I've followed this since 2014 and I'm finding it difficult to understand much of what's happening to be honest.
It seems "The West" has fallen victim to believing and then embracing their own propaganda to formulate policy.
We saw this psychotic behaviour before with the collapse of Enron. It's worth watching the Doco "The Smartest Guys in the Room." Madness up close and intimate!
We watch nuffies like Biden, Macron, VanDerLyin et al, talk nonsense consistently and it makes me wonder if I'm goin nuts or they've already arrived?
I think I'm OK.
With 'Leaders' like we have in The West, we can smirk, shrug and even mock but at the end of the day, The joke is on us!
Author, apologize to Ukraine and delete the article. Otherwise I will complain to international institutions to have people like you either arrested or beaten up. You justify dictators and don't think about our democracy.
Ukraine is a peaceful country, it has never bombed anyone!!! You will be punished for your fake articles!! Putin will die when our beloved Zelensky shoots at Moscow from himars.
Very insightful. I'm wondering lately if the vaudeville act between Prigohzin and Putin is a planned bit of theater. Or at least in a somewhat more than miniscule fashion.
Putin knows this war is a grind of draining the capacity out of the NATO countries allied against China. Every piece of artillery used or destroyed in Ukraine is unable to be used against China and unable to be replaced either.
In addition, soaking the Western nations of money hand over fiscal sense over time simply accelerates the final breath those countries draw before they become Ukraine copies but without the heavy artillery damage. Still relatively intact but completely resourceless because the hyperinflation, broken economy, and banks collapsing will place everything out of reach.
I like your point wrt why the SMO is slow against the west. Faster wars benefit the participant with large stocks but lesser industrial production. In this regards, Russia is the Allies, and NATO/US is the axis. very insightful.
Also, the politics - Pres Putin spent the enormous effort to define this as existential to ensure support for a long war against NATO. The west, suffering economic collapse due to way too much debt (another analogy between the Axis and Allies swap) does not have the political time frame.
In a true multipolar system, not every country is equal. Instead there will be Great Powers, Middle Powers, Regional Powers, and smaller countries. Russia won't be equal with Estonia. Turkey won't equal Russia but will have agency and might belong to multiple factions and temporary partnerships. It isn't the end of war, but the end of efforts at global hegemony.
Balance of power politics and shifting alignments will be the norm, to prevent the rise of another America. Russia doesn't want Pax China any more than it likes Pax Americana.
Here are just a few points in the article I thought was worth emphasizing and repeating.
“In the West, stories are more important than realities.”
Highly Agree,
The propaganda machine in the West pumps out stories in favor of the stark reality/ truth.
“Russia has started a revolution, with China now joining in.”
“Of course, Jefferson definition of “all men” was exceptionalist. He really all “white males who owned property”.
Great point
“Whatever the Declaration of Independence says, the US’s revolution stalled,”
if in fact it ever was more than a transfer of power from elites in Britain to elites in Washington.”
“The US never prioritized “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” much less the equality that
Jefferson calls “self-evident”. At war for most its history, its priorities are different, driven by greed, lust for power and the exploitation that is the core of predatory monopoly capitalism. This is a conflict culture.”
“However, this is the country that invented our modern notion of PR.”
I added
Of which we have become the masters.
“We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.”
“US is not going to give up because it doesn’t know any other way to do things, besides not be interested.”
“If the US were a person, they would certify it as psychopathic.”
I add here:
The United States is
being led by psychopaths that understandably gives us a psychopathic government and a hostile antisocial foreign policy.
Good write up, your research effort shines through. I think Napoleon's quote applies to Artemovsk: "Never interrupt an enemy while he makes mistakes." The Russian-Wagner forces were fine with country 404's troops revealing themselves to probing efforts. Once revealed, artillery would be called in to eliminate 404's troops. Slow and methodical.
Excellent piece. I do wish US would not always get 100% of blame. City of London, WEF, Rockefeller's Nazi infiltration post WW2 have suckered us into this long national nightmare...
Brilliant. A kind of "multipolar" analysis making sense of the whole thing. Thank you.
Good reading. Your anaysis resonates. Appreciate your work, Thanks
Great article mate.
I've followed this since 2014 and I'm finding it difficult to understand much of what's happening to be honest.
It seems "The West" has fallen victim to believing and then embracing their own propaganda to formulate policy.
We saw this psychotic behaviour before with the collapse of Enron. It's worth watching the Doco "The Smartest Guys in the Room." Madness up close and intimate!
We watch nuffies like Biden, Macron, VanDerLyin et al, talk nonsense consistently and it makes me wonder if I'm goin nuts or they've already arrived?
I think I'm OK.
With 'Leaders' like we have in The West, we can smirk, shrug and even mock but at the end of the day, The joke is on us!
Keep writing mate!
Author, apologize to Ukraine and delete the article. Otherwise I will complain to international institutions to have people like you either arrested or beaten up. You justify dictators and don't think about our democracy.
Ukraine is a peaceful country, it has never bombed anyone!!! You will be punished for your fake articles!! Putin will die when our beloved Zelensky shoots at Moscow from himars.
Slava Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!
Death to the Russians and their henchmen!
Very insightful. I'm wondering lately if the vaudeville act between Prigohzin and Putin is a planned bit of theater. Or at least in a somewhat more than miniscule fashion.
Putin knows this war is a grind of draining the capacity out of the NATO countries allied against China. Every piece of artillery used or destroyed in Ukraine is unable to be used against China and unable to be replaced either.
In addition, soaking the Western nations of money hand over fiscal sense over time simply accelerates the final breath those countries draw before they become Ukraine copies but without the heavy artillery damage. Still relatively intact but completely resourceless because the hyperinflation, broken economy, and banks collapsing will place everything out of reach.
I like your point wrt why the SMO is slow against the west. Faster wars benefit the participant with large stocks but lesser industrial production. In this regards, Russia is the Allies, and NATO/US is the axis. very insightful.
Also, the politics - Pres Putin spent the enormous effort to define this as existential to ensure support for a long war against NATO. The west, suffering economic collapse due to way too much debt (another analogy between the Axis and Allies swap) does not have the political time frame.
Excellent summary. Good to read anothr person who articulates my views, far better than I could myself!
Good article.
In a true multipolar system, not every country is equal. Instead there will be Great Powers, Middle Powers, Regional Powers, and smaller countries. Russia won't be equal with Estonia. Turkey won't equal Russia but will have agency and might belong to multiple factions and temporary partnerships. It isn't the end of war, but the end of efforts at global hegemony.
Balance of power politics and shifting alignments will be the norm, to prevent the rise of another America. Russia doesn't want Pax China any more than it likes Pax Americana.
Just like 'simplicius', someone on MoA gave you the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval'.
So--subscribed. Nice writing style & analysis.
Very good, good job!
Here are just a few points in the article I thought was worth emphasizing and repeating.
“In the West, stories are more important than realities.”
Highly Agree,
The propaganda machine in the West pumps out stories in favor of the stark reality/ truth.
“Russia has started a revolution, with China now joining in.”
“Of course, Jefferson definition of “all men” was exceptionalist. He really all “white males who owned property”.
Great point
“Whatever the Declaration of Independence says, the US’s revolution stalled,”
if in fact it ever was more than a transfer of power from elites in Britain to elites in Washington.”
“The US never prioritized “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” much less the equality that
Jefferson calls “self-evident”. At war for most its history, its priorities are different, driven by greed, lust for power and the exploitation that is the core of predatory monopoly capitalism. This is a conflict culture.”
“However, this is the country that invented our modern notion of PR.”
I added
Of which we have become the masters.
“We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.”
“US is not going to give up because it doesn’t know any other way to do things, besides not be interested.”
“If the US were a person, they would certify it as psychopathic.”
I add here:
The United States is
being led by psychopaths that understandably gives us a psychopathic government and a hostile antisocial foreign policy.
Good write up, your research effort shines through. I think Napoleon's quote applies to Artemovsk: "Never interrupt an enemy while he makes mistakes." The Russian-Wagner forces were fine with country 404's troops revealing themselves to probing efforts. Once revealed, artillery would be called in to eliminate 404's troops. Slow and methodical.
Best report out there hands down! Thank you.
Excellent piece. I do wish US would not always get 100% of blame. City of London, WEF, Rockefeller's Nazi infiltration post WW2 have suckered us into this long national nightmare...
Marvellously put together and artfully balanced. Your contributions are always accurate and informative.
More power to you.
I enjoyed reading it. Thanks;)