Psychologists have stated that north-east Asians are measurably more intelligent than white people. One practical proof of this is how China and North Korea have learned from their near-death experiences at the hands of the Whites. North Korea's armed forces are astonishingly large and powerful for a country of that size - and one in which, according to a US general 70 years ago, there was not one brick left standing on another. As for China, it now has the largest and most modern navy in the world, a powerful air force with state-of-the-art equipment and weapons, and of course a huge army. Anyone who even thinks about attacking either country is insane.
They aren't necessarily more intelligent because of genetics, but because of their culture, history, and educational practices. See China for instance.
The competence and intelligence of people is primarily based on their environments. Brilliant economist Thomas Sowell demonstrated this with his studies on Black and White students in American universities in Germany who were there as a result of their presents being stationed in that country.
The fact that both China and Russia have advanced the way they have in recent years is a testament to their abilities to learn from experience.
The problem in the West, especially in the US, is that US culture and sociology have never had any depth due to the constant exploitation of the working classes and the discarding of truly intelligent people (not the intellectual class) to the sidelines disallowing their influence on things.
This is why today we have a Congress who can't pass a single, credible bill for the populace unless it is in their interest and we have a psychotic moron in the presidency...
When it was first announced that North Korean troops were found to be fighting in Ukraine, military analyst Andrei Martyanov, brazenly stated in an interview that nothing could be further from the truth. He unequivocally stated that North Korean troops could not be fighting in Ukraine as a result of their differing military infrastructures.
I found such reasoning rather odd for a respected military analyst like Martyanov.
To be fair, he may have known the truth but didn't want to comment on it. If so, why not make a more neutral statement such as "I don't know about that at this time..."?
Martyanov, in my view, is a nasty piece of work who has little respect for western military capabilities. I agree with him since I have been following such trends for years as he tends to be spot on with his analysis. However, his arrogance only detracts from his knowledge.
As it regards the use of AI-LLMs, I use DeepSeek for my technical research on software engineering. I have found the system rather good for my needs. However, when one ventures into complex questions regarding how to do certain functions, even with specific information, DeepSeek can return rather laborious answers. In one case, I couldn't get DeepSeek to provide a straight forward algorithm for my requirements so I simply re-worked an older one I had developed for the same process...
When it was first announced that North Korean troops were found to be fighting in Ukraine, military analyst Andrei Martyanov, brazenly stated in an interview that nothing could be further from the truth. He unequivocally stated that North Korean troops could not be fighting in Ukraine as a result of their differing military infrastructures.
IN FACT, North Korean troops were NEVER IN THE UKRAINE; they were only in Russia, as per the agreement that they have signed. Only in RUSSIA.
Zelenskyy stated that they were in the Ukraine. But he is also the one that stated they there were 40.000 troops from North Korea. I distinctly remember reading that.
That is correct. Kiev's story was that upwards of 40,000 Korean troops were in Ukraine.. There were probably about 400 (some people say) but whatever they number it wasn't as high as 40,000 and it was only in Russia.
I apologize, but you didn't read what I have stated correctly. Martynov stated that North Korean troops couldn't be in Ukraine s a result of their differing military infrastructures.
Whether they were in Ukraine or new Russian territory in the Donbas is immaterial to the argument.
Martyanov has a peculiar style. Fiery, intense, with complete disregard for sugarcoating, political correctness and being polite as to not offend the perpetually offended. He has strong feelings about what he wrties about and writes of things he feels strongly about. And that's only one of his qualities. Andrei is like a doctor who tells you straight in your face that you either stop smoking and drinking immediately or you're fucked, slaps you twice and throws out your cigarettes himself. And compared to what we're used to, a doctor who tells us it's nothing, that cigarettes and booze are good for us, it's not our fault, and gives us a sweet-tasting placebo before sending us on our way with a wave and a little kiss on the cheek, Andrei may come out as "nasty". But he's right, and most of all, he's honest.
I never said that Martyanov was incorrect in his analysis. I study enough of the trends and documentation to know that he is very much spot on.
However, a lot of what he describes regarding western, military design stupidity was already known by analysts in the 1990s. However, as usual no one listened to them...
Never claimed the opposite. Anyway, you say "a lot of what he described was already known in the 90s". That does not matter at all. It did not matter then and it does not matter now, where you think someone without access to classified data can get information if not from someone else? That's like saying "well, what Gibbon describes regarding the Roman empire was already known by historians in the third century". It does not make any sense. One gets data, applies his own expertise, thinks about it, and comes to conclusions. That's what Martyanov (and Simplicius, Julian, Big Serge, Larry Johnson...) does.
I support Martyanov but he can be grating sometimes. Nobody is perfect, everyone has flaws. He doesn't need you to defend his honour, especially when it's not needed.
I follow Martyanov, as a neophyte, I have learned a lot about military affairs from him. Martyanov's military analysis, very often spot on, has an algorithmic basis even though he expresses his findings in a repeated and emotional way, with his tongue not keeping up with his brain. It doesn't seem unreasonable to posit that NK warfigting techniques, tools and language differ from Russia's and this would cause difficulties in combat. Martyanov is not an insider he maybe wouldn't know that the Koreans troops were there in small numbers gaining experience in combat under conditions controlled for that purpose. And if he did know maybe like you said he didn't say, he's loyal to Russia, but my best guess is he didn't know. I heard 700 NK special forces are in Burkina Faso, I wonder if Russia had a hand in brokering that arrangement. Russia has tightly committed warfigting allies, loosely committed allies and secret allies, NK is looking tightly committed.
"Nasty" is not the right word for it. He is pugnacious, and definitely has that Brezhnevian Chauvinism. He tends to call any country or people opposed to Russia "Nazi" when it's a complete misuse of the word, but I have come to realise that this is just how Russians use the term. It's just their word for "Russia-haters". I have the impression that in person he is probably a warm and lovely guy.
Mr Martyanov is apt to set Western teeth on edge because he has a typically Russian directness. Perhaps that's also a military thing. At least you never have to wonder what he really means.
I have worked with many Russian software engineers in my long career in that profession. I counted many of these people as professional friends. And though I found them direct as you say I never found them with the sense of nastiness\arrogance that Martyanov often displays.
One incident has always stuck with me where Martyanov made fun of a reference in one of Colonel Douglas MacGregor's books on military analysis, regarding it as unintelligent. Martyanov then proceeded to hold up a book that he believed was the definitive study on the subject. I would have purchased it for my library and to review the information he was promoting but the book was entirely in Russian with as yet no English translation.
A rather foolish and arrogant thing to do, even if his information was correct...
Thing is McGregor is wrong about Soviet involvement/actions in WW2. AM has a pretty respectful and fair view of McGregor, I think, and is very complimentary of him, particularly of his character, experience, and honour.
Isn't it a little chauvinistic to expect all books to be in English? I admit that I don't speak Russian, in spite of a short introductory course 58 years ago. But I would like to learn, and I am gradually picking up a few words from following Military Summary and similar sites.
T. H. Huxley was a great self-improver, and liked to acquire languages. While travelling his technique was to get a book that he really wanted to read in the language he wanted to learn, a dictionary, a notebook and a pencil. He began reading, and every word he did not know he looked up and wrote down. By the end of the book, he had made substantial progress.
Steve, your reply unintentionally reveals some assumptions that I would like to challenge. I strongly believe your attitude to be chauvinistic - even it's only "English language chauvinistic".
The fact that the audience was "English" (or American?) isn't vitally important. What matters is that Mr Martyanov, an expert in his field, recommended the best book he could think of, and it happened to be written in Russian.
You have to face the fact that important books are sometimes written in languages other than English. And anyone who wants to read them has to know - or learn - their language. Far too many American and British people neglect foreign languages because of an unconscious assumption that everything worthwhile is in English.
You have given me an opportunity to repeat one of my favourite humorous anecdotes.
'There’s an old joke that goes like this:
A Soviet and an American are on an airplane seated next to each other.
“Why are you flying to the US?” asks the American.
“To study American propaganda,” replies the Soviet.
My sensing in the time, that the first rumours went on the Media, was, also based upon the then current pretty high estimates of the SMO upgrading to a full NATO-Russia War, mainly in the Baltics and Kaliningrad, with Air, Navy and Polish troops as main NATO Military power. That threat is now much lower, but that can change again... Romania did not elect a pro Russian president...
It was clear for me to know that Putin was at the time aware of that risk and had started inviting NK to look at possibility's for NK ground forces to help contain any attack from there, so the fighting in Ukraine would not have to be interrupted. Zelensky then used the US-Intel info for his PR-War...
Currently, after the recent failure of the Russia-Trump talks, it seems there are now talks between Xi and Putin about sending large groups of Chinese military to the North front, if the NATO including the US is threatening an invasion there. But even more in defending against eventual 'bone-breaking sanctions' by Trump... Putin seems to estimate now, that Trump will be tackled by the US-Zionist Tentacle of the Monster. Just saying...
-
Meanwhile... (The Monster is NOT picking its nose)
@LenaPetrovaOnX: World Affairs In Context, GeoEconomics:
US Credit Rating Manipulation Agency Moody's downgrades US Credit Rate from Top level AAA now to AA1 ('Stable')...
IT'S OVER : ECONOMY IMPLODES: Bond Markets Panic as Yields Surge and China Ditches US Treasuries:
As i have made clear in my article that Julian posted, institutions like the Credit Rating Manipulation Agencies are primary weapons for the Monster (in the City of London).
It has now be turned towards The new Trump-Administration. And it will be followed by more economic weapons like that.
After 🇸🇪Sweden and 🇫🇮Finland joined the North Atlantic Alliance, the NATO countries began considering the Baltic Sea their internal territory... In the last 2 months alone NATO countries have detained two oil tankers from Russia, exporting Oil in the Baltic Sea. In March of this year Germany detained the oil tanker Event which was carrying 100,000 tons of Russian crude oil for a total of €40 million. The reason ?? The ships were not insured with Lloyds in The City of London, but elsewhere... One of the EVIL Imperial Rules.
I, really, did not think the DPRK had combat troops in Kursk Oblast. Liaison officers, there to learn, sure but I thought language and training issues mitigated against actual combat troops in any real numbers. Stupidly, I never thought of it an a training corp and worth doing.
Psychologists have stated that north-east Asians are measurably more intelligent than white people. One practical proof of this is how China and North Korea have learned from their near-death experiences at the hands of the Whites. North Korea's armed forces are astonishingly large and powerful for a country of that size - and one in which, according to a US general 70 years ago, there was not one brick left standing on another. As for China, it now has the largest and most modern navy in the world, a powerful air force with state-of-the-art equipment and weapons, and of course a huge army. Anyone who even thinks about attacking either country is insane.
They aren't necessarily more intelligent because of genetics, but because of their culture, history, and educational practices. See China for instance.
The competence and intelligence of people is primarily based on their environments. Brilliant economist Thomas Sowell demonstrated this with his studies on Black and White students in American universities in Germany who were there as a result of their presents being stationed in that country.
The fact that both China and Russia have advanced the way they have in recent years is a testament to their abilities to learn from experience.
The problem in the West, especially in the US, is that US culture and sociology have never had any depth due to the constant exploitation of the working classes and the discarding of truly intelligent people (not the intellectual class) to the sidelines disallowing their influence on things.
This is why today we have a Congress who can't pass a single, credible bill for the populace unless it is in their interest and we have a psychotic moron in the presidency...
<i>Psychologists have stated that north-east Asians are measurably more intelligent than white people. </i>
True there are racist psychologists, the late Philippe Rushton comes to mind, just as there are in most professions.
And there are people who ascribe scientific findings they dislike to racism.
You are aware that biological differences are real, right? And that there actually are genetically discenernable groups, right?
How is that in any way racist?
When it was first announced that North Korean troops were found to be fighting in Ukraine, military analyst Andrei Martyanov, brazenly stated in an interview that nothing could be further from the truth. He unequivocally stated that North Korean troops could not be fighting in Ukraine as a result of their differing military infrastructures.
I found such reasoning rather odd for a respected military analyst like Martyanov.
To be fair, he may have known the truth but didn't want to comment on it. If so, why not make a more neutral statement such as "I don't know about that at this time..."?
Martyanov, in my view, is a nasty piece of work who has little respect for western military capabilities. I agree with him since I have been following such trends for years as he tends to be spot on with his analysis. However, his arrogance only detracts from his knowledge.
As it regards the use of AI-LLMs, I use DeepSeek for my technical research on software engineering. I have found the system rather good for my needs. However, when one ventures into complex questions regarding how to do certain functions, even with specific information, DeepSeek can return rather laborious answers. In one case, I couldn't get DeepSeek to provide a straight forward algorithm for my requirements so I simply re-worked an older one I had developed for the same process...
As you have stated above:
When it was first announced that North Korean troops were found to be fighting in Ukraine, military analyst Andrei Martyanov, brazenly stated in an interview that nothing could be further from the truth. He unequivocally stated that North Korean troops could not be fighting in Ukraine as a result of their differing military infrastructures.
IN FACT, North Korean troops were NEVER IN THE UKRAINE; they were only in Russia, as per the agreement that they have signed. Only in RUSSIA.
Zelenskyy stated that they were in the Ukraine. But he is also the one that stated they there were 40.000 troops from North Korea. I distinctly remember reading that.
That is correct. Kiev's story was that upwards of 40,000 Korean troops were in Ukraine.. There were probably about 400 (some people say) but whatever they number it wasn't as high as 40,000 and it was only in Russia.
I apologize, but you didn't read what I have stated correctly. Martynov stated that North Korean troops couldn't be in Ukraine s a result of their differing military infrastructures.
Whether they were in Ukraine or new Russian territory in the Donbas is immaterial to the argument.
Martyanov has forgotten more than you know about military's in both the west and the east.
Calling him a nasty piece of work just because he tells it like it is, just shows you for a western military butt boy.
Perhaps you should read his books instead of shooting your mouth off.
I have read his books... And I respect his knowledge but he is still a nasty piece of work. But unlike you he is an intelligent person..
Martyanov has a peculiar style. Fiery, intense, with complete disregard for sugarcoating, political correctness and being polite as to not offend the perpetually offended. He has strong feelings about what he wrties about and writes of things he feels strongly about. And that's only one of his qualities. Andrei is like a doctor who tells you straight in your face that you either stop smoking and drinking immediately or you're fucked, slaps you twice and throws out your cigarettes himself. And compared to what we're used to, a doctor who tells us it's nothing, that cigarettes and booze are good for us, it's not our fault, and gives us a sweet-tasting placebo before sending us on our way with a wave and a little kiss on the cheek, Andrei may come out as "nasty". But he's right, and most of all, he's honest.
I never said that Martyanov was incorrect in his analysis. I study enough of the trends and documentation to know that he is very much spot on.
However, a lot of what he describes regarding western, military design stupidity was already known by analysts in the 1990s. However, as usual no one listened to them...
Never claimed the opposite. Anyway, you say "a lot of what he described was already known in the 90s". That does not matter at all. It did not matter then and it does not matter now, where you think someone without access to classified data can get information if not from someone else? That's like saying "well, what Gibbon describes regarding the Roman empire was already known by historians in the third century". It does not make any sense. One gets data, applies his own expertise, thinks about it, and comes to conclusions. That's what Martyanov (and Simplicius, Julian, Big Serge, Larry Johnson...) does.
I support Martyanov but he can be grating sometimes. Nobody is perfect, everyone has flaws. He doesn't need you to defend his honour, especially when it's not needed.
I follow Martyanov, as a neophyte, I have learned a lot about military affairs from him. Martyanov's military analysis, very often spot on, has an algorithmic basis even though he expresses his findings in a repeated and emotional way, with his tongue not keeping up with his brain. It doesn't seem unreasonable to posit that NK warfigting techniques, tools and language differ from Russia's and this would cause difficulties in combat. Martyanov is not an insider he maybe wouldn't know that the Koreans troops were there in small numbers gaining experience in combat under conditions controlled for that purpose. And if he did know maybe like you said he didn't say, he's loyal to Russia, but my best guess is he didn't know. I heard 700 NK special forces are in Burkina Faso, I wonder if Russia had a hand in brokering that arrangement. Russia has tightly committed warfigting allies, loosely committed allies and secret allies, NK is looking tightly committed.
I suspect he didn't know, and was as surprised as anyone else.
Kurskaya oblast is in RUSSIA.
"Nasty" is not the right word for it. He is pugnacious, and definitely has that Brezhnevian Chauvinism. He tends to call any country or people opposed to Russia "Nazi" when it's a complete misuse of the word, but I have come to realise that this is just how Russians use the term. It's just their word for "Russia-haters". I have the impression that in person he is probably a warm and lovely guy.
Mr Martyanov is apt to set Western teeth on edge because he has a typically Russian directness. Perhaps that's also a military thing. At least you never have to wonder what he really means.
I have worked with many Russian software engineers in my long career in that profession. I counted many of these people as professional friends. And though I found them direct as you say I never found them with the sense of nastiness\arrogance that Martyanov often displays.
One incident has always stuck with me where Martyanov made fun of a reference in one of Colonel Douglas MacGregor's books on military analysis, regarding it as unintelligent. Martyanov then proceeded to hold up a book that he believed was the definitive study on the subject. I would have purchased it for my library and to review the information he was promoting but the book was entirely in Russian with as yet no English translation.
A rather foolish and arrogant thing to do, even if his information was correct...
Thing is McGregor is wrong about Soviet involvement/actions in WW2. AM has a pretty respectful and fair view of McGregor, I think, and is very complimentary of him, particularly of his character, experience, and honour.
Isn't it a little chauvinistic to expect all books to be in English? I admit that I don't speak Russian, in spite of a short introductory course 58 years ago. But I would like to learn, and I am gradually picking up a few words from following Military Summary and similar sites.
T. H. Huxley was a great self-improver, and liked to acquire languages. While travelling his technique was to get a book that he really wanted to read in the language he wanted to learn, a dictionary, a notebook and a pencil. He began reading, and every word he did not know he looked up and wrote down. By the end of the book, he had made substantial progress.
Why would it be "chauvinistic" to expect a book to be in English? At the time, Martyanov was speaking to an English audience.
In any event, one would have to be quite fluent in Russian to read such a technical book...
Steve, your reply unintentionally reveals some assumptions that I would like to challenge. I strongly believe your attitude to be chauvinistic - even it's only "English language chauvinistic".
The fact that the audience was "English" (or American?) isn't vitally important. What matters is that Mr Martyanov, an expert in his field, recommended the best book he could think of, and it happened to be written in Russian.
You have to face the fact that important books are sometimes written in languages other than English. And anyone who wants to read them has to know - or learn - their language. Far too many American and British people neglect foreign languages because of an unconscious assumption that everything worthwhile is in English.
You have given me an opportunity to repeat one of my favourite humorous anecdotes.
'There’s an old joke that goes like this:
A Soviet and an American are on an airplane seated next to each other.
“Why are you flying to the US?” asks the American.
“To study American propaganda,” replies the Soviet.
“What American propaganda?” asks the American.
“Exactly,” the Soviet replies'.
- Caitlin Johnstone, https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/02/no_author/in-the-war-of-propaganda-it-is-very-difficult-to-defeat-the-united-states/
Thank you for the NK Update Julian...
My sensing in the time, that the first rumours went on the Media, was, also based upon the then current pretty high estimates of the SMO upgrading to a full NATO-Russia War, mainly in the Baltics and Kaliningrad, with Air, Navy and Polish troops as main NATO Military power. That threat is now much lower, but that can change again... Romania did not elect a pro Russian president...
It was clear for me to know that Putin was at the time aware of that risk and had started inviting NK to look at possibility's for NK ground forces to help contain any attack from there, so the fighting in Ukraine would not have to be interrupted. Zelensky then used the US-Intel info for his PR-War...
Currently, after the recent failure of the Russia-Trump talks, it seems there are now talks between Xi and Putin about sending large groups of Chinese military to the North front, if the NATO including the US is threatening an invasion there. But even more in defending against eventual 'bone-breaking sanctions' by Trump... Putin seems to estimate now, that Trump will be tackled by the US-Zionist Tentacle of the Monster. Just saying...
-
Meanwhile... (The Monster is NOT picking its nose)
@LenaPetrovaOnX: World Affairs In Context, GeoEconomics:
US Credit Rating Manipulation Agency Moody's downgrades US Credit Rate from Top level AAA now to AA1 ('Stable')...
IT'S OVER : ECONOMY IMPLODES: Bond Markets Panic as Yields Surge and China Ditches US Treasuries:
->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loOvDWJFOHE
As i have made clear in my article that Julian posted, institutions like the Credit Rating Manipulation Agencies are primary weapons for the Monster (in the City of London).
It has now be turned towards The new Trump-Administration. And it will be followed by more economic weapons like that.
Just saying...
Cassandra
Meanwhile... In The Baltics... THE SILENT WAR...
Borzzikman. 🇷🇺Russia. Recommended. May 20. RUSSIA RETALIATES IN THE BALTICS:
It is a Declaration of WAR. BALTIC States Vow 🥁REVENGE for Russia's Retaliatory Detention of a 🚢SHIP from 🇪🇪ESTONIA:
https://youtu.be/SaCt5rt-Nxg?si=s-jQRaQ2iI3Z33gE
After 🇸🇪Sweden and 🇫🇮Finland joined the North Atlantic Alliance, the NATO countries began considering the Baltic Sea their internal territory... In the last 2 months alone NATO countries have detained two oil tankers from Russia, exporting Oil in the Baltic Sea. In March of this year Germany detained the oil tanker Event which was carrying 100,000 tons of Russian crude oil for a total of €40 million. The reason ?? The ships were not insured with Lloyds in The City of London, but elsewhere... One of the EVIL Imperial Rules.
Sea-Pirates...
Cassandra.
I, really, did not think the DPRK had combat troops in Kursk Oblast. Liaison officers, there to learn, sure but I thought language and training issues mitigated against actual combat troops in any real numbers. Stupidly, I never thought of it an a training corp and worth doing.
The North Koreans received not only practice, but had a chance to prove their worth to an essential ally. Seems they did.