No, he is a product of the society that he was brought up in. The entire former eastern block is full of idiots who can't see past the tree line and those few that can are far and few b/n. Hence why I cherish anyone from a commie or former commie community and who has seen the light of day.
In his mind a totalitarian leader and totalitarian methods are absolutely "normal".
It is no wonder the idiots fail at everything they attempt.
One has to respect people such as the young lady in this video:
as for those who refuse to accept the truth about themselves, well, all they can do is keep up the death toll that their mentality has given humanity.