Getting out of there while you’ve still got a shirt on your back.
A number of developments of late concerned with Russia’s “special military operation” have signalled a ground shift in the West’s whole approach to the thing. The first was various attempts by America to open some public channels of communication with the Russians. The Biden administration is massively concerned with PR and spin, but there’s no … Continue reading
Remind me again, which country’s economy was sanctions going to devastate?
Before the whole Russia/Ukraine bomb went off in everyone’s face, the Biden administration told the world that if Russia invaded Ukraine, then they’d impose harsh sanctions on it. That would deter Russia we were assured by all the major figures of the administration. Putin evaluated the threat, tokened the odds and after making some advance … Continue reading
Redux from 1st December 2020 – Will America simply refuse to be ruled by Biden’s puppeteers?
From some things that occurred this past week, I thought giving this article a fresh airing might be a good prelude to another piece I’m working on. Have a happy Easter everyone. ——–<<<<<<O>>>>>>>—— The word consent is nowadays generally associated with various degrees of sexual molestation to which the victim has not agreed, … Continue reading
Will America simply refuse to be ruled by Biden’s puppeteers?
The word consent is nowadays generally associated with various degrees of sexual molestation to which the victim has not agreed, but before that it had a much broader meaning within the context of politics. In essence it meant that governing a large number of people could only be done by their tacit cooperation if the … Continue reading
The Indians are on the warpath.
Something significant happened about two years ago and it was a signal that the times they were a changing. Greenpeace tried to disrupt a Russian drilling platform in the Arctic and the protesters were promptly arrested, with their ship being impounded. On previous escapades, the Russians kept the activists in jail for a few days … Continue reading
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Hi Pointy O/T and FWIW "How the USSR's Fall Unleashed a Neocon Goldrush to the Heartland" https://open.substack.com/pub/simplicius76/p/how-the-ussrs-fall-unleashed-a-neocon?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email