Honestly, I hate his reactionary politics, I'm aware Russia is very far from perfect, and Putin certainly did slip up in the 2000s- but the reality of what Putin is doing for Russians- from fending off the excesses of the oligarchs, to now fending off NATO and really bringing Russia back to a resurgent age, and being one of the foremost leaders of multipolarism and a resurgent anti-imperialist movement- well, I can't help but deeply admire him. Even as someone who's trans myself- IMO truth is- in the sum of his actions, the man is one of history's greatest heroes in my book.