More broadly, Putin’s defiance of US hegemony could attract support from countries and peoples worldwide that resent American-imposed values and norms. Indeed, for many international actors, Western notions of tolerance and political correctness – for example, acceptance of “non-traditional lifestyles,” such as homosexuality – are, in Putin’s words, an affront to the world’s “God-given diversity.”
光广泛地说，普京对美国霸权的挑战可以吸引反对美国施加的价值与规范的国家和民族的支持。事实上，对许多国际行动方来说，西方的宽容和政治正确概念&mdash;&mdash;比如接受同性恋等“非传统生活方式”&mdash;&mdash;用普京的话说，是对“神赐多样性”的侮辱。