience engages in.”
Putin, he said, also looks down frequently at his speech, which is “rife with disinformation designed to vilify the west while justifying his regime’s unprovoked aggression in Ukraine”.
“Putin speaks at a rapid clip, shooting out words so as to maintain a sense of urgency.
“The faster he speaks, the more in command of the situation he tries to position himself—and the less time there is for the hand-picked audience to reflect on or question what he is saying.”
“Those in attendance are noticeably careful not to show any disapproving or negative facial expressions in response to what’s said.
“Even the raising of an eyebrow could be construed as an anti-Putin gesture and isn’t worth the risk.”