I admire that guy, too. And yeah, he is a male worth having in one's bed. =]
- Iron fist can be ESTJ too.
- Strategic planning is what ENTJs are famous for. We plan vast and we plan way ahead.
- He acts his congeniality; he is not ENTP.
- Hm, nuh.
Arrogant is such a negative and well documented ENTJ trait, nonchalant and very undiplomatic also. We call a nut, a nut; and even when we are manipulative, we are not diplomatic. There is a big difference.
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Let's see what traits Putin has shown.
- He is a master strategist.
- He is not a theorist; he applies. Is the effect that matters; not the process (unless the process makes the effect ofc which again makes him not a theorist but an ...applier).
- He is reserved and serious.
- He rose up the ranks quietly. Head down, work right attitude.
- He is obviously lethal/ has no sh*t attitude.
- He is not a diplomat. The art of keeping his mouth shut, he knows but you can see his muscles tense when he has to do that.
- He took a crumbling Russia and made it almost back to the superpower it once was.
- He plays consciously the publicity games to appear cuddly/manly/effective: he plays with kids, plays with dogs, goes hunting, etc. But is just that; applying plan.
- His martial art is a defensive one.
- Humour is subtle and hardly his strong point except with close friends/family.
- He pays attention to people.
- He has effectiveness charisma but is not a people's person charisma. He has to force and persuade. He can't charm (to the degree other leaders of his caliber can).
- His whole image was "I am not cute, I bend things to my will for the team's sake". His more cuddly images were copiously implemented.
Based on those, I discard INTJ.
I discard ENTP as he lacks that party-friendly type of charisma I see in entps.
I discard INTP as he is goal oriented in a very practical way.
I discard ENTJ...reluctantly. Putin strikes me as clear I, though I may be wrong.
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ISTJ gets my vote and I just developed a liking for their males. <.<
I'm sorry but i am going to fire a verbal bullet on your argumentation here.
ISTJ is the duty fullfiller role, a traditionalist and are way way different compared to ENTJ's. I see no decent fundation to your direct vote looking at the counterargumentation you gave (eg. jumping from ENTJ to ISTJ at the end as a vote).
However I tend to sway to your argumentation on him being ENTJ. I can see the validation of these points but I'll have to comment:
-INTJ's are master strategists too, both types are seen having strategic prowess (NT + J)
-the process vs result has nothing to do with E or I it has to do with J/P, judgement wants result, P is more interested in process
-He is reserved and serious is more leaning towards Introversion then extraversion, however ENTJ's are also known for these traits
-Rising up the ranks quietly happens for both types, ENTJ's have a quicker approach on this thought due to their natural take-charge attitude, whereas INTJ's rather wait unless it is necessairy to do so
-Lethal / no shit attitude leans to the xNTJ part, both are allergic to bullshit, especially INTJ (smalltalk)
-Not being a diplomat leans more towards ENTJ since ENTJ's do answer truthfully (and effectively) in a quicker manner, however as my link clearly shows as well as you phrase it, he waits and answers after hearing all the arguments, thus coming very arrogantly which leads to introverted handling of information intake.
-Taking the superpower is possible for both INTJ an ENTJ
-As you say, it's played, planned, he is playing the Extraverted type to show he is more of a people person. If he would be Extraverted he does it naturally.
-I see no validity in him doing a defensive martial sport
-Neither is the humor, it's a subjective opinion
-Him paying attention to people is an observation trait, natural for ENTJ, more learned for INTJ, possible for both
-ENTJ's have a natural charisma to make people follow them, that's as you say people charisma, INTJ's have a natural charisma in an objective way, being more the constructive objective optimization role, so this argument is pro towards INTJ
-Again it's a subjective opinion, whereas his pictures are true or not is something for his PR team
So based on your opinions i see INTJ as a valid choice with a close ENTJ option as a second choice.
ISTJ is 100% not his type, a traditionalist will try to put russia to where it was, a conceptualist (xNTx) will try to optimize and change the traditional structure to what he/she deems good for the "bigger purpose".
Again, sorry for those direct attacks on your argumentation but I have studied Jung/MBTI for a long while now and thus took a bit of an offensive status here. Off course feel free to counter my argumentation, i'm sure i won't be 100% right either.