The essence of the scientific method is doubt. Treating any new hypothesis as heresy, scientific debate seeks to falsify it and defend the extant paradigm. 'Trust the Science' transforms this principle to religion and extant paradigm is defended only by faith. It is the replacement of science with dogma, and the elimination of the scientific method by which progress is made.

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Many point to this aphorism and assume it is true, but it is not, and in fact diverts inquiry. What is actually true is that evil people seek absolute power and utterly corrupt institutions. You point this out in your very next sentence.

"Putin appears to want absolute power."

You note that Putin isn't being corrupted by his position of power, but sought that position to gain that power. Assuming that power corrupts forces people to accept evil overlords, because that assumption means that benevolent authority cannot exist, and we ourselves will not be benign if we are sovereign.

That is false. That lie furthers the imposition of the global technocratic tyranny ongoing that seeks to eradicate sovereignty of individuals in practice, which can only cause universal suffering and enslavement, not the happiness we are (laughably) promised by Schwab when he says 'You'll own nothing and you'll be happy.'

The preclusion of grasping the globalist paradigm as a coups by evil overlords also prevents us from understanding that our politicians are their puppets, corrupted and groveling minions, that when considered to be acting on their own understanding seem to be drooling morons or madmen.

"He was crazy enough to wage open war."

Putain isn't some sovereign individual acting on his own recognizance, but is in fact a WEF Young Global Leader performing his role to destabilize our civilization in order that it can be replaced by a global technocratic tyranny. NaZelensky is a WEF Young Global Leader too, and their pretense at opposition has been noted by others who point out that both Putin and Zelensky are Jewish, despite then interpreting their mutual act as an example of 'Da Joos' destroying slavs, rather than the reality that is evil overlords creating slaves.

Stump and Bidet are also WEF minions. In fact, all significant politicians are today, and the Young Global Leader program is apparently training in how to betray their countries and further the WEF globalist conquest of the world. In this context it's not Russia attacking Ukraine, and not even the USA attacking Russia using Ukraine as a proxy, but rather the countries of the world being sabotaged and pitted each against the others in order to be replaced by the globalist totalitarian tyranny.

Thanks!