Putin says the west wants to make Russia a "colony," "rob" it, and turn its people into a "crowd of voiceless slaves."
Putin: ''That's my job''
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Putin says the west wants to make Russia a "colony," "rob" it, and turn its people into a "crowd of voiceless slaves."
Putin: ''That's my job''
How long before the oligarchs try to rein in Putin? Some of them must be losing a fortune as result of his stupidity.
The oligarchs know their place.
I don't, personally. Russia has two main narratives to attack the west with, Nuclear threats and Europe freezing in the winter threats. These are not new narratives, they have always been there. The "we'll defend our make-belief Russian territory with everything we have" is just building into the nuclear narrative, like blowing up the pipelines builds into the Europe freezing narrative.
This is what they do, it works, they are very good at it. Most observers now seem to really believe Putin is going to use nukes to defend occupied Ukrainian land... You'd have to believe he is mentally unwell on a level we've never seen before, not the mention the other order givers and button pressers required to take out such an action. I don't, personally.
Putin does appear hellbent on destroying Russia, but this would be several steps too far.
The only escalation I expect in the near future will be from the Ukrainian side once winter sets in, they will be far more prepared for it. Forget the other bollocks being thrown around about Russians being winter soldiers, they are gunna suffer.
Only until they think there's more money long term in another leader though.
They don't have any real power, Putin is way too dangerous for them to cross.
Billionaires do have power to be fair (and he will know that), but whether they'd cross Putin is another question. A couple have already hinted at their problems with his decisions and are still around.
Indeed. Feels like winter could be absolutely brutal for the Russian troops. Ukraine have been smart so far with offering for Russians to surrender etc - when they are freezing their asses off with no winter gear, I can imagine a lot more of the invaders just giving up rather than freezing to death.
When will people grasp this, he is far far closer to Stalin than Yeltsin. Oligarchs that dared to utter some critique found themselves tripping over high rise windows soon after. Putin has complete control over the security (repressive) apparatus, one call and people just die of negligence or natural causes, while everyone looks the other way.
I don't think he's mad, I think he's a terrorist, with no honor, willing to do terrible things if they will turn out to his advantage. Zeihan's theory is that he sees this as an existential problem. Russia will not be able to defend the current border in 30 years because of the demographics of the country. So he wants more people under his control to draft, and he wants narrow corridors to defend. Because Russia don't believe they won't be invaded in the next 100 years.
There are lots of ways Putin could escalate without using nukes, he could destroy the Norway energy pipelines, for one.
Interesting video esp on the collateral damage assessments.
Basically, the military under-counts the damage done by a nuke attack or in his example an attack between the Paks and India would have a significant global impact beyond the sub-continent.
Basically, the military under-counts the damage done by a nuke attack or in his example an attack between the Paks and India would have a significant global impact beyond the sub-continent.
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I hope everyone who works for CPAC has a Nice Time™. They're all fascist scum deserve nothing else.
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It’s been deleted apparently, although the damage has already been done on Twitter. Some intern at CPAC is probably going to get a talking to tonight.
. You have the power dynamic wrong. They exist at his mercy. Not the other way around.
Or in the more grim cases, kill their families in front of them before 'suiciding' them.
These latest counteroffensives have been really well thought through and armed forces have been nothing short of amazing on the ground. Real heroes of our generation shielding Europe from the russizm on their own. RIP to the fallen.
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Lyman is under Ukrainian flag now, UAF cleaning up the city now soon to be announced officially. Apparently, Ukraine allowed some Russian troops to leave the town (probably unarmed).
Slashing the tires of the recruitment/conscription buses ought to be a simple yet effective sabotage tactic.
In videos from the war a lot of the Russian troops are using civilian sneakers indicating that the Russian army isn't able to provide them with proper boots. Coming from a country with 6 months of below freezing temperatures and having spent a winter in the military, I'd say one of the most important factor in winter warfare is keeping your feet dry and warm, by the looks of things the Russians won't be able to do that.
what's with these villains and their leather jacket and gloves. Just missing a SS pin. He does look like one from the movie.
They don’t have any power at all, it’s a weird misconception about Russia from the West.
Did they ever? Because 15 years ago the media was definitely saying so, though it's pretty clear now they have none.
Russizm in their own words:
I wouldn’t say that Russia was ever an oligarchy but yeah, in mid-to-late 90’s some oligarchs like Berezovsky or Gusinsky held a notable amount of political power. One of Putin’s main political actions at the beginning of his reign was to rob them of any remaining power (the case against Khodorkovsky’s Yukos being the most well-known example).
The ending is quite funny, he says “God is with us” straight after the murdering and looting stuff.
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In 1939 Hitler, and his entourage, talking of Poland, said the following: "an artificially created state, a gift from us", "this so-called state that does not have any national, historical, cultural and moral basis", "the favorite pet dog of Western democracies, which cannot be considered a cultured people at all", "I don't see a future for Americans... This country is in decline. They have racial problems and social inequality... How will they hold their own?"
This is literally the same thing Putin said today on Red Square in Moscow regarding Ukraine and the West. So what is the difference between Hitler and Putin?
In 1939 Hitler, and his entourage, talking of Poland, said the following: "an artificially created state, a gift from us", "this so-called state that does not have any national, historical, cultural and moral basis", "the favorite pet dog of Western democracies, which cannot be considered a cultured people at all", "I don't see a future for Americans... This country is in decline. They have racial problems and social inequality... How will they hold their own?"
This is literally the same thing Putin said today on Red Square in Moscow regarding Ukraine and the West. So what is the difference between Hitler and Putin?
What a delusional moron. They may have a role to play soon considering how the war is going, but on their own territory.
Must be the Old Testament Yahweh, that guys an a$$hole to be fair. Pretty sure he tells people to murder and rape if I remember correctly.